2 Kings 6:30

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When the king heard the woman's words, he tore his clothes. As he was walking on the wall, the people saw that he was wearing sackcloth underneath, next to his skin.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he tore his clothes; and he passed by on the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth underneath on his flesh.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes (now he was passing by upon the wall); and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Whan the kynge herde the womans wordes, he rente his clothes, whyle he was goynge to the wall. The sawe all the people, that he had a sackcloth vnder vpon his body.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And when the King had heard the wordes of the woman, he rent his clothes, (& as he went vpon the wall, the people looked, and behold, he had sackecloth within vpon his flesh)

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And it came to passe, that when the king hearde the wordes of the woman, he rent his clothes, and went vp on the wall, and the people loked, and beholde he had a sackcloth vnder vpon his fleshe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, [he had] sackcloth within upon his flesh.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    It happened, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he tore his clothes (now he was passing by on the wall); and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within on his flesh.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And it cometh to pass, at the king's hearing the words of the woman, that he rendeth his garments, and he is passing by on the wall, and the people see, and lo, the sackcloth `is' on his flesh within.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes (now he was passing by upon the wall); and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes (now he was passing by upon the wall); and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then the king, hearing what the woman said, took his robes in his hands, violently parting them; and, while he was walking on the wall, the people, looking, saw that under his robe he had haircloth on his flesh.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    It happened, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he tore his clothes (now he was passing by on the wall); and the people looked, and behold, he had sackcloth underneath on his flesh.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 21:27 : 27 When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay in sackcloth and went about meekly.
  • 2 Kgs 5:7 : 7 When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, 'Am I God, able to kill and bring to life, that this man sends someone to me to cure him of his leprosy? See for yourselves that he is seeking a quarrel with me!'
  • 2 Kgs 19:1 : 1 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.
  • Isa 58:5-7 : 5 Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for people to humble themselves? Is it only for bowing one's head like a reed and for lying in sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord? 6 Is this not the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loosen the chains of injustice, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free, and to break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and to bring the homeless poor into your house? When you see the naked, clothe them, and do not hide yourself from your own flesh and blood.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    81%

    19When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his clothes in distress.

  • 2 Kgs 22:11
    80%

    11When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes.

  • 2 Kgs 6:28-29
    2 verses
    79%

    28Then the king asked her, "What is your problem?" She replied, "This woman said to me, 'Give me your son so we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.'

    29So we cooked my son and ate him. The next day, I said to her, 'Give me your son so we may eat him,' but she had hidden her son."

  • 1 Kgs 21:27-28
    2 verses
    79%

    27When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay in sackcloth and went about meekly.

    28Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

  • Isa 37:1
    79%

    1When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.

  • 2 Kgs 19:1
    78%

    1When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.

  • 2 Kgs 5:7-8
    2 verses
    78%

    7When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, 'Am I God, able to kill and bring to life, that this man sends someone to me to cure him of his leprosy? See for yourselves that he is seeking a quarrel with me!'

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  • 2 Sam 13:31
    78%

    31The king got up, tore his clothes, and lay on the ground, and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.

  • 2 Kgs 6:26
    76%

    26As the king of Israel was walking along the city wall, a woman cried out to him, saying, "Help me, my lord the king!"

  • 2 Kgs 6:31
    75%

    31He said, "May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today!"

  • 2 Sam 1:11
    74%

    11Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.

  • 2 Kgs 9:33-34
    2 verses
    73%

    33He said, 'Throw her down!' So they threw her down, and some of her blood splattered on the wall and the horses as they trampled her underfoot.

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  • 2 Kgs 22:19
    72%

    19Because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and its inhabitants—that they would become a desolation and a curse—and because you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you, declares the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 11:30
    71%

    30Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing and tore it into twelve pieces.

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    71%

    6When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself in sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

  • Isa 36:22
    71%

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    71%

    27Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and its inhabitants, and because you tore your clothes and wept in My presence, I have heard you,' declares the LORD.

  • Isa 22:12
    71%

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    71%

    31Then David said to Joab and all the people with him, 'Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn for Abner.' And King David himself walked behind the bier.

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    71%

    27As Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.

  • Esth 4:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1When Mordecai learned about everything that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.

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  • 2 Kgs 8:6
    70%

    6The king questioned the woman, and she told him her story. Then the king assigned an official to her and said, "Restore everything that belongs to her, as well as all the produce of the field from the day she left the land until now."

  • 1 Kgs 17:20
    70%

    20Then he cried out to the LORD and said, "O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy upon the widow I am staying with by causing her son to die?"

  • Ezra 9:3
    70%

    3When I heard this, I tore my garment and my robe, pulled out some of the hair from my head and beard, and sat down appalled.

  • Jer 36:24
    70%

    24Neither the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words were afraid or tore their garments in sorrow.

  • 2 Kgs 18:37
    70%

    37Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and reported to him the words of the Rab-shakeh.

  • 2 Kgs 3:27
    70%

    27Then he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him as a burnt sacrifice on the city wall. Great wrath came upon Israel, so they withdrew from him and returned to their own land.

  • 1 Kgs 20:31
    70%

    31His servants said to him, "We have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us put sackcloth around our waists and ropes on our heads and go to the king of Israel; perhaps he will spare your life."

  • Jer 6:26
    70%

    26O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth and roll in ashes; mourn as for an only son, with bitter lamentation, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.

  • 2 Sam 14:2
    70%

    2So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there. He said to her, "Please act like you are in mourning. Put on mourning clothes and do not anoint yourself with oil. Behave as if you have been mourning for the dead for a long time.

  • 2 Sam 19:4
    69%

    4The people stole away into the city that day, as men who are ashamed steal away when they flee from battle.

  • 2 Sam 13:19
    69%

    19Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the ornamented robe she was wearing. She put her hand on her head and went away, weeping loudly as she went.

  • 2 Kgs 2:12
    69%

    12Elisha saw this and cried out, 'My father, my father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!' And he saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces.

  • 2 Sam 14:5-6
    2 verses
    69%

    5The king said to her, "What is troubling you?" She replied, "Truly, I am a widow; my husband has died.

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    69%

    17He called his servant who attended him and said, 'Throw this woman out of my presence and bolt the door after her.'

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    69%

    12A man from the tribe of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh that same day, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.

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    69%

    36As he finished speaking, the king’s sons arrived, weeping loudly. The king and all his servants also wept bitterly.

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    69%

    18Then the king said to the woman, "Do not hide anything I ask you." The woman said, "Let my lord the king speak."

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    69%

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    2 verses
    69%

    35When he saw her, he tore his clothes and cried, 'Oh no, my daughter! You have brought me to my knees and made me miserable, for I have made a vow to the Lord that I cannot break.'

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    69%

    6Then the king’s face turned pale, and his thoughts terrified him. His hips became weak, and his knees knocked together.

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    69%

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    69%

    34Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son for many days.