2 Samuel 18:33

The king was deeply moved and went to the upper room over the gate and wept [in sorrow]. And this is what he said as he walked: “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! How I wish that I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

2 Samuel 19:4

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

Exodus 32:32

Yet now, if You will, forgive their sin—and if not, please blot me out of Your book which You have written (kill me)!”

2 Samuel 12:10-23

Now, therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’

Psalm 103:13


Just as a father loves his children,
So the Lord loves those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence].

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish [stubborn] son [who refuses to learn] is a grief to his mother.

Proverbs 17:25


A foolish son is a grief and anguish to his father
And bitterness to her who gave birth to him.

Romans 9:3

For [if it were possible] I would wish that I myself were accursed, [separated, banished] from Christ for the sake [of the salvation] of my brothers, my natural kinsmen,

James 5:17

Elijah was a man with a nature like ours [with the same physical, mental, and spiritual limitations and shortcomings], and he prayed intensely for it not to rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.

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Summary

And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!

O my son

General references

Bible References

O my son

2 Samuel 19:4
But the king covered his face and cried out with a loud voice, “O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

Would god

2 Samuel 12:10
Now, therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’
Psalm 103:13

Just as a father loves his children,
So the Lord loves those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence].
Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon:

A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish [stubborn] son [who refuses to learn] is a grief to his mother.
Proverbs 17:25

A foolish son is a grief and anguish to his father
And bitterness to her who gave birth to him.
James 5:17
Elijah was a man with a nature like ours [with the same physical, mental, and spiritual limitations and shortcomings], and he prayed intensely for it not to rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.

General references

2 Samuel 19:1
It was told to Joab, “Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.”