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!
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Interpretation
By directing David to give God thanks for his victory, Ahimaaz prepared him for the news of his son's death. The more our hearts are fixed and enlarged, in thanksgiving to God for our mercies, the better disposed we shall be to bear with patience the afflictions mixed with them.
Glossary
- Absalom Person
- Father of peace; i. e., “peaceful” David’s son by Maacah ( 2 Sam. 3:3 ; comp. 1 Kings 1:6 ). He was noted for his personal beauty and for the extra-ordinary profusion of the hair of his head ( 2 Sam. 14:25 ,26).
2 Samuel 18:33 quoted in popular culture
- Books of Samuel
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- David
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- Ender's Shadow
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Wikiquote match for "O my son Absalom" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "O my son Absalom". Snippet: significant is intended, even if you can't hear a word he's saying." “ O my son Absalom ,” Bean said softly, knowing for the first time the kind of anguish