1 Chronicles 19:5 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁵ and they departed. When David was told concerning the men, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Remain at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ When David was told how the men were served, he sent to meet them, for [they] were greatly shamed and embarrassed. The king said, Stay in Jericho until your beards are grown, and then return.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ Then there went certain persons, 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.

Common English Bible

⁵ When this was reported to David, he sent messengers to the men because they were completely ashamed. The king said, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown. Then you can come back.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ And when they had gone, and had sent word to David, (for they had suffered a great disgrace,) he sent to meet them, and he instructed them that they should remain at Jericho until their beards grew, and then they should return.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ And when they were gone, they sent word to David, who sent to meet them (for they had suffered a great affront) and ordered them to stay at Jericho till their beards grew and then to return.

1 Chronicles 19:5 Cross References

2 Samuel 10:5

When it was told David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Remain at Jericho until your beards have grown, and then return.”

1 Kings 16:34

In his days Hiel of Bethel built Jericho; he laid its foundation at the cost of Abiram his first-born, and set up its gates at the cost of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke by Joshua the son of Nun.

1 Chronicles 19:4

So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, at their hips, and sent them away;

1 Chronicles 19:6

When the Ammonites saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and horsemen from Mesopotamia, from Aram-maacah, and from Zobah.

Matthew 18:31

When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place.

Judges 16:22

But the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaved.