The man displayed the customary outward signs of grief (1 Samuel 4:12; 2 Samuel 13:31; Job 2:12). Such dress was very appropriate given the recent defeat of Israel in battle.1
The man displayed the customary outward signs of grief (1 Samuel 4:12; 2 Samuel 13:31; Job 2:12). Such dress was very appropriate given the recent defeat of Israel in battle.1
2 And on the third day, behold, a man came from Saul’s camp, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. And when he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid homage.