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David tore his clothes

David tore his clothes as a sign of mourning the death of King Saul.

the people of Yahweh, and for the house of Israel

These two phrases are very similar. They are emphasizing that all of Israel was being mourned.

fallen by the sword

This is a more polite way to say that many people died in battle. The phrase "by the sword" here means "combat." The word "fallen" means "died." AT: "died in combat" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)