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2 Samuel 18:33
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2 Samuel 18:33
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David’s Mourning for Absalom
33 Then the king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept. And as he went, he said thus: (A)“O my son Absalom—my son, my son Absalom—if only I had died in your place! O Absalom my son, (B)my son!”
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2 Samuel 18:33
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2 Samuel 18:33
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33 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(A) instead of you—O Absalom, my son, my son!”[a](B)
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- 2 Samuel 18:33 In Hebrew texts this verse (18:33) is numbered 19:1.
2 Samuel 19:4
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2 Samuel 19:4
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4 But the king (A)covered his face, and the king cried out with a loud voice, (B)“O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”
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2 Samuel 19:4
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2 Samuel 19:4
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4 The king covered his face and cried aloud, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”
Proverbs 17:25
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Proverbs 17:25
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25 A (A)foolish son is a grief to his father,
And bitterness to her who bore him.
Proverbs 17:25
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Proverbs 17:25
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25 A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to the mother who bore him.(A)
Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs 10:1
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Wise Sayings of Solomon
10 The proverbs of (A)Solomon:
(B)A wise son makes a glad father,
But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs of Solomon
10 The proverbs(A) of Solomon:(B)
A wise son brings joy to his father,(C)
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
Psalm 103:13
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Psalm 103:13
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13 (A)As a father pities his children,
So the Lord pities those who fear Him.
Psalm 103:13
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Psalm 103:13
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13 As a father has compassion(A) on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
2 Samuel 12:10-23
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2 Samuel 12:10-23
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10 Now therefore, (A)the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’ 11 Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will raise up adversity against you from your own house; and I will (B)take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For you did it secretly, (C)but I will do this thing before all Israel, before the sun.’ ”
13 (D)So David said to Nathan, (E)“I have sinned against the Lord.”
And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has (F)put away your sin; you shall not die. 14 However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord (G)to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die.” 15 Then Nathan departed to his house.
The Death of David’s Son
And the (H)Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it became ill. 16 David therefore pleaded with God for the child, and David fasted and went in and (I)lay all night on the ground. 17 So the elders of his house arose and went to him, to raise him up from the ground. But he would not, nor did he eat food with them. 18 Then on the seventh day it came to pass that the child died. And the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead. For they said, “Indeed, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not heed our voice. How can we tell him that the child is dead? He may do some harm!”
19 When David saw that his servants were whispering, David perceived that the child was dead. Therefore David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?”
And they said, “He is dead.”
20 So David arose from the ground, washed and (J)anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he went into the house of the Lord and (K)worshiped. Then he went to his own house; and when he requested, they set food before him, and he ate. 21 Then his servants said to him, “What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child died, you arose and ate food.”
22 And he said, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept; (L)for I said, ‘Who can tell whether [a]the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?’ 23 But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go (M)to him, but (N)he shall not return to me.”
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- 2 Samuel 12:22 Heb. mss., Syr. God
2 Samuel 12:10-23
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2 Samuel 12:10-23
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10 Now, therefore, the sword(A) will never depart from your house, because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’
11 “This is what the Lord says: ‘Out of your own household(B) I am going to bring calamity on you.(C) Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight.(D) 12 You did it in secret,(E) but I will do this thing in broad daylight(F) before all Israel.’”
13 Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned(G) against the Lord.”
Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away(H) your sin.(I) You are not going to die.(J) 14 But because by doing this you have shown utter contempt for[a] the Lord,(K) the son born to you will die.”
15 After Nathan had gone home, the Lord struck(L) the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill. 16 David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying(M) in sackcloth[b] on the ground. 17 The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused,(N) and he would not eat any food with them.(O)
18 On the seventh day the child died. David’s attendants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they thought, “While the child was still living, he wouldn’t listen to us when we spoke to him. How can we now tell him the child is dead? He may do something desperate.”
19 David noticed that his attendants were whispering among themselves, and he realized the child was dead. “Is the child dead?” he asked.
“Yes,” they replied, “he is dead.”
20 Then David got up from the ground. After he had washed,(P) put on lotions and changed his clothes,(Q) he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they served him food, and he ate.
21 His attendants asked him, “Why are you acting this way? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept,(R) but now that the child is dead, you get up and eat!”
22 He answered, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, ‘Who knows?(S) The Lord may be gracious to me and let the child live.’(T) 23 But now that he is dead, why should I go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him,(U) but he will not return to me.”(V)
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- 2 Samuel 12:14 An ancient Hebrew scribal tradition; Masoretic Text for the enemies of
- 2 Samuel 12:16 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text does not have in sackcloth.
Romans 9:3
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Romans 9:3
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3 For (A)I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my [a]countrymen according to the flesh,
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Romans 9:3
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Romans 9:3
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3 For I could wish that I myself(A) were cursed(B) and cut off from Christ for the sake of my people,(C) those of my own race,(D)
Exodus 32:32
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Exodus 32:32
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32 Yet now, if You will forgive their sin—but if not, I pray, (A)blot me (B)out of Your book which You have written.”
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Exodus 32:32
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Exodus 32:32
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32 But now, please forgive their sin(A)—but if not, then blot me(B) out of the book(C) you have written.”
James 5:17
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James 5:17
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17 Elijah was a man (A)with a nature like ours, and (B)he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.
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James 5:17
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James 5:17
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17 Elijah was a human being, even as we are.(A) He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.(B)
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