2 Samuel 10:2-4 ▼

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

3 the Ammonite officials asked their lord 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 intending to search, scout the land, and then overthrow it, hasn't it?|

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