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1 Chronicles 19:1-2
Lexham English Bible
1 Chronicles 19:1-2
Lexham English Bible
The Ammonites Humiliate David’s Messengers
19 And it happened that after this Nahash the king of the Ammonites[a] died, and his son reigned in his place. 2 And David said, “I will deal kindly with Hanun the son of Nahash because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And the servants of David came to the land of the Ammonites,[b] to Hanun, to comfort him.
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- 1 Chronicles 19:1 Literally “sons of Ammon”
- 1 Chronicles 19:2 Literally “sons of Ammon”
1 Chronicles 19:1-2
New International Version
1 Chronicles 19:1-2
New International Version
David Defeats the Ammonites(A)
19 In the course of time, Nahash king of the Ammonites(B) died, and his son succeeded him as king. 2 David thought, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent a delegation to express his sympathy to Hanun concerning his father.
When David’s envoys came to Hanun in the land of the Ammonites to express sympathy to him,
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