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Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth

These were symbolic actions to demonstrate their grief and sadness. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)

The king wept and cried loudly

The words "wept" and "cried loudly" mean basically the same thing and emphasize how much David mourned for Abner. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)

translationWords

• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sackcloth
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mourn
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/body
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bury
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/tomb
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peoplegroup