2 Samuel 10:4

The Message

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 10:5

When all this was 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.”

Leviticus 19:27

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