2 Samuel 19:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But the king, covering his face, gave a great cry, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

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  • 2 Sam 15:30 : 30 And David went up the slopes of the Mount of Olives weeping all the way, with his head covered and no shoes on his feet: and all the people who were with him, covering their heads, went up weeping.
  • 2 Sam 18:33 : 33 Then the king was much moved, and went up into the room over the door, weeping, and saying, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! if only my life might have been given for yours, O Absalom, my son, my son!

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  • 2 Sam 18:32-33
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    88%

    32And the king said to the Cushite, Is the young man Absalom safe? And the Cushite said in answer, May all the king's haters and those who do evil against the king, be as that young man is!

    33Then the king was much moved, and went up into the room over the door, weeping, and saying, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! if only my life might have been given for yours, O Absalom, my son, my son!

  • 2 Sam 19:1-3
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    86%

    1And word was given to Joab that the king was weeping and sorrowing for Absalom.

    2And the salvation of that day was changed to sorrow for all the people: for it was said to the people, The king is in bitter grief for his son.

    3And the people made their way back to the town quietly and secretly, as those who are shamed go secretly when they go in flight from the war.

  • 2 Sam 13:34-37
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    34But Absalom went in flight. And the young man who kept the watch, lifting up his eyes, saw that a great band of people was coming down the slope by the way of the Horons; and the watchman came and gave word to the king, saying, I saw men coming down by the way of the Horons, from the hillside.

    35And Jonadab said to the king, See, the king's sons are coming; as your servant said, so it is.

    36And while he was talking, the king's sons came, with weeping and loud cries: and the king and all his servants were weeping bitterly.

    37So Absalom went in flight and came to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur, where he was for three years.

  • 2 Sam 19:5-6
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    5And Joab came into the house to the king and said, Today you have put to shame the faces of all your servants who even now have kept you and your sons and your daughters and your wives and all your women safe from death;

    6For your haters, it seems, are dear to you, and your friends are hated. For you have made it clear that captains and servants are nothing to you: and now I see that if Absalom was living and we had all been dead today, it would have been right in your eyes.

  • 2 Sam 13:39
    78%

    39And the heart of David was wasted with desire for Absalom: for he was comforted for the death of Amnon.

  • 2 Sam 18:5
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    5And the king gave orders to Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Because of me, be gentle to the young man Absalom. And this order about Absalom was given in the hearing of all the people.

  • 2 Sam 14:24
    77%

    24And the king said, Let him go to his house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom went back to his house and did not see the face of the king.

  • 2 Sam 13:29-31
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    29So Absalom's servants did to Amnon as Absalom had given them orders. Then all the king's sons got up, and every man got on his beast and went in flight.

    30Now while they were on their way, news was given to David that Absalom had put to death all the sons of the king and that not one of them was still living.

    31Then the king got up in great grief, stretching himself out on the earth: and all his servants were by his side, with their clothing parted.

  • 2 Sam 14:32-33
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    32And Absalom's answer was, See, I sent to you saying, Come here, so that I may send you to the king to say, Why have I come back from Geshur? it would be better for me to be there still: let me now see the king's face, and if there is any sin in me, let him put me to death.

    33So Joab went to the king and said these words to him: and when the king had sent for him, Absalom came, and went down on his face on the earth before the king: and the king gave him a kiss.

  • 2 Sam 18:29-30
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    76%

    29And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz said in answer, When Joab sent me, your servant, I saw a great outcry going on, but I had no knowledge of what it was.

    30And the king said, Get back and take your place here. So turning to one side, he took his place there.

  • 2 Sam 13:24-27
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    24And Absalom came to the king and said, See now, your servant is cutting the wool of his sheep; will the king and his servants be pleased to come?

    25And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go, or the number will be over-great for you. And he made his request again, but he would not go, but he gave him his blessing.

    26Then Absalom said, If you will not go, then let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Is there any reason for him to go with you?

