Thematic Bible: Shaving of, a great offence
Thematic Bible
Beards » Shaving of, a great offence
So Hanun took David’s emissaries, shaved off half their beards, cut their clothes in half at the hips, and sent them away.
When the Ammonites realized they had become repulsive to David, they hired 20,000 foot soldiers from the Arameans of Beth-rehob and Zobah, 1,000 men from the king of Maacah, and 12,000 men from Tob. David heard about it and sent Joab and all the fighting men.