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2 Samuel 18:33
The Message
2 Samuel 18:33
The Message
33 The king was stunned. Heartbroken, he went up to the room over the gate and wept. As he wept he cried out,
O my son Absalom, my dear, dear son Absalom!
Why not me rather than you, my death and not yours,
O Absalom, my dear, dear son!
The Message (MSG)
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