2 Kings 22:11
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11 When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes.
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2 Chronicles 34:19
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19 When the king heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes.(A)
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Jonah 3:6-7
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6 When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.(A) 7 Then he had a proclamation made in Nineveh: “By the decree of the king and his nobles: No human or animal, no herd or flock, shall taste anything. They shall not feed, nor shall they drink water.(B)
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Joel 2:13
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13 rend your hearts and not your clothing.
Return to the Lord your God,
for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love,
and relenting from punishment.(A)
Jeremiah 36:24
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24 Yet neither the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words was alarmed, nor did they tear their garments.(A)
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2 Kings 22:19
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19 because your heart was penitent and you humbled yourself before the Lord, when you heard how I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, says the Lord.(A)
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Joshua 7:6
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6 Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the ground on his face before the ark of the Lord until the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and they put dust on their heads.(A)
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