The Meaning of 2 Samuel 19:4 Explained

2 Samuel 19:4

KJV: But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

YLT: and the king hath covered his face, yea, the king crieth -- a loud voice -- 'My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son.'

Darby: And the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!

ASV: And the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Samuel 19:4?

MEANING: What does 2 Samuel 19:4 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 19:4 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 2 Samuel 19:4?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But the king  covered  his face,  and the king  cried  with a loud  voice,  O my son  Absalom,  O Absalom,  my son,  my son! 

What does 2 Samuel 19:4 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 19:1-8 - Mourning Too Late
What an awful day that was for David, seated between the inner and outer gates, scanning the landscape, and speaking now and again to the sentry posted above him. Did not the Spirit work an even deeper repentance than ever before, recalling the self-indulgence, the failure to watch, the lapse of fellowship? But was it not also an hour when David put his finger on the Covenant and asked God, notwithstanding all, to do as he had said, 2 Samuel 7:15?
As David waited, his heart interceded for Absalom. How exactly his attitude is that of many who read these words, who are unable to join in the activities of life, and who spend days and nights in uttering one dear name before God! But he loves our Absaloms more than we do! David wished that he might have died for his son, and you have felt the same. But did not Jesus die for the ungodly? We must leave all with Him, the Judge of all the earth, but also its Redeemer and Savior. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 19

1  Joab causes the king to cease his mourning
9  The Israelites are earnest to bring the king back
11  David sends to the priest to incite them of Judah
18  Shimei is pardoned
24  Mephibosheth excused
32  Barzillai dismissed, and Chimham his son taken into the king's family
41  The Israelites expostulate with Judah for bringing home the king without them

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 19:4 mean?

But the king covered - his face and cried out the king with voice a loud my son Absalom Absalom my son my son -
וְהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לָאַ֣ט אֶת־ פָּנָ֔יו וַיִּזְעַ֥ק הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ק֣וֹל גָּד֑וֹל בְּנִי֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם בְּנִ֥י ! בְנִֽי ס

וְהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙  But  the  king 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
לָאַ֣ט  covered 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: לָאַט  
Sense: (Qal) to cover.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
פָּנָ֔יו  his  face 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
וַיִּזְעַ֥ק  and  cried  out 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: זָעַק  
Sense: to cry, cry out, call, call for help.
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ  the  king 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
ק֣וֹל  with  voice 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
גָּד֑וֹל  a  loud 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: גָּבֹול 
Sense: great.
בְּנִי֙  my  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם  Absalom 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲבִישָׁלֹום 
Sense: father-in-law of Rehoboam.
אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם  Absalom 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲבִישָׁלֹום 
Sense: father-in-law of Rehoboam.
בְּנִ֥י  my  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
! בְנִֽי  my  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
ס    - 
Parse: Punctuation

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