2 Samuel 18:31-33
New American Standard Bible
31 Then behold, the Cushite arrived, and the Cushite said, “Let my lord the king receive good news, for (A)the Lord has [a]freed you this day from the hand of all those who rose up against you.” 32 Then the king said to the Cushite, “(B)Is it well with the young man Absalom?” And the Cushite answered, “(C)May the enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise up against you for evil, be like that young man!”
33 [b]Then the king trembled and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And this is what he said as he walked: “(D)My son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! (E)If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!”
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- 2 Samuel 18:31 Lit vindicated
- 2 Samuel 18:33 Ch 19:1 in Heb
2 Samuel 18:31-33
New International Version
31 Then the Cushite arrived and said, “My lord the king, hear the good news! The Lord has vindicated you today by delivering you from the hand of all who rose up against you.”
32 The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom safe?”
The Cushite replied, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up to harm you be like that young man.”(A)
33 The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he said: “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died(B) instead of you—O Absalom, my son, my son!”[a](C)
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 18:33 In Hebrew texts this verse (18:33) is numbered 19:1.
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