1 Chronicles 19:1

David’s Campaign against the Ammonites

19:1 Later King Nahash of the Ammonites died and his son succeeded him.

1 Chronicles 4:12

4:12 Eshton was the father of Beth-Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah, the father of Ir Nahash. ¹  These were the men of Recah.

1 Chronicles 19:2

19:2 David said, “I will express my loyalty ²  to Hanun son of Nahash, for his father was loyal ³  to me.” So David sent messengers to express his sympathy over his father’s death. ⁴  When David’s servants entered Ammonite territory to visit Hanun and express the king’s sympathy, ⁵ 

[4:12]  ¹ tn Or “of the city of Nahash.”

[19:2]  ¹ tn Heb “do loyalty.”

[19:2]  ² tn Heb “did loyalty.”

[19:2]  ³ tn Heb “to console him concerning his father.”

[19:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “and the servants of David came to the land of the sons of Ammon to Hanun to console him.”