1 Chronicles 19:4

The Message

So Hanun seized David’s men, shaved them clean, cut off their robes halfway up their buttocks, and sent them packing.

Cross References

Jeremiah 48:37

“Everywhere you look are signs of mourning: heads shaved, beards cut, Hands scratched and bleeding, clothes ripped and torn.

Leviticus 19:27

“Don’t cut the hair on the sides of your head or trim your beard.

1 Chronicles 19:5

When this was all reported to David, he sent someone to meet them, for they were seriously humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards grow out; only then come back.”