Bible Verses About Widows: Were clothed in mourning after the decease of husbands

Then she put her widowes garments off from her, and couered her with a vaile, and wrapped her selfe, and sate downe in Pethah-enaim, which is by the way to Timnah, because she sawe that Shelah was growen, and she was not giuen vnto him to wife.

Then she rose, and went and put her vaile from her and put on her widowes raiment.

And Ioab sent to Tekoah, and brought thence a subtile woman, and sayd vnto her, I pray thee, fayne thy selfe to mourne, and nowe put on mourning apparel, and anoynt not thy selfe with oyle: but be as a woman that had now long time mourned for the dead.

Then the King sayd vnto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am in deede a widow, and mine husband is dead: