2Sa 10:4-5, Isa 50:6, Eze 5:1 | ESV | STEP | So Hanun took David’s servants and shaved off half the beard of each and cut off their garments in the middle , at their hips , and sent them away .

2 Samuel 10:4-5

4 So Hanun took David’s servants and shaved off half the beard of each and cut off their garments in the middle, ^aat their hips, and sent them away. 5 When it was told David, he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, “Remain at Jericho until your beards have grown and then return.”

Isaiah 50:6

6 ^bI gave my back to those who strike,
and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard;
I hid not my face
from disgrace and spitting.

Ezekiel 5:1

Jerusalem Will Be Destroyed

1 “And you, ^cO son of man, take a ^dsharp sword. Use it as ^ea barber’s razor and ^fpass it over your head and your beard. Then take balances for weighing and divide the hair.