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2 Samuel 10:4-6
New English Translation
2 Samuel 10:4-6
New English Translation
4 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,[a] and then sent them away. 5 Messengers[b] told David what had happened,[c] so he sent them to the men who were thoroughly humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown again; then you may come back.”
6 When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them,[d] they[e] sent and hired 20,000 foot soldiers from Aram Beth Rehob and Aram Zobah,[f] in addition to 1,000 men from the king of Maacah and 12,000 men from Ish Tob.[g]
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- 2 Samuel 10:4 tn Heb “and he cut their robes in the middle unto their buttocks.”
- 2 Samuel 10:5 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the messengers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 2 Samuel 10:5 tn The words “what had happened” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
- 2 Samuel 10:6 tn Heb “that they were a stench [i.e., disgusting] with David.”
- 2 Samuel 10:6 tn Heb “the Ammonites.”
- 2 Samuel 10:6 tn Or “Arameans of Beth Rehob and Arameans of Zobah.”
- 2 Samuel 10:6 tn Or perhaps “the men of Tob.” The ancient versions (the LXX, the Syriac Peshitta, and Vulgate) understand the name to be “Ish Tob.” It is possible that “Ish” is dittographic and that we should read simply “Tob,” a reading adopted by a number of recent English versions.
2 Samuel 10:4-6
New International Version
2 Samuel 10:4-6
New International Version
4 So Hanun seized David’s envoys, shaved off half of each man’s beard,(A) cut off their garments at the buttocks,(B) and sent them away.
5 When David was told about this, he sent messengers to meet the men, for they were greatly humiliated. The king said, “Stay at Jericho till your beards have grown, and then come back.”
6 When the Ammonites realized that they had become obnoxious(C) to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean(D) foot soldiers from Beth Rehob(E) and Zobah,(F) as well as the king of Maakah(G) with a thousand men, and also twelve thousand men from Tob.(H)
2 Samuel 10:4-6
New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 10:4-6
New American Standard Bible 1995
4 So Hanun took David’s servants and (A)shaved off half of their beards, and (B)cut off their garments in the middle as far as their hips, and sent them away. 5 When they told it to David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly humiliated. And the king said, “[a]Stay at Jericho until your beards grow, and then return.”
6 Now when the sons of Ammon saw that (C)they had become odious to David, the sons of Ammon sent and (D)hired the Arameans of (E)Beth-rehob and the (F)Arameans of Zobah, 20,000 foot soldiers, and the king of (G)Maacah with 1,000 men, and the men of Tob with 12,000 men.
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