Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So Hanun seized David’s envoys, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the buttocks, and sent them away. New Living Translation So Hanun seized David’s ambassadors and shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their robes at the buttocks, and sent them back to David in shame. English Standard Version So Hanun took David’s servants and shaved off half the beard of each and cut off their garments in the middle, at their hips, and sent them away. Berean Standard Bible So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away. King James Bible Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away. New King James Version Therefore Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of their beards, cut off their garments in the middle, at their buttocks, and sent them away. New American Standard Bible So Hanun took David’s servants and shaved off half of their beards, and cut off their robes in the middle as far as their buttocks, and sent them away. NASB 1995 So Hanun took David’s servants and shaved off half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle as far as their hips, and sent them away. NASB 1977 So Hanun took David’s servants and shaved off half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle as far as their hips, and sent them away. Legacy Standard Bible So Hanun took David’s servants and shaved off half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle as far as their hips, and sent them away. Amplified Bible So Hanun took David’s servants and shaved off half their beards, and cut off their robes in the middle as far as their hips, and sent them away. Christian Standard Bible So Hanun took David’s emissaries, shaved off half their beards, cut their clothes in half at the hips, and sent them away. Holman Christian Standard Bible So Hanun took David’s emissaries, shaved off half their beards, cut their clothes in half at the hips, and sent them away. American Standard Version So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away. Contemporary English Version Hanun arrested David's officials and had their beards shaved off on one side of their faces. He had their robes cut off just below the waist, and then he sent them away. English Revised Version So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away. GOD'S WORD® Translation So Hanun took David's men, shaved off half of each man's beard, cut off their clothes from the waist down, and sent them away. Good News Translation Hanun seized David's messengers, shaved off one side of their beards, cut off their clothes at the hips, and sent them away. International Standard Version 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. Majority Standard Bible So Hanun took David?s servants, shaved off half of each man?s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away. NET Bible So Hanun seized David's servants and shaved off half of each one's beard. He cut the lower part of their robes off so that their buttocks were exposed, and then sent them away. New Heart English Bible So Hanun took David's servants and shaved off their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away. Webster's Bible Translation Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away. World English Bible So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Hanun takes the servants of David, and shaves off the half of their beard, and cuts off their long robes in the midst—to their buttocks, and sends them away; Young's Literal Translation And Hanun taketh the servants of David, and shaveth off the half of their beard, and cutteth off their long robes in the midst -- unto their buttocks, and sendeth them away; Smith's Literal Translation And Hanun will take David's servants, and shave half their beard, and cut off their garments in the half, even to their buttocks, and he will send them away. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWherefore Hanon took the servants of David, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut away half of their garments even to the buttocks, and sent them away. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, Hanun took the servants of David, and he shaved off one half part of their beards, and he cut their garments at the middle, as far as the buttocks, and he sent them away. New American Bible So Hanun seized David’s servants, shaved off half their beards, cut away the lower halves of their garments at the buttocks, and sent them away. New Revised Standard Version So Hanun seized David’s envoys, shaved off half the beard of each, cut off their garments in the middle at their hips, and sent them away. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWherefore Hanun took David's servants and shaved off the one-half of their beards and cut off their garments in the middle as far as their buttocks, and sent them away. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Khanun the Servants of David seized them and shaved half of their beards and he bound their tunics in folds unto their buttocks and he sent them away OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Annon took the servants of David, and shaved their beards, and cut off their garments in the midst as far as their haunches, and sent them away. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David's Messengers Disgraced…3the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?” 4So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away. 5When this was reported to David, he sent messengers to meet the men, since they had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”… Cross References 1 Chronicles 19:4 So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved their beards, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away. Isaiah 20:4 so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame. Leviticus 19:27 You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard. Isaiah 7:20 On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well. Ezekiel 5:1 “As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair. 1 Samuel 10:27 But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it. 2 Samuel 8:2 David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute. 2 Samuel 19:24 Then Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely. 2 Kings 2:23-24 From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” / Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. 1 Kings 20:31 Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.” 2 Samuel 12:31 David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem. 2 Samuel 13:19 And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying aloud. 2 Samuel 16:5-6 As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses. / He threw stones at David and at all the servants of the king, though the troops and all the mighty men were on David’s right and left. Matthew 5:39-41 But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also; / if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well; / and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Luke 6:29 If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well. Treasury of Scripture Why Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away. Leviticus 19:27 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. 1 Chronicles 19:3,4 But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land? … Psalm 109:4,5 For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer… cut off Isaiah 20:4 So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. Isaiah 47:2,3 Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers… Jeremiah 41:5 That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD. Jump to Previous Beard Beards Buttocks Chins Cut Cutteth Cutting David David's Far Garments Hair Half Hanun Hips Middle Raiment Robes Seized Servants Shaved Skirts WhereforeJump to Next Beard Beards Buttocks Chins Cut Cutteth Cutting David David's Far Garments Hair Half Hanun Hips Middle Raiment Robes Seized Servants Shaved Skirts Wherefore2 Samuel 10 1. David's messengers, sent to comfort Hanun are villainously treated6. The Ammonites, strengthened by the Syrians, overcome by Joab and Abishai 15. Shobuch, making a new supply of the Syrains at Helam, is slain by David So Hanun took David’s servants The name "Hanun" is derived from the Hebrew root "חנן" (chanan), meaning "to be gracious" or "to show favor." Ironically, Hanun's actions are anything but gracious. This highlights the tension between names and actions, a common theme in the Bible. David's servants, representing the king himself, were emissaries of peace. In the ancient Near East, ambassadors were considered sacred and their mistreatment was a grave offense, often seen as an act of war. shaved off half of each man’s beard cut off their garments at the hips and sent them away Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So Hanunחָנ֜וּן (ḥā·nūn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2586: Hanun -- 'favored', two contemporaries of Nehemiah, also an Ammonite king took וַיִּקַּ֨ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take David’s דָוִ֗ד (ḏā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse servants, עַבְדֵ֣י (‘aḇ·ḏê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5650: Slave, servant shaved off וַיְגַלַּח֙ (way·ḡal·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1548: To be bald, to shave, to lay waste half חֲצִ֣י (ḥă·ṣî) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2677: The half, middle of each man's beard, זְקָנָ֔ם (zə·qā·nām) Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 2206: Beard, chin cut וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת (way·yiḵ·rōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant their garments מַדְוֵיהֶ֛ם (maḏ·wê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4063: Extent, measure, a dress in half בַּחֵ֖צִי (ba·ḥê·ṣî) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2677: The half, middle at עַ֣ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the hips, שְׁתֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם (šə·ṯō·w·ṯê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8357: The seat and sent them away. וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃ (way·šal·lə·ḥêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out Links 2 Samuel 10:4 NIV2 Samuel 10:4 NLT 2 Samuel 10:4 ESV 2 Samuel 10:4 NASB 2 Samuel 10:4 KJV 2 Samuel 10:4 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 10:4 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 10:4 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 10:4 French Bible 2 Samuel 10:4 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 10:4 So Hanun took David's servants and shaved (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |
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