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The king said, &#8220Stay at Jericho till your beards have grown, and then come back.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> When David heard what had happened, he sent messengers to tell the men, “Stay at Jericho until your beards grow out, and then come back.” For they felt deep shame because of their appearance. <a href="/esv/2_samuel/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> When it was told David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Remain at Jericho until your beards have grown and then return.” <a href="/bsb/2_samuel/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/10.htm">King James Bible</a> When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return. <a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/10.htm">New King James Version</a> When they told David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.” <a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> When messengers informed David, he sent servants to meet them, because the men were extremely humiliated. And the king said, “Stay in Jericho until your beards grow back, and then you shall return.” <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> When they told it to David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly humiliated. And the king said, &#8220Stay at Jericho until your beards grow, and then return.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> When they told it to David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly humiliated. And the king said, “Stay at Jericho until your beards grow, and then return.” <a href="/lsb/2_samuel/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then they told it to David. And he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly dishonored. And the king said, “Stay at Jericho until your beards grow, and then return.” <a href="/amp/2_samuel/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When David was informed, he sent [messengers] to meet them [before they reached Jerusalem], for the men were greatly ashamed and humiliated. And the king said, “Stay at Jericho until your beards grow, and then return.” <a href="/csb/2_samuel/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When this was reported to David, he sent someone to meet them, since they were deeply humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho until your beards grow back; then return.” <a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When this was reported to David, he sent someone to meet them, since they were deeply humiliated. The king said, &#8220Stay in Jericho until your beards grow back; then return.&#8221 <a href="/asv/2_samuel/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return. <a href="/cev/2_samuel/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They were terribly ashamed. When David found out what had happened to his officials, he sent a message and told them, "Stay in Jericho until your beards grow back. Then you can come home." <a href="/erv/2_samuel/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return. <a href="/gwt/2_samuel/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> After David was told [what had happened], he sent [someone] to meet them because they were deeply humiliated. The king said to them, "Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return [to Jerusalem]." <a href="/gnt/2_samuel/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> They were too ashamed to return home. When David heard about what had happened, he sent word for them to stay in Jericho and not return until their beards had grown again. <a href="/isv/2_samuel/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> When David had been informed about the incident, he sent word to them, since the men had been deeply humiliated. The king told them, "Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return." <a href="/msb/2_samuel/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/2_samuel/10.htm">NET Bible</a> Messengers told David what had happened, so he summoned them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said, "Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown again; then you may come back." <a href="/nheb/2_samuel/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> When David was told, he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, "Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return." <a href="/wbt/2_samuel/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> When they told it to David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards are grown, and then return. <a href="/web/2_samuel/10.htm">World English Bible</a> When they told David this, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, “Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and they declare [it] to David, and he sends to meet them, for the men have been greatly ashamed, and the king says, “Abide in Jericho until your beard springs up—then you have returned.” <a href="/ylt/2_samuel/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and they declare it to David, and he sendeth to meet them, for the men have been greatly ashamed, and the king saith, 'Abide in Jericho till your beard doth spring up -- then ye have returned.' <a href="/slt/2_samuel/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they will announce to David, and he will send to meet them, for the men were greatly shamed. And the king will say, Sit down in Jericho till your beards spring up, and turn back.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_samuel/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> When this was told David, he sent to meet them: for the men were sadly put to confusion, and David commanded them, saying: Stay at Jericho, till your beards be grown, and then return. <a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when this had been reported to David, he sent to meet them. And the men were greatly disturbed by shame. And David commanded them, “Remain in Jericho, until your beards grow, and then return.” <a href="/nabre/2_samuel/10.htm">New American Bible</a> David was told of it and he sent word for them to be intercepted, for the men had been greatly disgraced. “Remain at Jericho,” the king told them, “until your beards have grown again; then come back here.” <a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When David was told, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, “Remain at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> When they told it to David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed; and the king said to them, Tarry at Jericho until your beards have grown and then return. <a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And they told David and he sent to meet them because the men were very ashamed. The King said to them: “Stay in Yerikho until your beards will grow, and then return”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_samuel/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said: 'Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.' <a href="/sep/2_samuel/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And they brought David word concerning the men; and he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly dishonoured: and the king said, Remain in Jericho till your beards have grown, and then ye shall return. <a href="/parallel/2_samuel/10-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=2372" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/10.htm">David's Messengers Disgraced</a> …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. 