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2 Samuel 18:32-33
Contemporary English Version
2 Samuel 18:32-33
Contemporary English Version
32 “Is my son Absalom all right?” David asked.
The Ethiopian replied, “I wish that all Your Majesty's enemies and everyone who tries to harm you would end up like him!”
David Cries for Absalom
33 David started trembling. Then he went up to the room above the city gate to cry. As he went, he kept saying, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! I wish I could have died instead of you! Absalom, my son, my son!”[a]
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- 18.33 son: In Hebrew, this verse is 19.1.
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