31. Then the Ethiopian slave arrived and said to the king, “I have good news for Your Majesty! Today the Lord has given you victory over all who rebelled against you!”
32. “Is the young man Absalom safe?” the king asked.The slave answered, “I wish that what has happened to him would happen to all your enemies, sir, and to all who rebel against you.”
33. The king was overcome with grief. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he cried, “O my son! My son Absalom! Absalom, my son! If only I had died in your place, my son! Absalom, my son!”