5<a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: way·yag·gi·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be conspicuous. ">When this was reported</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: lə·ḏā·wiḏ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">to David,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·yiš·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">he sent messengers</a> <a href="/hebrew/7122.htm" title="7122: liq·rā·ṯām (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- To encounter, befall. A primitive root: to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner.">to meet the men,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">since</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">they had been</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: hā·’ă·nā·šîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">thoroughly</a> <a href="/hebrew/3637.htm" title="3637: niḵ·lā·mîm (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To be humiliated. A primitive root; properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult.">humiliated.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">The king</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">told them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: šə·ḇū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">“Stay</a> <a href="/hebrew/3405.htm" title="3405: ḇî·rê·ḥōw (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Or Yrechow; or variation Yriychoh; perhaps from yareach; its month; or else from ruwach; fragrant; Jericho or Jerecho, a place in Palestine.">in Jericho</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.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/2206.htm" title="2206: zə·qan·ḵem (N-csc:: 2mp) -- Beard, chin. From zaqen; the beard.">your beards</a> <a href="/hebrew/6779.htm" title="6779: yə·ṣam·maḥ (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To sprout, spring up. A primitive root; to sprout.">have grown back,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·šaḇ·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">and then return.”</a> 6When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_chronicles/19-5.htm">1 Chronicles 19:5</a> When someone came and told David about his men, he sent messengers to meet them, since the men had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.” <a href="/leviticus/19-27.htm">Leviticus 19:27</a> You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard. <a href="/isaiah/7-20.htm">Isaiah 7:20</a> 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. <a href="/isaiah/15-2.htm">Isaiah 15:2</a> Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. <a href="/jeremiah/48-37.htm">Jeremiah 48:37</a> For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth. <a href="/ezekiel/5-1.htm">Ezekiel 5:1</a> “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. <a href="/1_samuel/10-4.htm">1 Samuel 10:4-5</a> They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hands. / After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying. <a href="/1_samuel/11-4.htm">1 Samuel 11:4-5</a> When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and relayed these words in the hearing of the people, they all wept aloud. / Just then Saul was returning from the field, behind his oxen. “What troubles the people?” asked Saul. “Why are they weeping?” And they relayed to him the words of the men from Jabesh. <a href="/2_samuel/19-24.htm">2 Samuel 19:24</a> 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. <a href="/2_kings/2-23.htm">2 Kings 2:23-24</a> 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. <a href="/1_corinthians/11-14.htm">1 Corinthians 11:14</a> Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him, <a href="/matthew/5-39.htm">Matthew 5:39-41</a> 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. <a href="/matthew/10-14.htm">Matthew 10:14</a> And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town. <a href="/luke/9-5.htm">Luke 9:5</a> If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.” <a href="/luke/10-11.htm">Luke 10:11</a> ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off as a testimony against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>When they told it to David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.Jericho<a href="/joshua/6-24.htm">Joshua 6:24-26</a> And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD… <a href="/1_kings/16-34.htm">1 Kings 16:34</a> In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.<a href="/1_chronicles/19-5.htm">1 Chronicles 19:5</a> Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/30-21.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/judges/3-25.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-4.htm">Beard</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-4.htm">Beards</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-4.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-23.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-3.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-2.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-5.htm">Grown</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-4.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-14.htm">Humiliated</a> <a href="/joshua/24-11.htm">Jericho</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-20.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/1_samuel/21-1.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-11.htm">Messengers</a> <a href="/2_samuel/8-9.htm">News</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-3.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-22.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/29-1.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-9.htm">Tarry</a> <a href="/1_samuel/24-11.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-25.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/11-11.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-3.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-24.htm">Beard</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-5.htm">Beards</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-10.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-5.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-5.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-8.htm">Grown</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-11.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-3.htm">Humiliated</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-34.htm">Jericho</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-10.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-15.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-4.htm">Messengers</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-18.htm">News</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-16.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-3.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-22.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-12.htm">Tarry</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-28.htm">Wait</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-8.