Alors Hanoun s’empara des ambassadeurs de David, leur fit raser la moitié de la barbe et leur fit couper les habits à mi-corps jusqu’en bas du dos, puis il les renvoya. Ceux-ci en furent si honteux que, lorsqu’on informa David de ce qui s’était passé, il envoya des messagers à leur rencontre pour leur faire dire : Restez à Jéricho jusqu’à ce que votre barbe ait repoussé ; vous reviendrez ensuite.

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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.

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.

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Therefore Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of their beards, cut off their garments in the middle, (A)at their buttocks, and sent them away. When they told David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly [a]ashamed. And the king said, “Wait at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 10:5 humiliated