2 Samuel 1:11

Contextual Overview

¹¹Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and all the men with him did the same. ¹¹ Then David took hold on his clothes, and tore them; and likewise all the men who were with him: ¹¹ Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him: ¹¹ David grabbed at his clothes and tore them, as did all of the men who were with him. ¹¹ Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and so did all the men who were with him. ¹¹ Then David tore his clothes to show his sorrow, and all the men with him did also. ¹¹ David then grabbed his own clothes and tore them, as did all the men who were with him. ¹¹Then David grasped his own clothes and tore them [in mourning]; so did all the men who were with him.¹¹ Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and so also did all the men who were with him.¹¹ Then Dauid tooke hold on his clothes, & rent them, and likewise al the men that were with him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

rent: 2 Samuel 3:31, 2 Samuel 13:31, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 37:34, Acts 14:14

likewise: Romans 12:15

Reciprocal: Genesis 44:13 - General Esther 4:1 - rent Psalms 35:14 - I behaved Psalms 59:10 - let Ecclesiastes 3:7 - time to rend Joel 2:13 - your garments

Cross-References

Genesis 1:9
God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear," and it was so.

Genesis 1:9
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

Genesis 1:9
And God said, "Let the waters under heaven be gathered to one place, and let the dry ground appear." And it was so.

Genesis 1:9
Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered together so the dry land will appear." And it happened.

Genesis 1:9
God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place and let dry ground appear." It was so.

Genesis 1:9
Then God said, "Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place [of standing, pooling together], and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.

Genesis 1:9
Then God said, "Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.

Genesis 1:9
God saide againe, Let the waters vnder the heauen be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appeare. and it was so.

Genesis 1:9
Then God said, "Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.

Genesis 1:9

The Third Day

God said, "I command the water under the sky to come together in one place, so there will be dry ground." And that's what happened.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

When David took hold on his clothes,.... Not on the young man's but his own:

and rent them; on bearing of the death of Saul and Jonathan, see

Genesis 37:34; from whence the Jews l gather, that a man is bound to rend his clothes for a prince, and for the father of the sanhedrim, since Saul, they say, was the prince, and Jonathan the father of that court:

and likewise all the men that [were] with him; rent their clothes also, in imitation of him; the same custom obtained among the Gentiles on mournful occasions m.

l T. Bab. Moed. Katon, fol. 26. 1. m "-----it scissa veste Latinus". Virgil. Aeneid. 12. prope finem.