2 Samuel 19:4 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 19:4

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!”

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The king covered his face - This was the custom of mourners. O my son Absalom - Calmet has properly remarked that the frequent repetition of the name of the defunct, is common in the language of lamentation. Thus Virgil, act. v., ver. 51: - - Daphnin que team tollemus ad astra; Daphnin ad astra feremus: amavit nos quoque Daphnis. “With yours, my song I cheerfully shall join, To raise your Daphnis to the powers Divine.

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Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

"My servants have all come home safe, but where is my son? He is dead; and, dying in sin, I fear he is lost for ever. I cannot now say, I shall go to him, for my soul shall not be gathered with such sinners; what shall be done for thee, O Absalom! my son, my son! " 2.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ve.ha.Me.lekh	and the king	H4428 →
לָאַ֣ט	la.'At	he covered	H3813 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
פָּנָ֔יו	pa.Nav	face his	H6440 →
וַיִּזְעַ֥ק	vai.yiz.'Ak	and he cried out	H2199 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
ק֣וֹל	Kol	a voice	H6963 →
גָּד֑וֹל	ga.Dol	great	H1419 →
בְּנִי֙	be.Ni	O son my	H1121 →
אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם	'av.sha.Lom	Absalom	H53 →
אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם	'av.sha.Lom	Absalom	H53 →
בְּנִ֥י	be.Ni	son my	H1121 →
בְנִֽי׃ ס	ve.Ni	son my	H1121 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

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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,…
leads to
- Esther 6:12
  Then Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief.
- Luke 19:41
  As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
- Luke 22:39
  Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.
- Zechariah 14:4
  On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with…
Through
2 Samuel 18:33
The king was shaken and went up to the gate chamber and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died…
leads to
- Proverbs 17:25
  A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
- 2 Samuel 12:10–23
  Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’
- Proverbs 10:1
  The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
- Psalms 103:13
  As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.

About 2 Samuel

David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About 2 Samuel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About 2 Samuel