But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
Study Helps
Interpretation
To continue to lament for so bad a son as Absalom, was very unwise, and very unworthy. Joab censures David, but not with proper respect and deference to his sovereign.
Read with
This thought runs through 2 Samuel 19:1-5.
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).