2 Samuel 18:31-33

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³¹ The Ethiopian arrived and said, “News for my lord and king. Today the Lord has punished all those who were against you!”

³² The king asked the Ethiopian, “Is young Absalom all right?”

The Ethiopian answered, “May your enemies, or whoever tries to hurt you, suffer the same as this young man did.”

³³ So the king knew Absalom was dead and he became very upset. He went upstairs to the room over the gate, crying, “O my son Absalom! My son Absalom, I wish I had died instead of you! O Absalom, my son, my son!”