Study it in the app“The king was shaken, and he went up to the upper room of the gate and wept; and thus he said as he went: “My son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! If only I had died in your place, Absalom, my son, my son!””
David weeps for Absalom and wishes he had died in his placeParents and Children
The kingהַמֶּלֶךְwas shaken,וַיִּרְגַּזand he went upוַיַּעַלtoעַלthe upper roomעֲלִיַּתof the gateהַשַּׁעַרand wept;וַיֵּבְךְּand thusוְכֹהhe saidאָמַרas he went:בְּלֶכְתּוֹ“My sonבְּנִיAbsalom,אַבְשָׁלוֹםmy son,בְּנִיmy sonבְנִיAbsalom!אַבְשָׁלוֹםIf onlyמִי יִתֵּןIאֲנִיhad diedמוּתִיin your place,תַחְתֶּיךָAbsalom,אַבְשָׁלוֹםmy son,בְּנִיmy son!”בְנִי
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearstremble
For the body or the earth to shake from fear, pain or a very great force.
Where else “yirgaz” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaal” appearsupper room
A room built on the roof.
Where else “aliyat” appearsgate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appearsweep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “yevk” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appearsgo
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lecht” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “beni” appearsAbsalom
Absalom: third son of David, born of Maacah; he rebelled against his father (2 Samuel 13–18). The name, also written in a longer form (Abishalom), means "father of peace"; it is borne also by the father of Maacah, Rehoboam's wife.
Where else “avshalom” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appearsdie
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “muti” appearsIn the Hebrew numbering this verse is 19:1, and each verse of chapter 19 has one number more in the Hebrew.
32The king said to the Cushite, “Is it well with the young man, with Absalom?” The Cushite said, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rose up against you for evil be like the young man.”
33 · This verse (above)
