2 Samuel 1:11 meaning and explanation
Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.
2 Samuel 1:11, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
David has just heard from an Amalekite messenger that Saul and Jonathan died on Mount Gilboa. Tearing one's clothes was a recognized Hebrew gesture of grief and horror, and here David does it without hesitation, and his men follow his lead.
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