4. So Hanun took David’s men, shaved off half of each man’s beard, cut off their clothes from the waist down, and sent them away.
5. After David was told ⌊what had happened⌋, he sent ⌊someone⌋ to meet them because they were deeply humiliated. The king said to them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return ⌊to Jerusalem⌋.”
6. The Ammonites realized that they had made themselves offensive to David. So they hired the Arameans from Beth Rehob and Zobah (20,000 foot soldiers), ⌊the army of⌋ the king of Maacah (1,000 men), and the men of Tob (12,000 men).
7. After David heard about this, he sent Joab and all the elite troops.