2 Samuel 10:5

When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
told	וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ vai.ya.Gi.du	H5046	properly · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
David	לְדָוִד֙ le.da.Vid	H1732	David · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח vai.yish.Lach	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
meet	קִרְאָה qirʼâh	H7125	an encountering
men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים ha.'a.na.Shim	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
greatly	מְאֹ֑ד me.'Od	H3966	properly · cardinal number, masculine singular absolute
ashamed	נִכְלָמִ֣ים nikh.la.Mim	H3637	properly · verb, niphal active participle, masculine plural absolute
king	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Tarry	שְׁב֣וּ she.Vu	H3427	properly · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
Jericho	בִֽירֵח֔וֹ vi.re.Cho	H3405	Jericho or Jerecho · preposition + proper noun, a place name
beards	זְקַנְכֶ֖ם ze.kan.Khem	H2206	the beard (as indicating age) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
grown	יְצַמַּ֥ח ye.tza.Mach	H6779	to sprout (transitive or intransitive · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
return	וְשַׁבְתֶּֽם ve.shav.Tem	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

1 Chronicles 19:5 Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king sa…
Joshua 6:24-26 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put i…
1 Kings 16:34 In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in h…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 10:1-5

Here is, I. The great respect David paid to his neighbour, the king of the Ammonites, Sa2 10:1, Sa2 10:2. 1. The inducement to it was some kindness he had formerly received from Nahash the deceased king. He showed kindness to me, says David (Sa2 10:2), and therefore (having lately had satisfaction in showing kindness to Mephibosheth for his father's sake) he resolves to show kindness to his son, and to keep up a friendly correspondence with him. Thus the pleasure of doing one kind and generous action should excite us to another. Nahash had been an enemy to Israel, a cruel enemy (Sa1 11:2), and yet had shown kindness to David, perhaps only in contradiction to Saul, who was unkind to him: howe…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 10:5

Tarry at Jericho--or in the neighborhood, after crossing the fords of the Jordan.

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 10:5

Tarry at Jericho - This city had not been rebuilt since the time of Joshua; but there were, no doubt, many cottages still remaining, and larger dwellings also, but the walls had not been repaired. As it must have been comparatively a private place, it was proper for these men to tarry in, as they would not be exposed to public notice.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 10:5

When they told it unto David,.... Not the ambassadors, for they were not yet arrived, but some of their servants, perhaps, they sent before them to acquaint David of the usage they had met with: he sent to meet them: he sent men to meet them with proper garments to put on, and to assure them how much he resented the indignity done to them and him, and would avenge it in due and proper time, and to direct them where to go for the present, as follows: because the men were greatly ashamed: to proceed on their journey, and come to court in the condition they were: and the king said; gave orders by the messengers he sent to them: tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, or "bud" (t): and…

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Dictionary and topics

Ambassador — In the Old Testament the Hebrew word tsir, meaning “one who goes on an errand,” is rendered thus (Josh. 9:4; Prov. 13:17; Isa. 18:2; Jer. 49:14; Obad. 1:1). This is also the rendering of melits,…
Barley — A grain much cultivated in Egypt (Ex. 9:31) and in Palestine (Lev. 27:16; Deut. 8:8). It was usually the food of horses (1 Kings 4:28). Barley bread was used by the poorer people (Judg. 7:13; 2 Kings…
Chronicles, Books of — The two books were originally one. They bore the title in the Massoretic Hebrew Dibre hayyamim, i.e., “Acts of the Days.” This title was rendered by Jerome in his Latin version “Chronicon,” and hence…
David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Hadarezer — Adod is his help, the name given to Hadadezer (2 Sam. 8:3-12) in 2 Sam. 10.
Hanun — Graciously given. (1.) The son and successor of Nahash, king of Moab. David’s messengers, sent on an embassy of condolence to him to Rabbah Ammon, his capital, were so grossly insulted that he…
Jericho — Place of fragrance, a fenced city in the midst of a vast grove of palm trees, in the plain of Jordan, over against the place where that river was crossed by the Israelites (Josh. 3:16). Its site was…
Beard, The · The Jews never appeared without — The Jews never appeared without
Mortification · .David’s ambassadors, sent to Ha — .David’s ambassadors, sent to Ha

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2 Samuel 10:5

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Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 10:1-5

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 10:5

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 10:5

John Gill on 2 Samuel 10:5

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2 Samuel 10:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 10:1-5

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 10:5

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 10:5

John Gill on 2 Samuel 10:5

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 10:1-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 10:5

Rashi on 2 Samuel 10:4