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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)