1 Samuel 4:12
clothes ... torn <04055 07167> [with his clothes rent.]
These, as we have already remarked, were the general signs of sorrow and distress.
dirt <0127> [with earth.]
1 Samuel 18:4
took off ... robe <06584 04598> [stripped himself.]
Presents of clothes or rich robes, as tokens of respect or friendship, are frequent in the East.
