2 Samuel 1 · Verse 11

2 Samuel 1:11

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

2 Samuel 1:11 in other translations

BSBThen David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.
WEBThen David took hold of his clothes and tore them; and all the men who were with him did likewise.
ASVThen David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:
YLTAnd David taketh hold on his garments, and rendeth them, and also all the men who are with him,
DARBYThen David took hold of his garments and rent them; and all the men that were with him did likewise.
BBEThen David gave way to bitter grief, and so did all the men who were with him:
WebsterThen David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:

What does 2 Samuel 1:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 1:2-12

2-12. a man came out of the camp from Saul--As the narrative of Saul's death, given in the last chapter, is inspired, it must be considered the true account, and the Amalekite's story a fiction of his own, invented to ingratiate himself with David, the presumptive successor to the throne. David's question, "How went the matter?" evinces the deep interest he took in the war, an interest that sprang from feelings of…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 1:11-16
David was sincere in his mourning for Saul; and all with him humbled themselves under the hand of God, laid so heavily upon Israel by this defeat. The man who brought the tidings, David put to death, as a murderer of his prince. David herein did not do unjustly; the Amalekite confessed the crime. If he did as he said, he deserved to die for treason; and his lying to David, if indeed it were a lie, proved, as sooner or later that sin will prove, lying against himself. Hereby David showed himself zealous for public justice, without regard to his own private interest.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

2 Samuel 1:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvai.ya.cha.Zekand he took holdH2388
דָּוִ֛דda.VidDavidH1732
בִּבְגָדָ֖יוbiv.ga.dovon garments hisH899
וַיִּקְרָעֵ֑םvai.yik.ra.'Emand he tore themH7167
וְגַ֥םve.Gamand alsoH1571
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.Shimthe menH582
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH834
אִתּֽוֹ\׃'i.To[were] with himH854

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 1:11

  • 2 Samuel 13:31

    Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.

  • Genesis 37:29

    And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

  • 2 Samuel 3:31

    And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.

  • Genesis 37:34

    And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

  • Romans 12:15

    Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

  • Acts 14:14

    Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,

  • Joshua 7:6

    And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the Lord until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
rent.
3:31; 13:31; Ge 37:29,34; Ac 14:14
likewise.
Ro 12:15

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 1:10

    So I stood upon 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.

  • 2 Samuel 1:11

    Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him:

  • 2 Samuel 1:12

    And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the Lord, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.

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2 Samuel 1:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces David trabando de sus vestidos, rompiólos; y lo mismo hicieron los hombres que estaban con él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Alors David saisit ses vêtements et les déchira; et tous les hommes qui étaient avec lui firent de même;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da faßte David seine Kleider und zerriß sie; und alle Männer, die bei ihm waren, taten ebenso.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Apprehendens autem David, vestimenta sua scidit, omnesque viri qui erant cum eo,