Saul’s Death Reported to David
2 Samuel 1:11
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.
- KJV
- Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:
- WEB
- Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them; and all the men who were with him did likewise.
- ASV
- Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:
- LSV
- And David takes hold on his garments, and tears them, and also all the men who [are] with him,
- YLT
- And David taketh hold on his garments, and rendeth them, and also all the men who [are] with him,
- DBY
- Then David took hold of his garments and rent them; and all the men that were with him [did] likewise.
- DRC
- Then David took hold of his garments and rent them, and likewise all the men that were with him.
- GNV
- Then Dauid tooke hold on his clothes, and rent them, and likewise al the men that were with him.
- JPS
- Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him.
- LXXE
- And David laid hold of his garments, and rent them; and all the men who were with him rent their garments.
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- Written (Ketiv): בִּבְגָדוֹ (“on garment his”). Read aloud (Qere): בִּבְגָדָ֖יו (“on garments his”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Leningrad Codex reads בִּבְגָדָ֖ו; read aloud (Qere) reads בִּבְגָדָ֖יו (“on garments his”).
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַיַּחֲזֵ֥ק דָּוִ֛ד בבגדו וַיִּקְרָעֵ֑ם וְגַ֥ם כָּל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתּֽוֹ׃Read aloud as (qere): בִּבְגָדָ֖יו
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ ἐκράτησε Δαυὶδ τῶν ἱματίων αὐτοῦ, καὶ διέῤῥηξεν αὐτά· καὶ πάντες οἱ ἄνδρες οἱ μετʼ αὐτοῦ διέῤῥηξαν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν.
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Cross-references most cited first
- 2 Samuel 13:31Then the king stood up, tore his clothes, and lay down on the ground; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.
- Genesis 37:29When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,
- 2 Samuel 3:31Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.
- Genesis 37:34Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
- Joshua 7:6Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.
- Acts 14:14But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,
- Romans 12:15Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
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