And the king was much (l) 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!
(l) Because he considers both the judgment of God against his sin, and could not otherwise hide his fatherly affection for his son.