2 Samuel 18:33
ContextNETBible | (19:1) 1 The king then became very upset. He went up to the upper room over the gate and wept. As he went he said, “My son, Absalom! My son, my son, 2 Absalom! If only I could have died in your place! Absalom, my son, my son!” 3 |
XREF | 2Sa 12:10-23; 2Sa 19:4; Ps 103:13; Pr 10:1; Pr 17:25; Jas 5:17 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn This marks the beginning of ch. 19 in the Hebrew text. Beginning with 18:33, the verse numbers through 19:43 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 18:33 ET = 19:1 HT, 19:1 ET = 19:2 HT, 19:2 ET = 19:3 HT, etc., through 19:43 ET = 19:44 HT. From 20:1 the versification in the English Bible and the Hebrew Bible is again the same. 2 tc One medieval Hebrew 3 tc The Lucianic Greek recension and Syriac Peshitta lack this repeated occurrence of “my son” due to haplography. |