29. “Is the young man Absalom alright?” the king asked.Ahimaaz answered, “I saw a lot of confusion when Joab sent me away, but I didn’t know what it meant.”
30. “Step aside, and stand here,” the king said. He stepped aside and stood there.
31. Then the Sudanese messenger came. “Good news for Your Majesty!” he said. “Today the Lord has freed you from all who turned against you.”
32. “Is the young man Absalom alright?” the king asked.The Sudanese messenger answered, “May your enemies and all who turned against you be like that young man!”
33. The king was shaken ⌊by the news⌋. He went to the room above the gate and cried. “My son Absalom!” he said as he went. “My son, my son Absalom! I wish I had died in your place! Absalom, my son, my son!”