6:30a When the king heard the words of the woman,

When the king heard what the woman had said,

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The king of Israel listened to the woman’s complaint.

6:30b he tore his clothes.

he tore his robe ⌊to show his sorrow⌋ .

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⌊In horror and anger⌋ he tore his clothes.

6:30c And as he passed by on the wall,

The king continued to walk on top of the wall where people were able to see him.

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⌊At that same time,⌋ the king was still walking along the wall. The people looked up at him

6:30d the people saw the sackcloth under his clothes

They saw that under his robe

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and noticed that under his ⌊torn⌋ outer clothes,

6:30e next to his skin.

the king was wearing sackcloth.

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he was wearing rough cloth next to his body ⌊to show his grief⌋ .

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