2 Kings 6:30

and he passed by upon the wall The R.V. places these words in a parenthesis rendering (Now he was passing by upon the wall).

the people looked At such an appeal many would congregate beside the two persons concerned in the matter.

he had sackcloth within upon his flesh Cf. the action of his father Ahab (1 Kings 21:27) when God threatened him with punishment after the murder of Naboth. But neither in one case nor the other does the sorrow appear to have worked any good result. -I find his sorrow, I find not his repentance. The worst man may grieve for his smart, only the good heart grieves for his offence" (Bp Hall). The result of Jehoram's anguish seems to have been only rage against Elisha.