The Kingdom of David 10:3 the city. I.e., Rabbah (see note on 11:1). 10:4 shaved off half of their beards. Forced shaving was considered an insult and a sign of submission (cf. Is. 7:20). cut off their garments … at their buttocks. To those who wore long garments in that time, exposure of the buttocks was a shameful practice inflicted on prisoners of war (cf. Is. 20:4). Perhaps this was partly the concern of Michal in regard to David’s dancing (see 6:14, 20). 10:5 Jericho. The first place W of