2 Samuel 13:31

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

• וַיָּ֧קָםand he arose

  vaiyakomH6965 →628 times

• הַמֶּ֛לֶךְthe king

  hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

• וַיִּקְרַ֥עand he tore

  vaiyikra'H7167 →63 times

• אֶת־<obj.>

  ʾet-H853 →10935 times

• בְּגָדָ֖יוgarments his

  begadavH899 →217 times

• וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בand he lay down

  vaiyishkavH7901 →212 times

• אָ֑רְצָה[the] ground towards

  ʾaretzahH776 →2504 times

• וְכָל־and all

  vekholH3605 →5413 times

• עֲבָדָ֥יוservants his

  ʾavadavH5650 →799 times

• נִצָּבִ֖ים[were] standing

  nitzavimH5324 →75 times

• קְרֻעֵ֥יtorn of

  kerueiH7167 →63 times

• בְגָדִֽים׃ סgarments

  vegadimH899 →217 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

• Through

  2 Samuel 3:31

  Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.

  it leads to

  • Genesis 37:34

    Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.

    Reached by 3 separate paths from here.

  • 2 Samuel 1:11

    Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.

    Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

• Through

  Genesis 37:34

  Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.

  it leads to

  • Genesis 37:29

    When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,

    Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

• Through

  2 Samuel 1:11

  Then David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.

  it leads to

  • 2 Samuel 3:31

    Then David ordered Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner.” And King David himself walked behind the funeral bier.

    Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

• Through

  Genesis 37:29

  When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,

  it leads to

  • Acts 14:14

    But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul found out about this, they tore their clothes and rushed into the crowd, shouting,

    Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

  • Job 1:20

    Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,

• Through

  2 Samuel 12:16

  David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.

  it leads to

  • Jonah 3:9

    Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”

  • Esther 4:16

    “Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast…