1 Chronicles 19:6 meaning and explanation

When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.

1 Chronicles 19:6, Berean Standard Bible

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The Ammonites had insulted David's envoys by shaving their beards and cutting their garments, a public humiliation of a friendly embassy. Realizing they had become a stench, meaning utterly offensive and beyond repair, Hanun and his people expected retaliation.

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