2 Samuel 13:31

Then the king arose, and tore his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.

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In The King James Version

Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.

In Context

30And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that information came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left.

32And 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 the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:29And Reuben returned to the pit; and behold, Joseph was not in the pit: and he rent his clothes.

Joshua 7:6And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.

2 Samuel 3:31And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.

Job 1:20Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell upon the ground, 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 →

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