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2 Samuel 10:1–2

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David and the Ammonites

10:1Later the king of the Ammonites died and his son Hanun succeeded him.110:2David said, “I will express my loyalty2 to Hanun son of Nahash just as his father was loyal3 to me.” So David sent his servants with a message expressing sympathy over his father’s death.4 When David’s servants entered the land of the Ammonites,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Heb “reigned in his place.”
  2. 2 Heb “do loyalty.”
  3. 3 Heb “did loyalty.”
  4. 4 Heb “and David sent to console him by the hand of his servants concerning his father.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

After this the king of the Ammonites died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place. And David said, “I will deal loyally with Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father dealt loyally with me.” So David sent by his servants to console him concerning his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the Ammonites.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In the course of time, the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun succeeded him as king. David thought, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent a delegation to express his sympathy to Hanun concerning his father.

When David’s men came to the land of the Ammonites,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king in his place. Then David said, “I’ll show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.”

So David sent his emissaries to console Hanun concerning his father. However, when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,

NLTNew Living Translation

Some time after this, King Nahash of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king. David said, “I am going to show loyalty to Hanun just as his father, Nahash, was always loyal to me.” So David sent ambassadors to express sympathy to Hanun about his father’s death.

But when David’s ambassadors arrived in the land of Ammon,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Afterwards the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun ruled in his place. David said, “I will show loyal love with Hanun, the son of Nahash, as his father showed loyal love with me.” So David sent to console him concerning his father, by the hand of his servants. And the servants of David came to the land of the Ammonites.

KJV 1900King 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. 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.