2 Samuel 18:33 · WEB
“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 for you, Absalom, my son, my son!"”
— 2 Samuel 18:33
Era
Kingdom (~1000 BC)
Emotion
grieving
Type
narrative
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
Memorability
Crisis relevance
Standalone
griefparental loveloss
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