
2 Samuel 10:4 So Hanun took David's servants and shaved off half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle as far as their hips, and sent them away. (NASB ©1995)Isaiah 15:2 They have gone up to the temple and to Dibon, even to the high places to weep. Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba; Everyone's head is bald and every beard is cut off.
Isaiah 20:4 so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old, naked and barefoot with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
Jeremiah 41:5 that eighty men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria with their beards shaved off and their clothes torn and their bodies gashed, having grain offerings and incense in their hands to bring to the house of the LORD. (NASB ©1995) Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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.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. Le 19:27 1Ch 19:3,4 Ps 109:4,5 Isa 15:2 cut off Isa 20:4 47:2,3 Jer 41:5 Concordance Entries Beard Beards Buttocks Chins Cut Cutteth Cutting David David's Garments Hair Half Hanun Hips Man's Middle Midst Raiment Robes Seized Servants Shaved Shaveth Skirts Taketh Wherefore Jump to Previous Occurrence Beard Beards Buttocks Chins Cut Cutteth Cutting David David's Far Garments Hair Half Hanun Hips Middle Raiment Robes Seized Servants Shaved Skirts Wherefore Jump to Next Occurrence Beard Beards Buttocks Chins Cut Cutteth Cutting David David's Far Garments Hair Half Hanun Hips Middle Raiment Robes Seized Servants Shaved Skirts Wherefore New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. |