2 Samuel 10:1-5 ▼

1 And it came to pass after this that the king of the sons of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place.

2 And David said, “I will do kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, as his father did kindness to me.” And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants concerning his father. And the servants of David came into the land of the sons of Ammon.

3 And the princes of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, “Is David honoring your father in your eyes because he has sent to you comforters? Is it not for the purpose of searching out the city and to spy it out and to overthrow it that David has sent his servants to you?”

4 And Hanun took the servants of David and shaved off half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle at their buttocks, and sent them away.

5 And they told David, and he sent to meet them because the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Abide at Jericho until your? beards have grown, and return.”