- 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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- 此后,亚扪人的王拿辖死了,他儿子接续他作王。
- 大卫说,我要照哈嫩的父亲拿辖厚待我的恩典厚待哈嫩。于是大卫差遣使者为他丧父安慰他。大卫的臣仆到了亚扪人的境内见哈嫩,要安慰他,
- 但亚扪人的首领对哈嫩说,大卫差人来安慰你,你想他是尊敬你父亲麽。他的臣仆来见你不是为详察窥探,倾覆这地麽。
- 哈嫩便将大卫臣仆的胡须剃去一半,又割断他们下半截的衣服,使他们露出下体,打发他们回去。
- 有人将臣仆所遇的事告诉大卫,他就差人去迎接他们,因为他们甚觉羞耻。告诉他们说,可以住在耶利哥,等到胡须长起再回来。
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