Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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
The king covered his face and cried out loudly, "My son, Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!"
Would god
2 Samuel 12:10
So now the sword will never depart from your house. For you have despised me by taking the wife of Uriah the Hittite as your own!'
Psalm 103:13
As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers.
Proverbs 10:1
The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.
Proverbs 17:25
A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
James 5:17
Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain and there was no rain on the land for three years and six months!
General references
2 Samuel 19:1
Joab was told, "The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom."