Genesis 17:18
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Abraham said to God,“O that Ishmael might live before you!”
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Abraham said to God,“O that Ishmael might live before you!”
(19:1) The king then became very upset. He went up to the upper room over the gate and wept. As he went he said,“My son, Absalom! My son, my son, Absalom! If only I could have died in your place! Absalom, my son, my son!”
Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness for those trained by it.