1 Chronicles 19:1

And it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.

In Context

2And David said: 'l will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.' So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 11:1Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash: 'Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.'

2 Samuel 10:1And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 19:1

The story is here repeated of David's war with the Ammonites and the Syrians their allies, and the victories he obtained over them, which we read just as it is here related, 2 Sam. x. Here is, I. David's civility to the king of Ammon, in sending an embassy of condolence to him on occasion of his father's death, ver. 1, 2 . II. His great incivility to David, in the base usage he gave to his ambassadors, ver. 3, 4 . III. David's just resentment of it, and the war which broke out thereupon, in which the Ammonites… Read the whole commentary →

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