1 Chronicles 19:5

Easy To Read Version

David’s men were too embarrassed to go home. Some people went to David and told him what happened to his men. So King David sent this message to his men: “Stay in the town of Jericho until your beards grow again. Then you can come back home.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 10:5

When the people told David, he sent {messengers} to meet his officers. He did this because these men were very ashamed. King David said, “Wait at Jericho until your beards grow again. Then come back {to Jerusalem}.”

1 Kings 16:34

During the time of Ahab, Hiel from Bethel built the town of Jericho again. At the time Hiel started work on the city, his oldest son, Abiram died. And when Hiel built the gates of the city, his youngest son, Segub, died. This happened the way that the Lord said it would happen when he spoke through Joshua son of Nun. [192]

1 Chronicles 19:4

So Hanun arrested David’s servants and cut off their beards. {\cf2\super [205]} Hanun also cut their clothes off at the hip. Then he sent them away.

1 Chronicles 19:6

The Ammonite people saw they had caused themselves to become hated enemies of David. Then Hanun and the Ammonite people used 75,000 pounds {\cf2\super [206]} of silver to buy chariots {\cf2\super [207]} and chariot drivers from Mesopotamia. {\cf2\super [208]} They also got chariots and chariot drivers from the towns of Maacah and Zobah in Aram.

Matthew 18:31

All the other servants saw what happened. They felt very sorry for the man. So they went and told their master everything that happened.

Judges 16:22

But Samson’s hair began to grow again.