2 Samuel 10:5

Contextual Overview

¹ And it came to pass after this, that the king of the sons of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. ¹ Some time after this, King Nahash of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king. ¹ And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. ¹ When Nahash king of the Ammonites died, his son Hanun became king after him. ¹ Later the king of the Ammonites died and his son Hanun succeeded him. ¹ And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. ¹ It happened after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place. ¹Now it happened later that [Nahash] the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king in his place. ¹ After this the king of the Ammonites died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place. ¹ Forsothe it was doon aftir these thingis, that Naas, kyng of the sones of Amon, diede; and Anoon, his sone, regnede for hym. And Dauid seide,

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Jericho: Joshua 6:24-26, 1 Kings 16:34, 1 Chronicles 19:5

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 19:4 - sent them

Cross-References

Genesis 10:1
These are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.

Genesis 10:1
Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, [namely], of Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and to them were sons born after the flood.

Genesis 10:1
This is the family history of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah. After the flood these three men had sons.

Genesis 10:1
This is the account of Noah's sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.

Genesis 10:1
Now these [are] the generations of the sons of Noah; Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and to them were sons born after the flood.

Genesis 10:1
Now this is the history of the generations of the sons of Noah and of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.

Genesis 10:1
These are the records of the generations (descendants) of Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah; and the sons born to them after the flood:

Genesis 10:1
These ben the generaciouns of the sones of Noe, Sem, Cham, and Jafeth. And sones weren borun to hem aftir the greet flood.

Genesis 10:1
And these [are] births of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth; and born to them are sons after the deluge.

Genesis 10:1
This is the account of Noah's sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, who also had sons after the flood.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 [then] return; that is, to Jerusalem; Jericho, though not yet built, might have some cottages at or near the spot on which it had stood, for the convenience of shepherds, and gatherers of fruit, in the plains of it; here the ambassadors were directed to go, it being the first place they came to when they had passed over Jordan, from the country of Ammon; and being a place where there were scarcely any inhabitants, or very few, was very proper for them in their present circumstances; and this confirms what is before observed, that it was now the custom of the Israelites not to shave their whole beards; or otherwise it was but shaving off the other half, and being now provided with other clothes, they would have had no need to have stayed at Jericho, but might have proceeded on in their journey.

t יצמח "germinet", Pagninus, Montanus.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 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.