1 Chronicles 19:4 Meaning and Explanation
“Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.”
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Read Full Chapter →Hanun humiliates David's envoys by shaving them and cutting away their garments before sending them home.
What Does 1 Chronicles 19:4 Mean?
Acting on the false counsel, Hanun seizes the envoys and disgraces them, shaving their beards and cutting their robes short to expose them. He then sends them away in deliberate shame, a grave insult against men under royal protection.
To shame a messenger was to shame the one who sent him. Hanun repays compassion with cruelty, a stark picture of how the proud meet grace with contempt. Yet such humiliation does not have the last word; God sees the dishonor done to His servants.
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What does 1 Chronicles 19:4 mean?
Hanun humiliates David's envoys by shaving them and cutting away their garments before sending them home.