2 Samuel 10:5

Good News Translation

They were too ashamed to return home. When David heard about what had happened, he sent word for them to stay in Jericho and not return until their beards had grown again.

Cross References

2 Samuel 10:4

Hanun seized David's messengers, shaved off one side of their beards, cut off their clothes at the hips, and sent them away.

2 Samuel 10:6

The Ammonites realized that they had made David their enemy, so they hired twenty thousand Syrian soldiers from Bethrehob and Zobah, twelve thousand men from Tob, and the king of Maacah with a thousand men.

1 Kings 16:34

During his reign Hiel from Bethel rebuilt Jericho. As the Lord had foretold through Joshua son of Nun, Hiel lost his oldest son Abiram when he laid the foundation of Jericho, and his youngest son Segub when he built the gates.

1 Chronicles 19:5

They were too ashamed to return home. When David heard what had happened, he sent word for them to stay in Jericho and not return until their beards had grown again.

Joshua 6:1

The gates of Jericho were kept shut and guarded to keep the Israelites out. No one could enter or leave the city.