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2 Samuel 10:2-4
New International Version
2 Samuel 10:2-4
New International Version
2 David thought, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash,(A) just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent a delegation to express his sympathy to Hanun concerning his father.
When David’s men came to the land of the Ammonites, 3 the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think David is honoring your father by sending envoys to you to express sympathy? Hasn’t David sent them to you only to explore the city and spy it out(B) and overthrow it?” 4 So Hanun seized David’s envoys, shaved off half of each man’s beard,(C) cut off their garments at the buttocks,(D) and sent them away.
2 Samuel 10:2-4
New King James Version
2 Samuel 10:2-4
New King James Version
2 Then David said, “I will show (A)kindness to Hanun the son of (B)Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me.”
So David sent by the hand of his servants to comfort him concerning his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the people of Ammon. 3 And the princes of the people of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think that David really honors your father because he has sent comforters to you? Has David not rather sent his servants to you to search the city, to spy it out, and to overthrow it?”
4 Therefore Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of their beards, cut off their garments in the middle, (C)at their buttocks, and sent them away.
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2 Samuel 10:2-4
New American Standard Bible
2 Samuel 10:2-4
New American Standard Bible
2 Then David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of (A)Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent [a]some of his servants to console him about his father. But when David’s servants came to the land of the Ammonites, 3 the commanders of the Ammonites said to their lord Hanun, “[b]Do you think that David is simply honoring your father since he has sent you servants [c]to console you? (B)Has David not sent his servants to you in order to explore the city, to spy it out and overthrow it?” 4 So Hanun took David’s servants and (C)shaved off half of their beards, and (D)cut off their robes in the middle as far as their buttocks, and sent them away.
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- 2 Samuel 10:2 Lit by the hand of
- 2 Samuel 10:3 Lit In your eyes is David honoring
- 2 Samuel 10:3 Lit consoling
2 Samuel 10:2-4
English Standard Version
2 Samuel 10:2-4
English Standard Version
2 And David said, “I will deal loyally[a] with Hanun the son of (A)Nahash, as his father dealt loyally with me.” So David sent by his servants to console him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the Ammonites. 3 But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think, because David has sent comforters to you, that he is honoring your father? Has not David sent his servants to you to search the city and to spy it out and to overthrow it?” 4 So Hanun took David's servants and shaved off half the beard of each and cut off their garments in the middle, (B)at their hips, and sent them away.
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- 2 Samuel 10:2 Or kindly; twice in this verse
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