2 Samuel 13:31
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New International Version (©2011)
The king stood up, tore his clothes and lay down on the ground; and all his attendants stood by with their clothes torn.

New Living Translation (©2007)
The king got up, tore his robe, and threw himself on the ground. His advisers also tore their clothes in horror and sorrow.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Then the king arose and tore his garments and lay on the earth. And all his servants who were standing by tore their garments.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Then the king arose, tore his clothes and lay on the ground; and all his servants were standing by with clothes torn.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
In response the king stood up, tore his clothes, and lay down on the ground, and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.

International Standard Version (©2012)
David arose, ripped his clothes in anguish, and collapsed to the ground while all of his staff stood by with their own clothes torn.

NET Bible (©2006)
Then the king stood up and tore his garments and lay down on the ground. All his servants were standing there with torn garments as well.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The king stood up, tore his clothes, and lay down on the ground. All his servants were standing beside him with their clothes torn [to show their grief].

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Then the king arose, and tore his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.

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

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

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

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

Webster's Bible Translation
Then the king arose, and tore his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.

World English Bible
Then the king arose, and tore his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.

Young's Literal Translation
and the king riseth, and rendeth his garments, and lieth on the earth, and all his servants are standing by with rent garments.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

13:30-39 Jonadab was as guilty of Ammon's death, as of his sin; such false friends do they prove, who counsel us to do wickedly. Instead of loathing Absalom as a murderer, David, after a time, longed to go forth to him. This was David's infirmity: God saw something in his heart that made a difference, else we should have thought that he, as much as Eli, honoured his sons more than God.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then the king arose, and tore his garments,.... In token of extreme grief and sorrow, as Jacob did when he was shown the coat of Joseph, supposing him to have been slain, as David thought all his sons were, Genesis 37:34,

and lay on the earth; on the bare ground, another token of mourning; so Job did on hearing the death of his sons, Job 1:20,

and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent: did as David did, in imitation of him, joining with him in expressions of sorrow; these were his courtiers, ministers of state, and principal officers in his household.

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Absalom's Revenge on Amnon
…30And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom has slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left. 31Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent. 32And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this has been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.

2 Samuel 1:11 Then David and all the men with him took hold of their clothes and tore them.
2 Samuel 12:16 David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth on the ground.
2 Samuel 13:30 While they were on their way, the report came to David: "Absalom has struck down all the king's sons; not one of them is left."