1Ch 19:5 | NET2full | STEP | People came and told David what had happened to the men , so he sent messengers to meet them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated . The king said , “ Stay in Jericho until your beards grow again ; then you may come back .”

‏ 1 Chronicles 19:5

5 People ^{▼▼tn Heb “they.” The logical referent, though not specified in the Hebrew text, has been supplied in the translation for clarity.} came and told David what had happened to the men, so he sent messengers to meet them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho until your beards grow again; then you may come back.”