Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.

Merciful kings

Put sackcloth

Bible References

Merciful kings

Ephesians 1:7
It is in him we have deliverance, the forgiveness of our trespasses, through his blood;

Put sackcloth

Revelation 11:3
And I will give power to my two witnesses, and clothed in sackcloth they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days.