He sent to meet them; he sent them clothes and other necessaries. Tarry at Jericho; both because this was one of the first places which they came to in Canaan; and because it was now a very obscure village, and therefore fittest for them in their circumstances; for it was not built as a city till after this time, 1 Kings 16:34. Until your beards be grown; for the want or loss of beards was esteemed a reproach among the Israelites.
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2 Samuel 10:5
5 When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.