33 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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The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he said: “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you—O Absalom, my son, my son!”