During all this time, Reuben was not there with the brothers. He did not know they had sold Joseph. When Reuben came back to the well, he saw that Joseph was not there. Reuben tore his clothes {to show his sadness}.
2 Samuel 13:31 - Easy To Read Version King David tore his clothes and lay on the ground. [77] All of David’s officers standing near him also tore their clothes. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the king arose and tore his garments and lay on the floor; and all his servants standing by tore their clothes. American Standard Version (1901) Then the king arose, and rent his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent. Common English Bible The king got up, tore his garments, and lay on the ground. All his servants stood near him, their garments torn as well. Catholic Public Domain Version And so the king rose up, and he tore his garments, and he fell upon the ground. And all his servants, who were standing near him, tore their garments. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then the king rose up, and rent his garments: and fell upon the ground. And all his servants, that stood about him, rent their garments. |
During all this time, Reuben was not there with the brothers. He did not know they had sold Joseph. When Reuben came back to the well, he saw that Joseph was not there. Reuben tore his clothes {to show his sadness}.
Jacob was so sorry about his son that he tore his clothes. Then Jacob put on special clothes to show that he was sad. Jacob continued to be sad about his son for a long time.
Then David tore his clothes to show he was very sad. All the men with David did the same thing.
David prayed to God for the baby. David refused to eat or drink. He went into his house and stayed there. He lay on the ground all night.
The king’s sons were still on their way into town. But King David got a message about what happened. But the message was, “Absalom has killed all of the king’s sons! Not one of the sons was left alive.”
When Job heard this, he tore his clothes and shaved his head \{to show he was sad and upset\}. Then Job fell on the ground and worshiped God.
When Joshua heard about this, he tore his clothes {to show his sadness}. He bowed down on the ground before the Holy Box. [33] Joshua stayed there until evening. The leaders of Israel did the same thing. They also threw dirt on their heads {to show their sadness}.