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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/10.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_samuel/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So Hanun seized David&#8217s envoys, shaved off half of each man&#8217s beard, cut off their garments at the buttocks, and sent them away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, <i>even</i> to their buttocks, and sent them away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Hanun took David&#8217s 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Hanun took David’s emissaries, shaved off half their beards, cut their clothes in half at the hips, and sent them away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Hanun took David&#8217s emissaries, shaved off half their beards, cut their clothes in half at the hips, and sent them away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Hanun seized David's messengers, shaved off one side of their beards, cut off their clothes at the hips, and sent them away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore 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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />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<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/10-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=2362" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/10.htm">David's Messengers Disgraced</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>the 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?” <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2586.htm" title="2586: ḥā·nūn (N-proper-ms) -- From chanan; favored; Chanun, the name of an Ammonite and of two Israelites.">So Hanun</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">took</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: ḏā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·ḏê (N-mpc) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">servants,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1548.htm" title="1548: way·ḡal·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To be bald, shave, shave off. A primitive root; properly, to be bald, i.e. to shave; figuratively to lay waste.">shaved off</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2677.htm" title="2677: ḥă·ṣî (N-msc) -- Half. From chatsah; the half or middle.">half</a> <a href="/hebrew/2206.htm" title="2206: zə·qā·nām (N-csc:: 3mp) -- Beard, chin. From zaqen; the beard.">of each man’s beard,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: way·yiḵ·rōṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">cut off</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4063.htm" title="4063: maḏ·wê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A garment. From an unused root meaning to stretch; properly, extent, i.e. Measure; by implication, a dress.">their garments</a> <a href="/hebrew/2677.htm" title="2677: ba·ḥê·ṣî (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Half. From chatsah; the half or middle."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">at</a> <a href="/hebrew/8357.htm" title="8357: šə·ṯō·w·ṯê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- The seat. From shiyth; the seat.">the hips,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·šal·lə·ḥêm (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">and sent them away.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>When 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.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/19-4.htm">1 Chronicles 19:4</a></span><br />So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved their beards, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/20-4.htm">Isaiah 20:4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-27.htm">Leviticus 19:27</a></span><br />You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/7-20.htm">Isaiah 7:20</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-1.htm">Ezekiel 5:1</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/10-27.htm">1 Samuel 10:27</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/8-2.htm">2 Samuel 8:2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/19-24.htm">2 Samuel 19:24</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/2-23.htm">2 Kings 2:23-24</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/20-31.htm">1 Kings 20:31</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-31.htm">2 Samuel 12:31</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/13-19.htm">2 Samuel 13:19</a></span><br />And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying aloud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/16-5.htm">2 Samuel 16:5-6</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-39.htm">Matthew 5:39-41</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-29.htm">Luke 6:29</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/19-27.htm">Leviticus 19:27</a></b></br> Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/19-3.htm">1 Chronicles 19:3,4</a></b></br> 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? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/109-4.htm">Psalm 109:4,5</a></b></br> For my love they are my adversaries: but I <i>give myself unto</i> prayer… </p><p class="hdg">cut off</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/20-4.htm">Isaiah 20:4</a></b></br> So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with <i>their</i> buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/47-2.htm">Isaiah 47:2,3</a></b></br> Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/41-5.htm">Jeremiah 41:5</a></b></br> That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, <i>even</i> fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring <i>them</i> to the house of the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/21-13.htm">Beard</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-5.htm">Beards</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-4.htm">Buttocks</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-5.htm">Chins</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-4.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/judges/19-29.htm">Cutteth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-9.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-3.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-2.htm">David's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-18.htm">Far</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-31.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-16.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-14.htm">Half</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-3.htm">Hanun</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-11.htm">Hips</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-6.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-8.htm">Raiment</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-24.htm">Robes</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-16.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-3.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/judges/16-22.htm">Shaved</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-12.htm">Skirts</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-22.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/10-5.htm">Beard</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-5.htm">Beards</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-4.htm">Buttocks</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-5.htm">Chins</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-16.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-25.htm">Cutteth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-23.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-5.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-13.htm">David's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-23.htm">Far</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-31.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-5.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-3.htm">Half</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-2.htm">Hanun</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-4.htm">Hips</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-12.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-25.htm">Raiment</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-18.htm">Robes</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-6.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-19.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-4.htm">Shaved</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-4.htm">Skirts</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-10.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/10-1.htm">David's messengers, sent to comfort Hanun are villainously treated</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">The Ammonites, strengthened by the Syrians, overcome by Joab and Abishai</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/10-15.htm">Shobuch, making a new supply of the Syrains at Helam, is slain by David</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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David had sent his servants to express condolences for Hanun's father, Nahash, who had shown kindness to David. This act of taking David's servants was a breach of diplomatic protocol and an insult to David's intentions. The Ammonites were descendants of Lot, and their relationship with Israel was historically contentious, as seen in <a href="/judges/11-4.htm">Judges 11:4-33</a>.