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2 Samuel 1:11

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Samuel 1:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:
2 Samuel 1:11 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Samuel 1

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.
9And he said unto me, Stand, I pray thee, beside me, and slay me; for anguish hath taken hold of me, because my life is yet whole in me.
10So I stood beside him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.
11Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:
12and they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Jehovah, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.
13And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.
14And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to put forth thy hand to destroy Jehovah`s anointed?
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“When David took hold on his clothes, etc.] Not on the young man’s but his own: and rent them; on bearing of the death of Saul and Jonathan, (see <013734> Genesis 37:34); from whence the Jews f11 gather, that a man is bound to rend his clothes for a prince, and for the father of the sanhedrim, since Saul, they say, was the prince, and Jonathan the father of that court: and likewise all the men that [were] with him; rent their clothes also, in imitation of him; the same custom obtained among the Gentiles on mournful occasions f12.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“rent: Sa2 3:31, Sa2 13:31; Gen 37:29, Gen 37:34; Act 14:14 likewise: Rom 12:15 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 1:12”
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