1 Chronicles 19:3

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

the Ammonite leaders said to Hanun, ‘Just because David has sent men with condolences for you, do you really believe he’s showing respect for your father? Instead, haven’t his emissaries come in order to scout out, overthrow, and spy on the land? ’

Cross References

1 Samuel 29:9

Achish answered David, ‘I’m convinced that you are as reliable as an angel of God.  But the Philistine commanders have said, “He must not go into battle with us.”

1 Samuel 29:4

The Philistine commanders, however, were enraged with Achish and told him, ‘Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him.  He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the battle.  What better way could he ingratiate himself with his master than with the heads of our men?

Judges 18:2

So the Danites sent out five brave men  from all their clans, from Zorah and Eshtaol,  to scout  out the land and explore it. They told them, ‘Go and explore the land.’ They came to the hill country of Ephraim as far as the home of Micah and spent the night there.

2 Samuel 10:3

the Ammonite leaders said to Hanun their lord, ‘Just because David has sent men with condolences for you, do you really believe he’s showing respect for your father? Instead, hasn’t David sent his emissaries in order to scout out the city, spy on it, and demolish it? ’

1 Chronicles 19:2

Then David said, ‘I’ll show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.’ So David sent messengers to console him concerning his father. However, when David’s emissaries arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,

1 Chronicles 19:4

So Hanun took David’s emissaries, shaved them, cut their clothes in half at the hips, and sent them away.