2 Samuel 10:5

וַיַּגִּדוּ לְדָוִד וַיִּשְׁלַח לִקְרָאתָם כִּֽי ־ הָיוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים נִכְלָמִים מְאֹד וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁבוּ בִֽירֵחוֹ עַד ־ יְצַמַּח זְקַנְכֶם וְשַׁבְתֶּֽם ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4וַיִּקַּח חָנוּן אֶת ־ עַבְדֵי דָוִד וַיְגַלַּח אֶת ־ חֲצִי זְקָנָם וַיִּכְרֹת אֶת ־ מַדְוֵיהֶם בַּחֵצִי עַד שְׁתֽוֹתֵיהֶם וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽם ׃

6וַיִּרְאוּ בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן כִּי נִבְאֲשׁוּ בְּדָוִד וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ בְנֵֽי ־ עַמּוֹן וַיִּשְׂכְּרוּ אֶת ־ אֲרַם בֵּית ־ רְחוֹב וְאֶת ־ אֲרַם צוֹבָא עֶשְׂרִים אֶלֶף רַגְלִי וְאֶת ־ מֶלֶךְ מַֽעֲכָה אֶלֶף אִישׁ וְאִישׁ טוֹב שְׁנֵים ־ עָשָׂר אֶלֶף אִֽישׁ ׃

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Cross References

Joshua 6:1וִֽירִיחוֹ סֹגֶרֶת וּמְסֻגֶּרֶת מִפְּנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵין יוֹצֵא וְאֵין בָּֽא ׃ ס

1 Kings 16:34בְּיָמָיו בָּנָה חִיאֵל בֵּית הָאֱלִי אֶת ־ יְרִיחֹה בַּאֲבִירָם בְּכֹרוֹ יִסְּדָהּ ובשגיב צְעִירוֹ הִצִּיב דְּלָתֶיהָ כִּדְבַר יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בְּיַד יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן ־ נֽוּן ׃ ס

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 10:2-6

Hanun's Usage of David's Servants. ( b. c. 1038.) 1 And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. 2 Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon. 3 And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth… Read the whole commentary →

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