2 Samuel 10:1-6
AM 2967, bc 1037, An, Ex, Is, 454 king Judg 10:7-9, Judg 11:12-28; 1Sam 11:1-3; 1Chr 19:1-3 show kindness Deut 23:3-6; Neh 4:3-7, Neh 13:1-3 Nahash 1Sam 11:1 as his father 1Sam 22:3-4 Thinkest thou that David doth Heb. In thine eyes doth David not Gen 42:9, Gen 42:16; 1Cor 13:5, 1Cor 13:7 and shaved The beard is held in high respect and greatly valued in the East. The possessor considers it as his greatest ornament; often swears by it; and, in matters of great importance, pledges it; and nothing can be more secure than such a pledge; for its owner will redeem it at the hazard of his life. The beard was never cut off but in mourning, or as a sign of slavery. It is customary to shave the Ottoman princes, as a mark of their subjection to the reigning emperor. The beard is a mark of authority and liberty among the Mohammedans. The Persians who clip the beard, and shave above the jaw, are reputed heretics. They who serve in the seraglios have their beards shaven, as a sign of servitude; nor do they suffer them to grow till the sultan has set them at liberty. Among the Arabians, it is more infamous for anyone to appear with his beard cut off, than among us to be publicly whipped or branded; and many would prefer death to such a punishment. Lev 19:27; 1Chr 19:3-4; Ps 109:4-5; Isa 15:2 cut off Isa 20:4, Isa 47:2-3; Jer 41:5 Jericho Josh 6:24-26; 1Kgs 16:34; 1Chr 19:5 stank Gen 34:30; Exod 5:21; 1Sam 13:4, 1Sam 27:12; 1Chr 19:6-7 Syrians of Bethrehob 2Sam 8:3, 2Sam 8:5, 2Sam 8:12, Zobah, Prov 25:8; Isa 8:9-10 Maacah Josh 13:11-13 Ishtob or, the men of Tob, Judg 11:3, Judg 11:5
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