1)

Why did Chizkiyah tear his garments?

1.

Malbim: It is because Ravshake blasphemed.

2)

Why did he cover himself with sackcloth?

1.

Radak (Melachim II, 19:1): He afflicted himself, so Hashem would have mercy on him and the nation.

2.

Malbim: It was due to [grief over] the affliction (Sancheriv's threat).

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