Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



In the meantime Absalom fled. When the servant who was the watchman looked up, he saw many people coming from the west on a road beside the hill. Jonadab said to the king, "Look! The king's sons have come! It's just as I said!" Just as he finished speaking, the king's sons arrived, wailing and weeping. The king and all his servants wept loudly as well. read more.
But Absalom fled and went to King Talmai son of Ammihud of Geshur. And David grieved over his son every day. After Absalom fled and went to Geshur, he remained there for three years.

The king then became very upset. He went up to the upper room over the gate and wept. As he went he said, "My son, Absalom! My son, my son, Absalom! If only I could have died in your place! Absalom, my son, my son!" Verse ConceptsDavid, Character OfCryingChildren, needs ofDespondency, Causes OfBereavement, Experience OfIntimacyLonelinessMourningRegretStairwaysSuffering, Emotional Aspects OfWeepingChildren, Parents LoveDuplicating WordsDesire For DeathUpper RoomsMourning The Death Of OthersLove For Children

All the land was weeping loudly as all these people were leaving. As the king was crossing over the Kidron Valley, all the people were leaving on the road that leads to the desert. Verse ConceptsValleysTemporary Stay In The Wilderness

As David was going up the Mount of Olives, he was weeping as he went; his head was covered and his feet were bare. All the people who were with him also had their heads covered and were weeping as they went up. Verse ConceptsBarefeetHead coveringSelf PitySuffering, Emotional Aspects OfVeilsWeepingShoes

Then David chanted this lament over Saul and his son Jonathan. Verse ConceptsBereavement, Expression OfLamentingMourning The Death Of Others

So they buried Abner in Hebron. The king cried loudly over Abner's grave and all the people wept too. Verse ConceptsBereavement, Experience OfMourning The Death Of OthersBurying places

Just as he finished speaking, the king's sons arrived, wailing and weeping. The king and all his servants wept loudly as well. Verse ConceptsMourning The Death Of Others