2 Samuel 10:3

3 los príncipes de los amonitas dijeron a Hanún su señor: ¿Crees tú que David está honrando a tu padre porque te ha enviado consoladores? ¿No te ha enviado David sus siervos para reconocer la ciudad, para espiarla y conquistarla?

2 Samuel 10:3 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 10:3

And the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their
lord
His nobles and prime ministers, the courtiers that were about him:

thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent
comforters unto thee?
could he imagine that David was sincere, and that he really meant to do honour to the memory of his father, and comfort him under the loss of him, by sending his ambassadors to him on such an errand? there was no reason, they thought, to believe this, since an Israelite was forbidden to seek their peace and prosperity, or ask of it, nor might Ammonite enter into their congregation unto the tenth generation, ( Deuteronomy 23:3 Deuteronomy 23:6 ) ; and indeed some have thought that David did not do a right thing in sending this embassy, and was justly requited; but it is certain he acted according to the laws of friendship, and was cordial and sincere in what he did, though these courtiers of Hanun put an ill construction on his conduct, their minds being filled with enmity against the Israelites:

hath not David [rather] sent his servants unto thee to search the city,
and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?
to reconnoitre the place, to observe, as they walked about in it, which were the weakest and most defenceless parts of it, and what avenues there were to it, and which were most accessible, that they might the better know how to attack it, and destroy it; these surmises and suspicions they endeavoured to fill the king's head with, to set him against them, and treat them ill.

2 Samuel 10:3 In-Context

1 Sucedió después de esto que murió el rey de los hijos de Amón, y su hijo Hanún reinó en su lugar.
2 Y David dijo: Seré bondadoso con Hanún, hijo de Nahas, tal como su padre fue bondadoso conmigo. Envió, pues, David algunos de sus siervos para consolarlo por la muerte de su padre. Pero cuando los siervos de David llegaron a la tierra de los amonitas,
3 los príncipes de los amonitas dijeron a Hanún su señor: ¿Crees tú que David está honrando a tu padre porque te ha enviado consoladores? ¿No te ha enviado David sus siervos para reconocer la ciudad, para espiarla y conquistarla?
4 Entonces Hanún tomó a los siervos de David, les rasuró la mitad de la barba, les cortó los vestidos por la mitad hasta las caderas, y los despidió.
5 Cuando le avisaron a David, envió a encontrarlos, porque los hombres estaban sumamente avergonzados. Y el rey les dijo: Quedaos en Jericó hasta que os crezca la barba, y después volved.
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