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 10</div>1. <a href="/2_samuel/10-1.htm">David's messengers, sent to comfort Hanun are villainously treated</a> 6. <a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm">The Ammonites, strengthened by the Syrians, overcome by Joab and Abishai</a> 15. <a href="/2_samuel/10-15.htm">Shobuch, making a new supply of the Syrains at Helam, is slain by David</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>When this was reported to David David, the king of Israel, was informed of the mistreatment of his envoys by the Ammonites. This reflects the communication network and loyalty within David's kingdom. The report signifies the importance of maintaining honor and respect in diplomatic relations, a theme consistent throughout the Old Testament.he sent messengers to meet the men David's response to send messengers shows his concern and leadership. It highlights the role of messengers in ancient times as vital links in communication. This action also demonstrates David's empathy and responsibility as a leader, ensuring his men were cared for after their humiliation.since they had been thoroughly humiliated The humiliation involved the shaving of half their beards and cutting their garments, acts of deep disgrace in ancient Near Eastern culture. Beards were symbols of dignity and masculinity, and their partial removal was a severe insult. This incident underscores the cultural significance of honor and shame in biblical times.The king told them, “Stay in Jericho Jericho, a city with historical and strategic importance, served as a place of refuge and recovery. Its location near the Jordan River made it a suitable place for the men to stay temporarily. Jericho's mention connects to its earlier biblical significance, such as the conquest under Joshua.until your beards have grown back This phrase indicates a period of healing and restoration. The regrowth of their beards symbolizes the restoration of their honor and dignity. It reflects the biblical theme of redemption and the importance of personal and communal honor.and then return.” David's instruction to return after their beards had grown back signifies a return to normalcy and reintegration into the community. It highlights the importance of timing and readiness in leadership decisions. This also reflects the biblical principle of restoration before re-engagement in public life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a> The King of Israel, known for his leadership and heart for God. In this passage, he shows compassion and wisdom in dealing with his humiliated men. 2. <a href="/topical/m/messengers.htm">Messengers</a> These are the men sent by David to express condolences to Hanun, the new king of the Ammonites, but they were humiliated by having half their beards shaved and their garments cut. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jericho.htm">Jericho</a> A city in Israel where David instructs his humiliated men to stay until their beards grow back, symbolizing a place of refuge and restoration. 4. <a href="/topical/h/hanun.htm">Hanun</a> The new king of the Ammonites who, misled by his advisors, humiliates David's messengers, leading to conflict. 5. <a href="/topical/a/ammonites.htm">Ammonites</a> A neighboring nation to Israel, often in conflict with them. Their actions in this chapter lead to a war with Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/compassionate_leadership.htm">Compassionate Leadership</a> David's response to his men's humiliation shows the importance of caring for those under our leadership, providing them with time and space for restoration. <a href="/topical/c/cultural_sensitivity.htm">Cultural Sensitivity</a> Understanding cultural symbols and their significance can help us navigate conflicts and misunderstandings more effectively. <a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_healing.htm">Restoration and Healing</a> Just as David provided a place for his men to heal, we should seek places and times of restoration in our own lives when we face humiliation or defeat. <a href="/topical/w/wisdom_in_conflict.htm">Wisdom in Conflict</a> David's decision to wait and not immediately retaliate against the Ammonites shows the value of patience and wisdom in handling conflicts.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 10</a> <a href="/q/ark_to_jerusalem__before_or_after_philistines.htm">When did David bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem? Before defeating the Philistines or after? After (2 Samuel 5 and 6) Before (I Chronicles 13 and 14)</a> <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> <a href="/q/did_rebuilding_jericho_curse_hiel's_kids.htm">(1 Kings 16:34) What evidence is there that rebuilding Jericho specifically caused the curse on Hiel’s children, or is this event merely symbolic legend?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_king_david_deceive_and_kill.htm">Why does King David, described elsewhere as righteous (1 Kings 15:5), resort to deceit and murder in 2 Samuel 11:14-17?</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>(5) Tarry at Jericho.--In consideration for his mortified ambassadors, David directs them to remain at Jericho, which lay directly on their road. Jericho had been destroyed on the first entrance of the Israelites into Canaan, and a solemn curse pronounced upon whoever "riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho." This curse fell upon Hiel, more than a century after the time of David (<a href="/1_kings/16-34.htm" title="In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spoke by Joshua the son of Nun.">1Kings 16:34</a>). But "buildeth" is here, as often, to be understood of "fortifying"; and Jericho, under the name of "the city of palm trees" (<a href="/judges/1-16.htm" title="And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lies in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelled among the people.">Judges 1:16</a>; <a href="/judges/3-13.htm" title="And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.">Judges 3:13</a>), appears to have been all along an inhabited place. <a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/10-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When this was reported וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ (way·yag·gi·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> To be conspicuous to David, לְדָוִד֙ (lə·ḏā·wiḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse he sent messengers וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out to meet [the men], לִקְרָאתָ֔ם (liq·rā·ṯām) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7125.htm">Strong's 7125: </a> Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way since כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction they were הָי֥וּ (hā·yū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be deeply מְאֹ֑ד (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily humiliated. נִכְלָמִ֣ים (niḵ·lā·mîm) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3637.htm">Strong's 3637: </a> To wound, to taunt, insult The king הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king told them, וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Stay שְׁב֣וּ (šə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in Jericho בִֽירֵח֔וֹ (ḇî·rê·ḥōw) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3405.htm">Strong's 3405: </a> Jericho -- a city in the Jordan Valley captured by Joshua until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while your beards זְקַנְכֶ֖ם (zə·qan·ḵem) Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2206.htm">Strong's 2206: </a> Beard, chin have grown back, יְצַמַּ֥ח (yə·ṣam·maḥ) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6779.htm">Strong's 6779: </a> To sprout, spring up and [then] return.” וְשַׁבְתֶּֽם׃ (wə·šaḇ·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/10-5.htm">2 Samuel 10:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/10-5.htm">2 Samuel 10:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_samuel/10-5.htm">2 Samuel 10:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/10-5.htm">2 Samuel 10:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/10-5.htm">2 Samuel 10:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/10-5.htm">2 Samuel 10:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/10-5.htm">2 Samuel 10:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/10-5.htm">2 Samuel 10:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/10-5.htm">2 Samuel 10:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_samuel/10-5.htm">2 Samuel 10:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-5.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 10:5 When they told it to David he (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/10-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 10:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 10:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/10-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 10:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 10:6" /></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>