2 Samuel 19:4

Joab Reproves David

3So they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle.4But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”

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Berean Standard Bible
But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”
American Standard Version (1901)
And the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
Bible in Basic English
But the king, covering his face, gave a great cry, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
Douay-Rheims 1899
And the king covered his head, and cried with a loud voice: O my son Absalom, O Absalom my son, O my son.
Free Bible Version
The king held his face in his hands and sobbed loudly, “My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”
Geneva Bible 1599
So the King hid his face, and the King cryed with a loude voyce, My sonne Absalom, Absalom my sonne, my sonne.
King James (Authorized) Version
But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
Translation for Translators
The king covered his face with his hands and kept crying loudly, “O, my son Absalom! O, Absalom, my son! My son!”
Unlocked Literal Bible
The king covered his face and cried in a loud voice, “My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son!”
Noah Webster Bible
But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
World English Bible
The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, “My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son!”
Young's Literal Translation
and the king hath covered his face, yea, the king crieth — a loud voice — 'My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son.'