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2 Samuel 10 General Notes
Structure and formatting
The chapter records the last expansion of David's kingdom. This chapter is also the beginning of a section dealing with the war between Israel and Ammon.
Special concepts in this chapter
Shame
It was apparently the cause of shame or embarrassment in ancient Ammon to have their beards shaved off or to have their garments cut off. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Metaphor
The Ammon people used a metaphor comparing themselves to a bad smell: "they had become a stench to David" when they realized they had made David very angry. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)