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And the king was sorrowing for his son all the time.
2 Samuel 13:38 · Bible in Basic English
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So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
After Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, he stayed there three years.
So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
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35 And Jonadab said to the king, See, the king's sons are coming; as your servant said, so it is.
36 And while he was talking, the king's sons came, with weeping and loud cries: and the king and all his servants were weeping bitterly.
37 So Absalom went in flight and came to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur, where he was for three years.
38 And the king was sorrowing for his son all the time.
39 And the heart of David was wasted with desire for Absalom: for he was comforted for the death of Amnon.
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