6 Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord until the evening, he and the elders of Israel. And they ^vput dust on their heads.

The Death of Eli

12 A man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head.

2 And on the third day, behold, a man came from Saul’s camp, ^cwith his clothes torn and dirt on his head. And when he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid homage.

32 While David was coming to the summit, where God was worshiped, behold, ^sHushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat torn and dirt on his head.