³¹ Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn over Abner.” And King David followed the bier.^(A)

⁴⁷ They fasted that day, put on sackcloth, and sprinkled ashes on their heads, and tore their clothes.^(A)

¹⁹ Women girded with sackcloth under their breasts thronged the streets. Some of the young women who were kept indoors ran together to the gates, and some to the walls, while others peered out of the windows.^(A)