2 Kings 19:1
19:1 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the
Lord’s temple.
2 Kings 22:11
22:11 When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.
2 Kings 22:19
22:19 ‘You displayed a sensitive spirit
and humbled yourself before the
Lord when you heard how I intended to make this place and its residents into an appalling example of an accursed people.
You tore your clothes and wept before me, and I have heard you,’ says the
Lord.
Jeremiah 36:22-24
36:22 Since it was the ninth month of the year, the king was sitting in his winter quarters.
A fire was burning in the firepot in front of him.
36:23 As soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns
of the scroll, the king
would cut them off with a penknife
and throw them on the fire in the firepot. He kept doing so until the whole scroll was burned up in the fire.
36:24 Neither he nor any of his attendants showed any alarm when they heard all that had been read. Nor did they tear their clothes to show any grief or sorrow.
Joel 2:13
2:13 Return to the Lord your God,
for he is merciful and compassionate,
slow to anger and boundless in loyal love – often relenting from calamitous punishment.