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31Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.

2 Samuel 13:31

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:

  • David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

  • And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

  • Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

  • And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 30-39)

Here is, I. The fright that David was put into by a false report brought to Jerusalem that Absalom had slain all the king’s sons , 2 Sam. 13:30. It is common for fame to make bad worse; and the first news of such a thing as this represents it as more dreadful than afterwards it proves. Let us not therefore be afraid of evil tidings, while they want confirmation, but, when we hear the worst, hope t…

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