31 And behold, Cushi came, and Cushi said, [a]Tidings, my lord the King: for the Lord hath delivered thee this day out of the hand of all that rose against thee.

32 Then the King said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the King, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.

33 And the King was [b]moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom: would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 18:31 Hebrew, tidings is brought.
  2. 2 Samuel 18:33 Because he considereth both the judgment of God against his sin, and could not otherwise hide his fatherly affection toward his son.

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