2 Samuel 10:1

Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun.

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

In Context

2And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,

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Cross References

Judges 10:7So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and Ammonites,

1 Samuel 11:1Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”

1 Chronicles 19:1Some time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 10:1

This chapter gives us an account of a war David has with the Ammonites and the Syrians their allies, with the occasion and success of it. I. David sent a friendly embassy to Hanun king of the Ammonites, ver. 1, 2 . II. He, upon a base surmise that it was ill intended, abused David's ambassadors, ver. 3, 4 . III. David resenting it ( ver. 5 ), and the Ammonites prepared for war against him, ver. 6 . IV. David carried the war into their country, sent against them. Joab and Abishai, who addressed themselves to the… Read the whole commentary →

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