When the king heard the words of the woman he rent his clothes--now he was passing by upon the wall--and the people looked, and behold, he had sackcloth beneath upon his body--

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Sackcloth - Perhaps Jehoram hoped to avert Yahweh’s anger, as his father had done (1 Kings 21:29). But there was no spirit of se…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And he passed.Now he was passing. The people in the streets below would see him well as he passed along the rampart.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes

At the horror of the fac…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Learn to value plenty and to be thankful for it; see how contemptible money is when, in a time of famine, it is so freely exchanged for anything ed…

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