⁴ 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.

⁴ so shall the king of Assyria lead away the captives of Egypt, and the exiles of Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

² They are gone up to Bayith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep: Moab wails over Nebo, and over Medeba; on all their heads is baldness, every beard is cut off.

²⁷ You shall not cut the hair on the sides of your heads, neither shall you clip off the edge of your beard.

⁵ that there came men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even eighty men, having their beards shaved and their clothes torn, and having cut themselves, with meal-offerings and frankincense in their hand, to bring them to the house of Yahweh.

³ But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Think you that David does honor your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Aren't his servants come to you to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

⁴ So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

⁴ In return for my love, they are my adversaries; But I am in prayer.

⁵ They have rewarded me evil for good, And hatred for my love.

² Take the millstones, and grind meal; remove your veil, strip off the train, uncover the leg, pass through the rivers.

³ Your nakedness shall be uncovered, yes, your shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and will spare no man.