ESV Reformation Study Bible – 2 Kgs 6:30
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2 Kgs 6:30

6:30 tore his clothes. Doing this was a sign of distress (1 Kin. 21:27 note).

he had sackcloth beneath on his body. It became known that even the king was in a state of mourning (Gen. 37:34; 1 Kin. 21:27; Jon. 3:5, 6).