And the king said unto Cushy, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushy answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.(2 Samuel 18:32)

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 God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!(2 Samuel 18:33)

And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.(2 Samuel 19:1)

And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.(2 Samuel 19:3)

But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!(2 Samuel 19:4)

And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;(2 Samuel 19:5)