1 Chronicles 19:3

3 But the princes of the {Ammonites} said to Hanun, "{Do you think} because David sent comforters to you [that] David honors your father? Is it not for the purpose of exploring [so as] to overthrow and spy out the land that his servants have come to you?"

1 Chronicles 19:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 19:3

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 19:1).

1 Chronicles 19:3 In-Context

1 And it happened [that] after this Nahash the king of the {Ammonites} died, and his son reigned in his place.

2 And David said, "I will deal kindly with Hanun the son of Nahash because his father showed kindness to me." So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And the servants of David came to the land of the {Ammonites}, to Hanun, to comfort him.

3 But the princes of the {Ammonites} said to Hanun, "{Do you think} because David sent comforters to you [that] David honors your father? Is it not for the purpose of exploring [so as] to overthrow and spy out the land that his servants have come to you?"

4 So Hanun took the servants of David and shaved them and cut off their garments at the middle, up to the buttocks, and sent them away.

5 And they went and told David concerning the men, and he inquired of them, for the men were very disgraced. And the king said, "Dwell in Jericho until your beards grow out; then return."

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "sons of Ammon"
• [b]. Literally "In your eyes"