1 Chronicles 19:1-5
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Subjugation of Ammon and Aram(A)
19 Some time later, King Nahash of Ammon died and his son succeeded him, 2 so David told himself, “I will be loyal to Nahash’s son Hanun, since his father showed loyal, gracious love to me.” So David sent a delegation[a] to console him about his loss of his[b] father.
But when David’s delegation arrived to visit[c] Hanun in Ammonite territory to console him, 3 the Ammonite officials asked Hanun, “Do you think that because David has sent a delegation of consolers to you that he is honoring your father? His delegation has arrived to search, overthrow, and scout the land, hasn’t it?” 4 So Hanun arrested David’s delegation, shaved off their beards, cut off their clothes at the waist line, and sent them away in disgrace.[d]
5 After they had departed, David was informed about the men, so he sent word[e] to them, since they had been deeply humiliated. He told them, “Stay at Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”
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- 1 Chronicles 19:2 Lit. servants; and so throughout the section
- 1 Chronicles 19:2 The Heb. lacks his loss of
- 1 Chronicles 19:2 The Heb. lacks visit
- 1 Chronicles 19:4 The Heb. lacks in disgrace
- 1 Chronicles 19:5 The Heb. lacks word
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