Death of Eli

12 Then a man of Benjamin ran from the battle line the same day, and (A)came to Shiloh with his clothes torn and (B)dirt on his head.

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on the third day, behold, it happened that (A)a man came from Saul’s camp (B)with his clothes [a]torn and dust on his head. So it was, when he came to David, that he (C)fell to the ground and prostrated himself.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 1:2 To show grief

12 And when they raised their eyes from afar, and did not recognize him, they lifted their voices and wept; and each one tore his robe and (A)sprinkled dust on his head toward heaven.

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10 The elders of the daughter of Zion
(A)Sit on the ground and keep silence;
[a]They (B)throw dust on their heads
And (C)gird themselves with sackcloth.
The virgins of Jerusalem
Bow their heads to the ground.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 2:10 A sign of mourning

19 (A)“They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! (B)For in one hour she [a]is made desolate.’

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 18:19 have been laid waste

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