He rose up from his throne, removed his luxurious robes of state, put on the same rough clothing that his people were wearing, and even “sat down in the ashes. ”
הוא קם מכיסאו, פשט את אדרת המלוכה המפוארת שלו, התכסה בשק כבני עמו ו’‏ישב על האפר ’.