2 Samuel 3:31
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31 Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn over Abner.” And King David followed the bier.(A)
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2 Maccabees 1:8
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8 and burned the gate and shed innocent blood. We prayed to the Lord and were heard, and we offered sacrifice and grain offering, and we lit the lamps and set out the loaves.(A)
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2 Maccabees 10:25
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25 As he drew near, Maccabeus and his men sprinkled dust on their heads and girded their loins with sackcloth, in supplication to God.(A)
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3 Maccabees 1:18
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18 Young women who had been secluded in their chambers rushed out with their mothers, sprinkled their hair with dust,[a] and filled the streets with groans and lamentations.(A)
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- 1.18 Other ancient authorities add and ashes
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