וַֽיְהִי֙ כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֖י סֵ֣פֶר הַתּוֹרָ֑ה וַיִּקְרַ֖ע אֶת־בְּגָדָֽיו׃
And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the Law, that he rent his clothes.
Read midrashic interpretation of II Kings 22:11: and classical rabbinic exegesis.