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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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, 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!”
and the king hath covered his face, yea, the king crieth--a loud voice--`My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son.'
And the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.
- Author
- Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign