2 Samuel 1:2

New Living Translation

On the third day a man arrived from Saul’s army camp. He had torn his clothes and put dirt on his head to show that he was in mourning. He fell to the ground before David in deep respect.

Cross References

Genesis 22:4

On the third day of their journey, Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.

Genesis 37:29

Some time later, Reuben returned to get Joseph out of the cistern. When he discovered that Joseph was missing, he tore his clothes in grief.

Genesis 37:34

Then Jacob tore his clothes and dressed himself in burlap. He mourned deeply for his son for a long time.

Genesis 43:28

“Yes,” they replied. “Our father, your servant, is alive and well.” And they bowed low again.

2 Samuel 1:3

“Where have you come from?” David asked. “I escaped from the Israelite camp,” the man replied.

2 Samuel 13:19

But now Tamar tore her robe and put ashes on her head. And then, with her face in her hands, she went away crying.

2 Samuel 14:4

When the woman from Tekoa approached the king, she bowed with her face to the ground in deep respect and cried out, “O king! Help me!”

2 Samuel 15:32

When David reached the summit of the Mount of Olives where people worshiped God, Hushai the Arkite was waiting there for him. Hushai had torn his clothing and put dirt on his head as a sign of mourning.

2 Samuel 24:20

When Araunah saw the king and his men coming toward him, he came and bowed before the king with his face to the ground.

2 Samuel 4:10

Someone once told me, ‘Saul is dead,’ thinking he was bringing me good news. But I seized him and killed him at Ziklag. That’s the reward I gave him for his news!

Esther 4:16

“Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And then, though it is against the law, I will go in to see the king. If I must die, I must die.”

Esther 5:1

On the third day of the fast, Esther put on her royal robes and entered the inner court of the palace, just across from the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne, facing the entrance.

Psalm 66:3

Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! Your enemies cringe before your mighty power.

Ezekiel 27:30

They cry aloud over you and weep bitterly. They throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.

Hosea 6:2

In just a short time he will restore us, so that we may live in his presence.

Joel 2:13

Don’t tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead.” Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and not punish.

Matthew 12:40

For as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.

Matthew 16:21

From then on Jesus began to tell his disciples plainly that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem, and that he would suffer many terrible things at the hands of the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised from the dead.

Joshua 7:6

Joshua and the elders of Israel tore their clothing in dismay, threw dust on their heads, and bowed face down to the ground before the Ark of the Lord until evening.

Revelation 3:9

Look, I will force those who belong to Satan’s synagogue—those liars who say they are Jews but are not—to come and bow down at your feet. They will acknowledge that you are the ones I love.

1 Samuel 20:41

As soon as the boy was gone, David came out from where he had been hiding near the stone pile. Then David bowed three times to Jonathan with his face to the ground. Both of them were in tears as they embraced each other and said good-bye, especially David.

1 Samuel 25:23

When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed low before him.

1 Samuel 4:12

A man from the tribe of Benjamin ran from the battlefield and arrived at Shiloh later that same day. He had torn his clothes and put dust on his head to show his grief.

1 Samuel 4:16

He said to Eli, “I have just come from the battlefield—I was there this very day.” “What happened, my son?” Eli demanded.