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2 Samuel 18:33

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18:33 (19:1)40 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,41 Absalom! If only I could have died in your place! Absalom, my son, my son!”42

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  1. 40 This marks the beginning of ch. 19 in the Hebrew text. Beginning with 18:33, the verse numbers through 19:43 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (), with 18:33 = 19:1 , 19:1 = 19:2 , 19:2 = 19:3 , etc., through 19:43 = 19:44 . From 20:1 the versification in the English Bible and the Hebrew Bible is again the same.
  2. 41 One medieval Hebrew , some of the , and the lack this repeated occurrence of “my son” due to haplography.
  3. 42 The Lucianic Greek recension and lack this repeated occurrence of “my son” due to haplography.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he went, he said, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he said: “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you—O Absalom, my son, my son!”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber above the city gate and wept. As he walked, he cried, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!”

NLTNew Living Translation

The king was overcome with emotion. He went up to the room over the gateway and burst into tears. And as he went, he cried, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you! O Absalom, my son, my son.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The king was upset, and he went up to the upper room of the gate and wept. He said as he went, “My son, Absalom, my son, my son, Absalom. If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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!