2 Samuel 10:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 10:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 10:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“So Hanun took David’s servants, shaved off 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 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 10:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

2 Samuel 10:4 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 10:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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;”

2 Samuel 10:4 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 10:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Hanun took David's servants, and had the one half of their beards shaved off, and their raiment cut off in the midst, as far as their buttocks, and sent them away.”

2 Samuel 10:4 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 10:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wherefore Hanun tooke Dauids seruants, and shaued off the halfe of their beard, and cut off their garments in the middle, euen to their buttockes, and sent them away.”

2 Samuel 10:4 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 10:4 in Context — 2 Samuel 10

2 David dit: Je montrerai de la bienveillance à Hanun, fils de Nachasch, comme son père en a montré à mon égard. Et David envoya ses serviteurs pour le consoler au sujet de son père. Lorsque les serviteurs de David arrivèrent dans le pays des fils d’Ammon,

3 les chefs des fils d’Ammon dirent à Hanun, leur maître: Penses-tu que ce soit pour honorer ton père que David t’envoie des consolateurs? N’est-ce pas pour reconnaître et explorer la ville, et pour la détruire, qu’il envoie ses serviteurs auprès de toi?

4 Alors Hanun saisit les serviteurs de David, leur fit raser la moitié de la barbe, et fit couper leurs habits par le milieu jusqu’au haut des cuisses. Puis il les congédia.

5 David, qui fut informé, envoya des gens à leur rencontre, car ces hommes étaient dans une grande confusion; et le roi leur fit dire: Restez à Jéricho jusqu’à ce que votre barbe ait repoussé, et revenez ensuite.

6 Les fils d’Ammon, voyant qu’ils s’étaient rendus odieux à David, firent enrôler à leur solde vingt mille hommes de pied chez les Syriens de Beth-Rehob et chez les Syriens de Tsoba, mille hommes chez le roi de Maaca, et douze mille hommes chez les gens de Tob.

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What Does 2 Samuel 10:4 Mean?

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