II Samuel 18:20
The Scripture
(20) And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In the battle in the wood of Ephraim, Absalom's hair caught in the branches of an oak tree, and Joab thrust him through with darts despite David's earlier command to deal gently with him. A runner brought word to David, who wept bitterly, crying, "O my son Absalom, would God I had died for thee!"
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