II Samuel 19:1 Jewish Thought: Dirshuni II

וַיִּרְגַּ֣ז הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַיַּ֛עַל עַל־עֲלִיַּ֥ת הַשַּׁ֖עַר וַיֵּ֑בְךְּ וְכֹ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר בְּלֶכְתּ֗וֹ בְּנִ֤י אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ בְּנִ֣י בְנִ֣י אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם מִֽי־יִתֵּ֤ן מוּתִי֙ אֲנִ֣י תַחְתֶּ֔יךָ אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם בְּנִ֥י בְנִֽי׃

And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept; and as he went, thus he said: ‘O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!’

Dirshuni II

And blessed God in my heart A euphemism to say "And blasphemed in my heart", see Iyov 1:5 "and perhaps my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts". Two Shabbatot see Shabbat 118b "Rabbi Yochanan said in the name of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, if only Yisrael would keep two Shabbatot according to their halacha -- immediately they would be redeemed.". The one who dwells without a wife, dwells without life - Kohelet Rabbah 9:9. Is there no Justice and no Judge?! - Vayikra Rabbah 28. Silence, for thus it arose in thought before Me - Menachot 29b. My son, my son II Samuel 19:1 - "My son Avshalom, my son my son Avshalom, would that I could die in your place, Avshalom my son my son".
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