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" O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you. O Absalom, my son, my son! "
Reconstructing Western Civilization: Irreverant Essays on Antiquity - Page 94
by Barbara Sher Tinsley - 2006 - 392 pages
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The Committed Marriage

Elizabeth Achtemeier - Religion - 1976 - 228 pages
...toward a private place where he can mourn unashamedly: "O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!" (II Sam. 18:33)? Or what mother, whose children have somehow slipped away from her, does not know Rachel's...
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The Second Book of Samuel

Peter R. Ackroyd - Bibles - 1977 - 264 pages
...deeply moved and went up to the roof-chamber over the gate and wept, crying out as he went, 'O, my son! Absalom my son, my son Absalom ! If only I had...died instead of you ! O Absalom, my son, my son.' [a] Sir ... sent me: prob. rdg.; Heb. At the sending of Joab the king's servant and your servant. [b]...
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Samson: A Secret Betrayed, a Vow Ignored

James L. Crenshaw - Bible - 1978 - 186 pages
...reaches its climax in a powerful lament over Absalom. O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son! (2 Samuel 18:33; H 19:1) Comical Aspects Certain features of the Samson saga resemble comedy more than...
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I & II Samuel

David F. Payne - Religion - 1982 - 302 pages
...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!" The story of the battle is told briefly, and then, in more detail, we read how Absalom was killed and...
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Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction

Lawrence Boadt - Religion - 1984 - 580 pages
...Joab who saved his life. He utters one of the most moving lines of the Old Testament: "Absalom my son! My son, my son Absalom. If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son" (2 Sam 19:1). In his old age still another son, Adonijah, tries to take over...
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Bible Readings for Caregivers

Betty Groth Syverson - Religion - 1987 - 114 pages
...words of encouragement, hope or blessing? 2 Sam. 18:33 — 19:4: "The king was shaken. . . .'Oh, my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you' " (v. 33). .David's grief over his son was so devastating that he said, "If only I had died instead...
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An Inclusive-language Lectionary: Readings for year B

Religion - 1987 - 268 pages
...over the gate, and wept; and as he went, David said, "O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!" Psalm 102:1-12 1 Hear my prayer, O GOD [or LORD]; let my cry come to you! a Do not hide your face from...
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Fundamentals of the Faith: Essays in Christian Apologetics

Peter Kreeft - Religion - 1988 - 308 pages
...like David mourning the death of his son Absalom: "O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom: Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!" (2 Sam 18:33). That makes Calvary infinitely poignant: see how much the Father loves us. We must never...
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O Susan!: Looking Forward with Hope After the Death of a Child

James W. Angell - Religion - 1991 - 132 pages
...find a more trenchant line in the Bible than this: "O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!" Matthew's Gospel describes the slaughter of the innocents (2:16) and Mark's Gospel the death of the...
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Tragedy and Biblical Narrative: Arrows of the Almighty

J. Cheryl Exum - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1996 - 228 pages
...provide for every contingency disqualifies him as a true tragic hero. Only with his moving lament, "My son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom, if only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son," does David reach the point of tragic recognition, forced as he is to confront...
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