2 Samuel 10:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.”
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“So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“So 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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Hanun taketh the servants of David, and shaveth off the half of their beard, and cutteth off their long robes in the midst--unto their buttocks, and sendeth them away;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 10:4 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 19:27You must not cut off the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.
- 1 Chronicles 19:3the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
- 1 Chronicles 19:4So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved their beards, cut off their garments at the hips, and sent them away.
- Psalms 109:4In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
- Isaiah 15:2Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.
- Isaiah 20:4so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.
- Isaiah 47:2Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams.
- Jeremiah 41:5eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).