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2 Samuel 18:33
The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he said: "O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you–O Absalom, my son, my son!"
Clearly, David was in deep mourning at the news of his son’s death. He repeated the name "Absalom" and "my son" a few times in just one verse. Was his willingness to die in place of his son due to a moment of weakness or did he really mean it even afterward?
