6 When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
Jonah 3:6
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1 Kings 21:26–28
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1 Maccabees 3:46–48
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2 Kings 19:1–2
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