2 Samuel 18:32-33

English Standard Version

³² The king said to the Cushite, ^(A)“Is it well with the young man Absalom?” And the Cushite answered, ^(B)“May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up against you for evil be like that young man.” ^33 [a] And the king was deeply moved and went up ^(C)to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he went, he said, ^(D)“O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”