- Now it came about after this, that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon died, and his son became king in his place.
- Then David said, "I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me." So David sent messengers to console him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the sons of Ammon to Hanun to console him.
- But the princes of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun, "Do you think that David is honoring your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Have not his servants come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?"
- So Hanun took David's servants and shaved them and cut off their garments in the middle as far as their hips, and sent them away.
- Then certain persons went and told David about the men. And he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly humiliated. And the king said, "Stay at Jericho until your beards grow, and then return."
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- 此後、亞捫人的王拿轄死了、他兒子接續他作王。
- 大衛說、我要照哈嫩的父親拿轄厚待我的恩典厚待哈嫩。於是大衛差遣使者為他喪父安慰他。大衛的臣僕到了亞捫人的境內見哈嫩、要安慰他、
- 但亞捫人的首領對哈嫩說、大衛差人來安慰你、你想他是尊敬你父親麼.他的臣僕來見你不是為詳察窺探、傾覆這地麼。
- 哈嫩便將大衛臣僕的鬍鬚剃去一半、又割斷他們下半截的衣服、使他們露出下體、打發他們回去。
- 有人將臣僕所遇的事告訴大衛、他就差人去迎接他們、因為他們甚覺羞恥.告訴他們說、可以住在耶利哥等到鬍鬚長起再回來。
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