1 Chronicles 19:2

19:2 David said, “I will express my loyalty ¹  to Hanun son of Nahash, for his father was loyal ²  to me.” So David sent messengers to express his sympathy over his father’s death. ³  When David’s servants entered Ammonite territory to visit Hanun and express the king’s sympathy, ⁴ 

1 Chronicles 19:16

19:16 When the Arameans realized they had been defeated by Israel, they sent for reinforcements from beyond the Euphrates River, ⁵  led by Shophach the commanding general of Hadadezer’s army. ⁶ 

[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.”

[19:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “the River,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “and Aram saw that they were struck down before Israel and they sent messengers and brought out Aram which is beyond the River, and Shophach the commander of the army of Hadadezer [was] before them.”