2 Samuel 10:5

10:5 Messengers ¹  told David what had happened, ²  so he summoned them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho ³  until your beards have grown again; then you may come back.”

[10:5]  ¹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the messengers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:5]  ² tn The words “what had happened” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[10:5]  ³ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.