30 When the king heard the woman’s words, he tore(A) his robes. As he went along the wall, the people looked, and they saw that, under his robes, he had sackcloth(B) on his body.

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30 Now it happened, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he (A)tore his clothes; and as he passed by on the wall, the people looked, and there underneath he had sackcloth on his body.

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30 When the king heard what the woman said, he tore his clothes. As he was passing by on the wall, the people could see he was wearing sackcloth under his clothes.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 6:30 tn Heb “the people saw, and look, [there was] sackcloth against his skin underneath.”