2 Samuel 19:4 (KJV)
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But the king coveredhis faceand the king criedwith a loud voiceO my son AbsalomO Absalommy sonmy son
Cross-references
covered. 2Sa 15:30
O my son.It is allowed by competent critics that the lamentation of David over his son, of which this forms a part, is exceedingly pathetic; and Calmet properly remarks, that the frequent repetition of the name of the deceased is common in the language of lamentation. 2Sa 18:33
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