Bereavement of Absalom

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!”

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!”