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On the third day

"After three days" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal)

with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head

In this culture, tearing one's own clothes and putting dirt on one's head was an act of mourning. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)

he lay facedown on the ground and prostrated himself

This was an act of showing submission to David, who was now the king of Israel. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)