Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.
Entonces Hanún tomó a los siervos de David y les rapó la mitad de la barba a cada hombre. También les cortó las túnicas por la mitad, hasta las nalgas, y luego los despidió.
Hanún humilló públicamente a los mensajeros de David cortándoles la barba y la ropa.
📚 Contexto Histórico
This incident occurred when David sent ambassadors to comfort Hanun after his father's death, but Hanun's advisors convinced him that David's men were actually spies. In ancient Middle Eastern culture, a man's beard was a symbol of dignity and honor, and forcibly shaving it was a severe public humiliation. Similarly, cutting someone's garments to expose their private parts was an act of deliberate shame and disgrace.
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