David was told, 2 “The people 3 of Jabesh Gilead are the ones who buried Saul.”
10:4 So Hanun seized David’s servants and shaved off half of each one’s beard. He cut the lower part of their robes off so that their buttocks were exposed, 4 and then sent them away.
1 tn Heb “house.”
2 tn Heb “and they told David.” The subject appears to be indefinite, allowing one to translate the verb as passive with David as subject.
3 tn Heb “men.”
4 tn Heb “and he cut their robes in the middle unto their buttocks.”