 | Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 676 pages
...the prime of his days, and the very act of his sin ; and this was the occasion of those moving words, 0 my son, Absalom, my son, my son, Absalom ! Would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son ! We may charitably, and I think very reasonably suppose,... | |
 | Philip Doddridge - 1803 - 666 pages
...prime of his days, and the very act of his sin ; and this •was the occasion of those moving words, 0 my son, Absalom, my son, my son, Absalom ! Would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son ! We may charitably, and I think very reasonably suppose,... | |
 | Job Orton, Robert Gentleman - 1805 - 534 pages
...wept : and as he went uft. the stairs, he bemoaned himself, and thus he said, О my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom ! would God I had died for thee, О Absalom, my son, my son ! The -words are full of fiassion, the effect of excessive love and grief ; one would hofie ofdeefi... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 592 pages
...and cared not to live but in the name of Absalom, goes and weeps and cries out, О my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom ! Would God I had died for thee; О Absalom, my son, my son! What is this we hear ? That he, whose life Israel valued at ten thousand of theirs, should be exchanged... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 614 pages
...bereaved of all comrart, and cared not to live but in the name of 'Absalom, goes and weeps and cries out, 0 my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would God I had died for thee; 0 Absalom, my son, my son! what is this we hear ? That he, whose life Israel valued... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1808 - 578 pages
...bereaved of all comfort, and cared not to live but in the name of Absalom, goes and weeps and cries out, 0 my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom ! Would God, I had died for t tire ; 0 Absalom, my son, my son! What is this we hear ? That he, whose life Israel valued... | |
 | Otis Thompson - 1821 - 28 pages
...gate, and wept ; and as he went, thus he said, О my son Absalom ! my son, my son Absalom ! Would to God I had died for thee, О Absalom, my son, my son !" II. Sum, xviii. 32, 33. Since parents thus regard their children as their property, and set such... | |
 | 1845 - 694 pages
...against me ; " (Gen. xlii. 36 ;) or with David, when he lost his favourite, though rebellious, son, "0 my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom ! would God I had died for thee ! " But great faith, at such seasons, would rather lead its possessor, instead of murmuring,... | |
 | 1825 - 582 pages
...well if many a parent does not here take up the lamentation of David, and say, О my sou Absalom, my son, my son Absalom ; would God I had died for thee, О Absalom, my son, my son ! I perceive that you are affected with the solemn scene before you. But you have not reason to sorrowas... | |
 | 1825 - 570 pages
...well if many a parent does not here take up the lamentation of David, and say, О my sou Absalom, my son, my son Absalom ; would God I had died for thee, О Absalom, my sou, my son ! I perceive that you are affected with the solemn scene before you. But you have not reason... | |
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And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept : and as he went, thus he said, 0 my son Absalom, my son, my son... 
