And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:
Top of the mount, where he worshipped - looking toward Jerusalem, where were the ark and tabernacle.
Hushai the Archite - a native of Archi, on the frontiers of Benjamin and Ephraim (Joshua 16:2).
With his coat rent, х kutaanªtow (H3801), his tunic; Septuagint, chitoon (G5509)] - worn usually with sleeves, and reaching to the knees; the proper dress of priests and Levites (Exodus 28:4; Exodus 29:5; Nehemiah 7:70-72); but in later times generally adopted by persons of rank. Comparing the prayers against Ahithophel with the counsel to Hushai, we see how strongly a spirit of fervent piety was combined, in David's character, with the devices of an active and far-seeing policy.