1 Chronicles 19:2

David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

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WEBBE

David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun to comfort him.

BSB

And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,

ASV

And David said, I 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.

BBE

And David said, I will be a friend to Hanun, the son of Nahash, because his father was a friend to me. So David sent men to him, to give him words of comfort on account of his father. And the servants of David came to Hanun, to the land of the children of Ammon, offering him comfort.

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וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 דָּוִיד da·vid David H1732 אֶעֱשֶׂה־ 'e·'e·seh- I will do H6213 חֶסֶד che·sed loyalty H2617 עִם־ 'im- with H5973 חָנוּן cha·nun Hanun H2586 בֶּן־ ben- [the] son of H1121 נָחָשׁ na·chash Nahash H5176 כִּי־ ki- for H3588 עָשָׂה 'a·sah he did H6213 אָבִיו 'a·viv father his H1 עִמִּי 'i·mi with me H5973 חֶסֶד che·sed loyalty H2617 וַיִּשְׁלַח vai·yish·lach and he sent H7971 דָּוִיד da·vid David H1732 מַלְאָכִים mal·'a·khim messengers H4397 לְנַחֲמוֹ le·na·cha·mo to comfort him H5162 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 אָבִיו 'a·viv father his H1 וַיָּבֹאוּ vai·ya·vo·'u and they came H935 עַבְדֵי 'av·dei [the] servants of H5650 דָוִיד da·vid David H1732 אֶל־ 'el- into H413 אֶרֶץ 'e·retz [the] land of H776 בְּנֵי־ be·nei- [the] people of H1121 עַמּוֹן a·mon Ammon H5983 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 חָנוּן cha·nun Hanun H2586 לְנַחֲמוֹ le·na·cha·mo to comfort him H5162

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2 Samuel 10:2

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DavidHanunNahash

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RulersAmmonitesNahash

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.