Parallel 2 SAM 18:33

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ULT And the king trembled, and he went up to the upper room of the gate, and he wept. And thus he said as he went: “My son Absalom! My son, my son, Absalom! Who will give my dying myself in place of you? Absalom, my son, my son!”

UST Realizing that he meant that Absalom was dead, David became extremely distressed. He went up to the room above the gateway and cried. As he was going up, he kept crying out, “O, my son Absalom! O, my dear son Absalom, I wish that I had died instead of you, Absalom, my dear son!”

BSB & MSB The king was shaken and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

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CSB The king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber above the city gate and wept. As he walked, he cried, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son! ”

NLT The king was overcome with emotion. He went up to the room over the gateway and burst into tears. And as he went, he cried, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you! O Absalom, my son, my son.”

NIV 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 instead of you—O Absalom, my son, my son!”

CEV David started trembling. Then he went up to the room above the city gate to cry. As he went, he kept saying, "My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! I wish I could have died instead of you! Absalom, my son, my son!"

ESV And the king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he went, he said, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

NASB The king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And thus he said as he walked, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

LSB Then the king trembled and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And thus he said as he walked, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

WEBBE & WMBB The king was much moved, and went up to the room over the gate and wept. As he went, he said, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! I wish I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!”

MSG The king was stunned. Heartbroken, he went up to the room over the gate and wept. As he wept he cried out,
  O my son Absalom, my dear, dear son Absalom!
Why not me rather than you, my death and not yours,
O Absalom, my dear, dear son!

NET 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, Absalom! If only I could have died in your place! Absalom, my son, my son!”

LSV And the king trembles, and goes up on the upper chamber of the gate, and weeps, and thus he has said in his going, “My son Absalom! My son! My son Absalom! Oh that I had died for you, Absalom, my son, my son!”

FBV The king broke down. He went up to the room over the gate and cried. As he walked, he sobbed out, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! I wish I'd died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!”

T4T The king realized that he meant that Absalom was dead, so he became ◄extremely distressed/overcome with grief►, and he went up to the room above the gateway and cried. While he was going up, he kept crying out, “O, my son Absalom! My son! O, my son Absalom, I desire/wish that I had died instead of you!”

LEB [fn] The king was upset, and he went up to the upper room of the gate and wept. He said as he went, “My son, Absalom, my son, my son, Absalom. _⌊If only_⌋[fn] I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son.”

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NRSV The king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept; and as he went, he said, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

NKJV Then the king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept. And as he went, he said thus: “O my son Absalom—my son, my son Absalom—if only I had died in your place! O Absalom my son, my son!”

NAB The king was shaken, and went up to the room over the city gate and wept. He said as he wept, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!”

BBE Then the king was much moved, and went up into the room over the door, weeping, and saying, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! if only my life might have been given for yours, O Absalom, my son, my son!

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JPS (SA2 19:1) (19-2) And it was told Joab: 'Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.'

ASV And the king was much moved, and 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 I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!

DRA The king therefore being much moved, went up to the high chamber over the gate, and wept. And as he went he spoke in this manner: My son Absalom, Absalom my son: would to God that I might die for thee, Absalom my son, my son Absalom.

YLT And the king trembleth, and goeth up on the upper chamber of the gate, and weepeth, and thus he hath said in his going, 'My son! Absalom my son; my son Absalom; oh that I had died for thee, Absalom, my son, my son.'

Drby And the king was much moved, and went up to the upper chamber of the gate, and wept; and as he went, he said thus: O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would [fn]God I had died in thy stead, O Absalom, my son, my son!

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RV And the king was much moved, and 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!
   (And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber/room over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, Oh my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee/you, Oh Absalom, my son, my son!)

SLT And the king will be moved, and he will go up into the upper chamber of the gate and weep: and thus he said in his going, My son Absalom! my son, my son Absalom I who will give my death, me for thee, Absalom my son, my son!

Wbstr And the king was much moved, and 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! O that I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!

KJB-1769 ¶ And the king was much moved, and 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!
   (¶ And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber/room over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, Oh my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee/you, Oh Absalom, my son, my son!)

KJB-1611 ¶ And the king was much moued, and went vp to the chamber ouer the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus hee said, O my sonne Absalom, my sonne, my sonne Absalom: would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my sonne, my sonne.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And the king was moued, and went vp to the chamber ouer the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he sayde, O my sonne Absalom, my sonne, my sonne Absalom: woulde God I had died for thee, O Absalom my sonne, my sonne.
   (And the king was moved, and went up to the chamber/room over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, Oh my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom: would God I had died for thee/you, Oh Absalom my son, my son.)

Gnva And the King was mooued, and went vp to the chamber ouer the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my sonne Absalom, my sonne, my sonne Absalom: woulde God I had dyed for thee, O Absalom, my sonne, my sonne.
   (And the King was moved, and went up to the chamber/room over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, Oh my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom: would God I had died for thee/you, Oh Absalom, my son, my son.)

Cvdl Then was the kynge soroufull, and wente vp in to the perler vpon the gate, and wepte, and as he wente, he sayde thus: O my sonne Absalo, my sonne, my sonne Absalom, wolde God yt I shulde dye for the. O Absalom my sonne, my sonne.
   (Then was the king sorrowful, and went up in to the parlour upon the gate, and wept, and as he went, he said thus: Oh my son Absalo, my son, my son Absalom, would God it I should dye for them. Oh Absalom my son, my son.)

Wycl Therfor the kyng was sory, and stiede in to the soler of the yate, and wepte, and spak thus goynge, My sone, Absolon! Absolon, my sone! who yyueth to me, that Y die for thee? Absolon, my sone! my sone, Absolon!
   (Therefore the king was sorry, and ascended in to the upper_room of the gate, and wept, and spake thus going, My son, Absalom! Absalom, my sone! who giveth/gives to me, that I die for thee/you? Absalom, my sone! my son, Absalom!)

Luth (SA2 19:1) Da ward der König traurig und ging hin auf den Saal im Tor und weinete; und im Gehen sprach er also: Mein Sohn Absalom, mein Sohn, mein Sohn Absalom! Wollte GOtt, ich müßte für dich sterben! O Absalom, mein Sohn, mein Sohn!
   (So what/which the/of_the king sad and went there/therefore on/in/to the room in_the doorway and cried; and in_the Go spoke he also: My son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Wanted God, I would_have_to for/in_favour_of you/yourself die! O Absalom, my son, my son!)

ClVg Contristatus itaque rex, ascendit cœnaculum portæ, et flevit. Et sic loquebatur, vadens: Fili mi Absalom, Absalom fili mi: quis mihi tribuat ut ego moriar pro te, Absalom fili mi, fili mi Absalom?
   (Saddened therefore king, went_up upper_room gates, and cried. And so spoke, going: Son mi Absalom, Absalom son mi: who/any to_me give as I I_will_die for you(sg), Absalom son my, son mi Absalom?)