1 Chronicles 19:1

And it comes to pass after this, that Nahash king of the sons of Ammon dies, and his son reigns in his stead,

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

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2and David says, “I do kindness with Hanun son of Nahash, for his father did kindness with me”; and David sends messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And the servants of David come to the land of the sons of Ammon, to Hanun, to comfort him,

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Cross References

1 Samuel 11:1And Nahash the Ammonite comes up, and encamps against Jabesh-Gilead, and all the men of Jabesh say to Nahash, “Make a covenant with us, and we serve you.”

2 Samuel 10:1And it comes to pass afterward, that the king of the sons of Ammon dies, and his son Hanun reigns 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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