Although both of them had caused distress to David and his family, they were still his sons, and their deaths brought him much sorrow. — 2 Samuel 13: 28 - 39; 18: 33.
אף ששניהם גרמו עוגמת נפש לדוד ולמשפחתו, היו הם בכל זאת בניו, ומותם העציבו במאוד (‏ שמואל ב ’.