2 Samuel 13:31
Then arose the king and rent his garments, and laid himself on the earth: and all his servants were standing by with their garments rent.
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Genesis 37:29And when Reuben returned unto the pit, and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit, he rent his clothes.
Joshua 7:6And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell upon his face to the earth before the ark of the Lord until the evening, he with the elders of Israel, and they put dust upon their head.
2 Samuel 3:31And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and [go] mourning before Abner. And king David walked behind the bier.
Job 1:20Then arose Job, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and prostrated himself.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 13:31-39
Amnon's Death; Absalom's Flight. ( b. c. 1032.) 30 And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left. 31 Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent. 32 And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by… Read the whole commentary →