- Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
- And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.
- But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?
- Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.
- Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, 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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