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by Bible or other Sacred Texts
Translation by Bible or other Sacred Texts

When David heard 
NOTE: the footnotes have been removed from this text; return to general view
Language: English  after the Latin 
When David heard that Absalom was slain
he went up to his chamber over the gate,
and wept; and 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!

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•   E. Whitacre 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Bible or other Sacred Texts , 2 Samuel 18:33 [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-06-23
Line count: 7
Word count: 45

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