2 Kings 18:37

Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the [royal] household, and Shebna the scribe and Joah the son of Asaph the secretary, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn [in grief and despair] and told him what the Rabshakeh had said.

Genesis 37:29

Now Reuben [unaware of what had happened] returned to the pit, and [to his great alarm found that] Joseph was not in the pit; so he tore his clothes [in deep sorrow].

Genesis 37:34

So Jacob tore his clothes [in grief], put on sackcloth and mourned many days for his son.

2 Kings 5:7

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes [in shock and outrage at the request] and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me [a request] to heal a man of his leprosy? Just consider [what he is asking] and see how he is seeking an opportunity [for a battle] with me.”

2 Kings 6:30

When the king heard the woman’s words, he tore his clothes—now he was still walking along on the wall—and the people looked [at him], and he had on sackcloth underneath [his royal robe] next to his skin.

2 Kings 18:26

Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna and Joah, said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in the Aramaic (Syrian) language, because we understand it; and do not speak with us in the Judean (Hebrew) language in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”

2 Kings 22:11

Now when the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes.

2 Kings 22:19

because your heart was tender (receptive, penitent) and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I said against this place and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,” declares the Lord.

Job 1:20

Then Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head [in mourning for the children], and he fell to the ground and worshiped [God].

Isaiah 33:7


Now look, their brave men shout outside;
The ambassadors [seeking a treaty] of peace weep bitterly.

Isaiah 36:21-22

But they kept silent and did not say a word to him in reply, for King Hezekiah’s command was, “Do not answer him.”

Jeremiah 36:24

Yet the king and all his servants who heard all these words were not afraid, nor did they tear their clothes.

Matthew 26:65

Then the high priest tore his robes [in mock horror] and exclaimed, “He has blasphemed [by making Himself God’s equal]! What further need have we of witnesses or evidence? See, you have now heard the blasphemy.

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Summary

Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.

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Bible References

With their clothes rent

2 Kings 5:7
When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes [in shock and outrage at the request] and said, “Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me [a request] to heal a man of his leprosy? Just consider [what he is asking] and see how he is seeking an opportunity [for a battle] with me.”
2 Kings 22:11
Now when the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes.
Genesis 37:29
Now Reuben [unaware of what had happened] returned to the pit, and [to his great alarm found that] Joseph was not in the pit; so he tore his clothes [in deep sorrow].
Job 1:20
Then Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head [in mourning for the children], and he fell to the ground and worshiped [God].
Isaiah 33:7

Now look, their brave men shout outside;
The ambassadors [seeking a treaty] of peace weep bitterly.
Isaiah 36:21
But they kept silent and did not say a word to him in reply, for King Hezekiah’s command was, “Do not answer him.”
Jeremiah 36:24
Yet the king and all his servants who heard all these words were not afraid, nor did they tear their clothes.
Matthew 26:65
Then the high priest tore his robes [in mock horror] and exclaimed, “He has blasphemed [by making Himself God’s equal]! What further need have we of witnesses or evidence? See, you have now heard the blasphemy.

General references

Isaiah 36:21
But they kept silent and did not say a word to him in reply, for King Hezekiah’s command was, “Do not answer him.”