<p><b>shaved off half of each man’s beard</b><br>In ancient Near Eastern culture, a man's beard was a symbol of dignity and honor. Shaving off half of the beard was a severe humiliation, akin to a public shaming. This act was not only a personal affront to the men but also an insult to David, their king. The beard held religious significance as well, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/19-27.htm">Leviticus 19:27</a>, where Israelites were instructed on how to treat their beards.<p><b>cut off their garments at the hips</b><br>Cutting off the garments at the hips left the men exposed and humiliated. Clothing in biblical times was a sign of status and identity, and to be stripped of it was to be stripped of one's dignity. This act of humiliation was intended to disgrace David's men and, by extension, David himself. It reflects the cultural practices of shaming enemies, similar to the treatment of captives in <a href="/isaiah/20-4.htm">Isaiah 20:4</a>.<p><b>and sent them away</b><br>Sending the men away in such a state was a deliberate act of public humiliation. It was intended to send a message to David and the Israelites that they were not respected by the Ammonites. This action set the stage for the ensuing conflict between Israel and the Ammonites, as recorded in the following verses. The sending away of the humiliated servants can be seen as a type of rejection, paralleling the rejection of Christ by His own people, as noted in <a href="/john/1-11.htm">John 1:11</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hanun.htm">Hanun</a></b><br>The new king of the Ammonites, who succeeded his father Nahash. He is central to this event as he makes a decision that leads to conflict with Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/david's_servants.htm">David's Servants</a></b><br>These are the envoys sent by King David to express sympathy to Hanun after the death of his father. They become victims of Hanun's humiliating actions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The King of Israel, who sends his servants to Hanun in a gesture of goodwill and diplomacy.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/ammonites.htm">Ammonites</a></b><br>A neighboring nation to Israel, often in conflict with them. The actions of their king, Hanun, lead to further hostilities.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, it is the capital of Israel and the seat of King David's reign, from where the envoys were sent.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_cultural_insults.htm">Understanding Cultural Insults</a></b><br>The shaving of the beard and cutting of garments were deliberate acts of humiliation. Understanding cultural contexts helps us grasp the severity of the insult.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/diplomacy_and_misunderstanding.htm">Diplomacy and Misunderstanding</a></b><br>David's initial gesture was one of peace and goodwill. Misinterpretations can lead to unnecessary conflict, highlighting the importance of clear communication.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_insults.htm">Responding to Insults</a></b><br>David's response to this insult was strategic and measured. We can learn from his example to respond thoughtfully rather than react impulsively.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_pride_and_assumptions.htm">The Role of Pride and Assumptions</a></b><br>Hanun's actions were based on assumptions and pride, leading to conflict. This teaches us the dangers of acting on assumptions without seeking truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_actions.htm">The Consequences of Actions</a></b><br>Hanun's decision had significant consequences, leading to war. Our actions, especially those made in haste or anger, can have far-reaching effects.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_1_chronicles_19_4_exaggerated.htm">Is there any historical or cultural precedent to justify the humiliating act of shaving half the beard and cutting garments (1 Chronicles 19:4), or does this detail seem exaggerated?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_1_chr_19_and_2_sam_10_differ.htm">Why do 1 Chronicles 19 and 2 Samuel 10 present slight variations in numbers and details of the battles, and which version is more historically accurate? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_isaiah_20_4_literal_or_symbolic.htm">Is Isaiah 20:4's depiction of Egyptians and Ethiopians led away naked exaggerated or symbolic, considering large forced marches usually leave historical or archaeological evidence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_shaving.htm">What are the Bible's teachings on shaving?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Shaved off the one half of their beards.</span>--According to Oriental ideas, the extremest insult which could have been inflicted. "Cutting off a person's beard is regarded by the Arabs as an indignity quite equal to flogging and branding among ourselves. Many would rather die than have their beard shaved off (Arvieux, quoted by Keil). It is remarkable that in none of David's wars does he appear as the aggressor.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Hanun... shaved off the one half of their beards.</span> To an Oriental the beard was the mark of his being a free man, and to cut it off on one side was not merely an insult to David's ambassadors, but the treating them like slaves. Moreover, as only the priests wore underclothing, and as the ordinary dress of men consisted of a tunic and a loose flowing robe thrown over it, the cutting of this robe short up to the hip was a vile and abominable affront. Of course, Hanun intended this as a challenge to war, whereas David had meant peace and friendship. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/10-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So Hanun</span><br /><span class="heb">חָנ֜וּן</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·nūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2586.htm">Strong's 2586: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hanun -- 'favored', two contemporaries of Nehemiah, also an Ammonite king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">took</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקַּ֨ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">David’s</span><br /><span class="heb">דָוִ֗ד</span> <span class="translit">(ḏā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">servants,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַבְדֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḇ·ḏê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shaved off</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְגַלַּח֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḡal·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1548.htm">Strong's 1548: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be bald, to shave, to lay waste</span><br /><br /><span class="word">half</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲצִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·ṣî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2677.htm">Strong's 2677: </a> </span><span class="str2">The half, middle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of each man's beard,</span><br /><span class="heb">זְקָנָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(zə·qā·nām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2206.htm">Strong's 2206: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beard, chin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cut</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiḵ·rōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their garments</span><br /><span class="heb">מַדְוֵיהֶ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(maḏ·wê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4063.htm">Strong's 4063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Extent, measure, a dress</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in half</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּחֵ֖צִי</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥê·ṣî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2677.htm">Strong's 2677: </a> </span><span class="str2">The half, middle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the hips,</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁתֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ṯō·w·ṯê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8357.htm">Strong's 8357: </a> </span><span class="str2">The seat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and sent them away.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(way·šal·lə·ḥêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/10-4.htm">2 Samuel 10:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/10-4.htm">2 Samuel 10:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/10-4.htm">2 Samuel 10:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/10-4.htm">2 Samuel 10:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/10-4.htm">2 Samuel 10:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/10-4.htm">2 Samuel 10:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/10-4.htm">2 Samuel 10:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/10-4.htm">2 Samuel 10:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/10-4.htm">2 Samuel 10:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/10-4.htm">2 Samuel 10:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/10-4.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 10:4 So Hanun took David's servants and shaved (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/10-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 10:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 10:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/10-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 10:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 10:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>