2 Samuel 10:4

“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.”

"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." - 2 Samuel 10:4
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What does 2 Samuel 10:4 mean?

The Bible verse 2 Samuel 10:4 from the King James Version (KJV) states, "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." This verse is part of a larger…

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The Cost of Misunderstanding and the Call to Grace

In 2 Samuel 10:4, we encounter a powerful moment in the narrative of David and the kingdom of Ammon: "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." This…

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O Heavenly Father, In humble adoration, we come before You today, seeking Your guidance and strength in our lives amidst the challenges we encounter. In the face of adversity, we often find ourselves struggling to understand the events that transpire around us. We reflect on the…

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2 Samuel 10:4 - "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."
1 Samuel 10:4 - "And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands."
2 Samuel 4:10 - "When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:"
"And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands." - 1 Samuel 10:4
2 Samuel 5:10 - "And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him."
2 Samuel 10:10 - "And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon."
2 Samuel 4:3 - "And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)"
1 Samuel 2:4 - "The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength."
2 Samuel 17:4 - "And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel."
2 Samuel 10:15 - "¶ And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together."
2 Samuel 22:10 - "He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet."
2 Samuel 3:4 - "And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;"
2 Samuel 10:7 - "And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men."
1 Samuel 4:10 - "¶ And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen."
2 Samuel 7:4 - "¶ And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying,"
2 Samuel 18:10 - "And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak."
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2 Samuel 2:4 - "And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul."
2 Samuel 10:13 - "And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him."
2 Samuel 10:1 - "And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead."
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2 Samuel 2:10 - "Ish-bosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David."
2 Samuel 5:4 - "¶ David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years."
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Matthew 10:2-4…Matthew 10:2-4 New International Version 2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
Matthew 10:2-4…Matthew 10:2-4 New International Version 2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
2 Samuel 6:4 - "And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark."