2 Samuel 1:11 KJV

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

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

  • The Amalekite is put to deathDavid was sincere in his mourning for Saul; and all with him humbled themselves under the hand of God, laid so heavily upon Israel by this defeat. The man...

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • Genesis 37:29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.
  • 2 Samuel 3:31 And 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.
  • 2 Samuel 13:31 Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.
  • Genesis 37:34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
  • Joshua 7:6 And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.

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Topics

  • David Kills the murderer of Saul
  • Falsehood The Amalekite who claimed to have killed Saul
  • Mourning Ripping the garments
  • Rending Of garments, an outward sign of affliction
  • Saul Their bodies exposed in Beth-shan; rescued by the people of Jabesh and burned; bones of, buried under a tree at Jabesh

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • DavidKing of Israel · 1055–1015 BC

Timeline

Bible Dictionary

  • DavidBeloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Then David דָּוִד dāwid דָּוִד Proper name
  • took hold וַיַּחֲזֵק wayyaḥăzēq חָזַק Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • on his clothes בִּבְגָדָיו bibgādāyw בֶּגֶד Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
  • and rent וַיִּקְרָעֵם wayyiqrāʿēm קָרַע Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and, suffix: third person masculine plural
  • them; and likewise all the men וְגַם wĕgam Affirmation · with and כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct הָאֲנָשִׁים hāʾănāšîm Noun · masculine plural · with the אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative אִתּוֹ ʾittô Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular אֱנוֹשׁ ʼĕnôwsh

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