2 Samuel 10:1

And it cometh to pass afterwards, that the king of the Bene-Ammon dieth, and Hanun his son reigneth in his stead,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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 saith, 'I do kindness with Hanun son of Nahash, as his father did with me kindness;' and David sendeth to comfort him by the hand of his servants concerning his father, and the servants of David come in to the land of the Bene-Ammon.

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Cross References

Judges 10:7and the anger of Jehovah burneth against Israel, and He selleth them into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the Bene-Ammon,

1 Samuel 11:1And Nahash the Ammonite cometh up, and encampeth against Jabesh-Gilead, and all the men of Jabesh say unto Nahash, 'Make with us a covenant, and we serve thee.'

1 Chronicles 19:1And it cometh to pass after this, that Nahash king of the sons of Ammon dieth, and his son reigneth in his stead,

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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