2 Samuel 13:31
Then the king arose, and rent his garments, and lay upon the ground: and all his servants that were standing round him rent their garments.
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Genesis 37:29And Reuben returned to the pit, and sees not Joseph in the pit; and he rent his garments.
Joshua 7:6And Joshua tore his garments; and Joshua fell on the earth on his face before the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they cast dust on their heads.
2 Samuel 3:31And David said to Joab and to all the people with him, Rend your garments, and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and lament before Abner. And King David followed the bier.
Job 1:20So Job arose, and rent his garments, 1 And shaved the hair of his head, 1 And fell on the earth, and worshiped,
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 →