1 Chronicles 19:1-5 ▼

1 Some time later, King Nahash of Ammon died and his son succeeded him,

2 so David told himself, |I will be loyal to Nahash's son Hanun, since his father showed loyal, gracious love to me.| So David sent a delegation to console him about his loss of his father. But when David's delegation arrived to visit Hanun in Ammonite territory to console him,

3 the Ammonite officials asked Hanun, |Do you think that because David has sent a delegation of consolers to you that he is honoring your father? His delegation has arrived to search, overthrow, and scout the land, hasn't it?|

4 So Hanun arrested David's delegation, shaved off their beards, cut off their clothes at the waist line, and sent them away in disgrace.

5 After they had departed, David was informed about the men, so he sent word to them, since they had been deeply humiliated. He told them, |Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.|