MSTC(i)
1 It happened, after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
2 Then said David, "I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness unto me." And thereupon David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants over the death of his father. Now when David's servants were come into the land of the children of Ammon,
3 the lords of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, "Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, because he hath sent to comfort thee? Nay, he hath rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city and to spy it out, even to overthrow it."
4 Wherefore Hanun took David's servants and shaved off the one half of every man's beard and cut off their garments even in the middle, even hard by the buttocks of them and sent them away.
5 When it was told David he sent against them — for they were men exceedingly ashamed — and said, "Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return."