Condolences for the Eye-Gouger – King David – The Brick Bible

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Sometime later the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun succeeded him.

1 of 6 2 Samuel 21:1

And David said, 'I will show the same loyalty to Nahash's son Hanun that <a href="../../king_saul/gouged_eyes_and_dismembered_oxen/1s11_02.html">his father showed to me</a>.'

2 of 6 2 Samuel 21:2

So David sent messengers to express their condolences over his father.

3 of 6 2 Samuel 21:2

But when David's messengers reached the land of the Ammonites, the Ammonite nobles said to Hanun, 'Do you think David is really honoring your father? Are they not here to spy on the city so they can overthrow it?'

4 of 6 2 Samuel 21:2–3

So Hanun seized David's messengers, shaved off half of each of their beards, cut off the clothes at the buttocks, and sent them away.

5 of 6 2 Samuel 21:4

The men were humiliated, and David summoned them and told them, 'Stay in Jericho until your beards grow back.'

6 of 6 2 Samuel 21:5

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