    27But Absalom went on requesting him till he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. And Absalom made a great feast like a feast for a king.

  • 2 Sam 15:30
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    30And David went up the slopes of the Mount of Olives weeping all the way, with his head covered and no shoes on his feet: and all the people who were with him, covering their heads, went up weeping.

  • 2 Sam 19:9-10
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    9And through all the tribes of Israel the people were having arguments, saying, The king made us safe from the hands of those who were against us and made us free from the hands of the Philistines; and now he has gone in flight from the land, because of Absalom.

    10And Absalom, whom we made a ruler over us, is dead in the fight. So now why do you say nothing about getting the king back? And word of what all Israel was saying came to the king.

  • 2 Sam 17:9
    75%

    9But he will certainly have taken cover now in some hole or secret place; and if some of our people, at the first attack, are overcome, then any hearing of it will say, There is destruction among the people who are on Absalom's side.

  • 2 Sam 14:21
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    21And the king said to Joab, See now, I will do this thing: go then and Come back with the young man Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 17:24
    74%

    24And David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom, with all the men of Israel, went over Jordan.

  • 2 Sam 18:17-19
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    17And they took Absalom's body and put it into a great hole in the wood, and put a great mass of stones over it: and every man of Israel went in flight to his tent.

    18Now Absalom, before his death, had put up for himself a pillar in the king's valley, naming it after himself; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in memory: and to this day it is named Absalom's pillar.

    19Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said, Let me go and give the king news of how the Lord has done right in his cause against those who took up arms against him.

  • 2 Sam 3:31-32
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    31And David said to Joab and all the people who were with him, Go in grief and put haircloth about you, in sorrow for Abner. And King David went after the dead body.

    32And they put Abner's body to rest in Hebron; and the king and all the people were weeping loudly by the resting-place of Abner's body.

  • 2 Sam 14:1
    74%

    1Now it was clear to Joab, the son of Zeruiah, that the king's heart was turning to Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 15:2-4
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    2And Absalom got up early, morning after morning, and took his place at the side of the public meeting-place: and when any man had a cause which had to come to the king to be judged, then Absalom, crying out to him, said, What is your town? and he would say, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

    3And Absalom would say to him, See, your cause is true and right; but no man has been named by the king to give you a hearing.

    4And more than this, Absalom said, If only I was made judge in the land, so that every man who has any cause or question might come to me, and I would give a right decision for him!

  • 2 Sam 15:6
    73%

    6And this Absalom did to everyone in Israel who came to the king to have his cause judged: so Absalom, like a thief, took away the hearts of the men of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 18:14-15
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    14Then Joab said, I would have made it safe for you. And he took three spears in his hand, and put them through Absalom's heart, while he was still living, in the branches of the tree.

    15And ten young men, servants of Joab, came round Absalom and put an end to him.

  • 2 Sam 14:28
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    28For two full years Absalom was living in Jerusalem without ever seeing the face of the king.

  • 2 Sam 16:8
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    8The Lord has sent punishment on you for all the blood of the family of Saul, whose kingdom you have taken; and the Lord has given the kingdom to Absalom, your son: now you yourself are taken in your evil, because you are a man of blood.

  • 1 Sam 24:16
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    16So let the Lord be judge, and give a decision between me and you, and see and give support to my cause, and keep me from falling into your hands.

  • 2 Sam 18:9
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    9And Absalom came across some of David's men. And Absalom was seated on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great tree, and his head became fixed in the tree and he was lifted up between earth and heaven, and the beast under him went on.

  • 2 Sam 16:22
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    22So they put up the tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father's women before the eyes of all Israel.

  • 2 Kgs 4:19
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    19And he said to his father, My head, my head! And the father said to a servant, Take him in to his mother.

  • 1 Sam 30:4
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    4Then David and the people who were with him gave themselves up to weeping till they were able to go on weeping no longer.