The news reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.
s Annales Vet. Test. A. M. 3233. Vid. Rollin's Ancient History, vol. 2. p. 30. t על האפר "in cinere illo", Vatablus, Tarnovius.