1 Kings 20:31

King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

And his servants said to him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel that they are kings of mercy. Please let us put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes on our heads, and we shall go to the king of Israel. It may be he will keep alive your life.

Cross References

Genesis 37:34

And Jacob tore his clothing and put sackcloth on his loins. And he mourned many days for his son.

2 Samuel 14:2

And Joab sent to Tekoah and took a wise woman from there, and said to her, Pretend yourself to be a mourner now, and please put on garments of mourning. And do not anoint yourself with oil, and you shall be a woman who has been mourning many days for one who died.

2 Samuel 3:31

And David said to Joab, and to all the people with him, Tear your garments and gird on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And King David walked after the bier.

1 Kings 20:23

And the king of Syria’s servants said to him, Their God is a god of the hills; on account of this they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely, we shall be stronger than they?

1 Kings 20:32

And they girded sackcloth on their loins, and ropes on their heads. And they came in to the king of Israel and said, Your servant Ben-hadad has said, Please let my life live. And he said, Is he yet alive? He is my brother.

2 Kings 5:13

And his servants came near and spoke to him, and said, My father, if the prophet had spoken a great thing to you, would you not do it? How much rather then when he says to you, Wash, and be clean?

2 Kings 7:4

If we say, We shall go into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. If we sit here, then we shall die. Therefore now, come and we will fall into the camp of Syria. If they keep us alive, we shall live. And if they cause us to die, then we die.

Esther 4:16

Go, gather all the Jews being found in Shushan, and fast for me. And do not eat or drink three days, night or day. My maidens and I will also fast in this way. And so I will go in to the king, which is not according to the law. And if I have perished, I have perished.

Job 2:4

And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Skin for skin. Yea, all that is to a man he will give for his life.

Psalm 69:11

I also made sackcloth my clothing, and I became a parable to them.

Proverbs 20:28

Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by mercy.

Isaiah 16:5

And in mercy the throne shall be founded; and He shall sit on it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging and seeking judgment, and prompt in righteousness.

Isaiah 22:12

And in that day the Lord Jehovah of Hosts called to weeping and mourning; and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth.

Isaiah 37:1

And it happened when King Hezekiah heard, he tore his garments and was covered with sackcloth. And he went into the house of Jehovah.

Matthew 10:28

And you should not fear the ones killing the body, but not being able to kill the soul. But rather fear Him, the One being able to destroy both soul and body in Hell.

Revelation 11:3

And I will give to My two witnesses, and they will prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days, having been clothed in sackcloth.