...aparttnent, and in a most pathetic and mournful exclamation* thus vented his grief: " O my son Absalom, my son, " my son Absalom, would God I had died for thee : O " Absalom, my son, my son !" - The king's excessive grief for Absalom turned the triumph of this victory into mourning among...

...news, he went up into his chamber, and wept z ** and, as he wept, 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 {" Here we have a striking instance of paternal love ; the warm affection of a fond father. Absalom's...

...chamber, and wept : "' and, as he wept, thus he said, O my son Absalom ! my sort, my son Absalom ! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son !" Here we have a striking instance of paternal love ; the warm affection of a fond father. Absalom's...

...which he had sustained, that made David with such bitterness of soul exclaim, " O " my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom : " would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my " son, my son !" Had Absalom died in his infancy, what sharp pangs would David have escaped ! We now proceed to consider...

...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! ANNOTATIONS AKD REFLECTIONS. i David experienced the happy effects of his faith and piety; for it pleased...

...man Absalom, safe ?] What did he say when he heard of his death ? 33. [Ans. O 1117 son Absalom, my son my son Absalom ! Would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son !] PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION. • Instruction. — The fate of Absalom should serve as a warning to all...

...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 ! Then David went back to his house at Jerusalem. LESSON XCV. i KINGS, CHAP. i. 5 T1C7"HEN king David...

...tomb of Lazarus. Witness these distressed Davids, who weep as they go, and exclaim, " O Absalom my son ! my son Absalom ! would God I had died for thee ! O Absalom my son, my son!" 2 Sam. xviii. 33. -tVitness these Rachels, who make Rama echo with their cries, " refusing to be comforted,...

...father ! look at that society, there is thy son, at whose death thou didst exclaim, " O Absalom, my son, would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son !" And you too, distressed Rachels! whose voices are heard lamenting, weeping, and mourning, refusing...

...read a very affecting discourse from Dr. Doddridge, from 2 Samuel xviii. 33, "0 my son Absalom ! my son, my son Absalom ! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son !" It was a very affecting discourse ; our dear children seemed to hear it with great attention;...