Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
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Interpretation
Nahash had been an enemy to Israel, yet had showed kindness to David. David therefore resolves gratefully to return it.
Read with
This thought runs through 2 Samuel 10:1-5.
Glossary
- Ammon Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Amman.
- David Person
- Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam. 17:25 .