2 Samuel 19:4

Modern

But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”

Traditional

But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

Literal

And the king covered his face, and the king cried out in a loud voice, “O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

Latin

Porro rex operuit caput suum, et clamabat voce magna: Fili mi Absalom, Absalom fili mi, fili mi.

Hebrew

English

But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”

Theme notes and profiles

2 Samuel 15:30
But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went up. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. And all the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they went.
2 Samuel 18:33
The king was shaken and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

Absalom: David's rebellious son who tried to usurp the throne