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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
For in him, and through the shedding of his blood, we have found redemption in the pardon of our offenses.
Put sackcloth
Revelation 11:3
Then I will give permission to my Two Witnesses, and for those twelve hundred and sixty days they will continue teaching, clothed in sackcloth.'