King James Version
What Does 2 Samuel 10:1 Mean?
“And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.”
Context
1
And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
2
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.
3
And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it? Thinkest: Heb. In thine eyes doth David?
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(1) **The king.**—His name is given in the next verse and in 1Chronicles 19:1, as Nahash. He was probably a son or grandson of the Nahash whom Saul conquered (1 Samuel 11), as more than fifty years must have passed away since that event. The kindness he had shown to David is not recorded, but may have been some friendly help during his wanderings, or merely a congratulatory embassy on his accession.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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