Went to Ammon to comfort the new king over his father’s death. They decided we were spies. Shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut our clothes off at the hips, and sent us home. Mortifying.

One of David’s envoys to Ammon
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Went to comfort a king. Came back with half a beard.
One of the men King David sent to comfort Hanun, the new king of the Ammonites, when his father died.
JerusalemFirst seen 2 Samuel 10:2