1 Chronicles 19:1

David Defeats the Ammonites

1 In the course of time, Nahash king of the Ammonites died, and his son succeeded him as king.

1 Chronicles 19:1 in Other Translations

1 Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.

1 Now after this Nahash the king of the Ammonites died, and his son reigned in his place.

1 Some time after this, King Nahash of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king.

1 Some time after this Nahash king of the Ammonites died and his son succeeded him as king.

1 And it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.

1 Later King Nahash of Ammon died, and his son became king in his place.

1 Some time later, King Nahash of the Ammonites died, and his son became king in his place.

1 Nahash was king of Ammon. After he died, his son became the next king after him.

1 Chronicles 19:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 19:2

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 19:1).

1 Chronicles 19:1 In-Context

1 In the course of time, Nahash king of the Ammonites died, and his son succeeded him as king.

2 David thought, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent a delegation to express his sympathy to Hanun concerning his father. When David’s envoys came to Hanun in the land of the Ammonites to express sympathy to him,

3 the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, “Do you think David is honoring your father by sending envoys to you to express sympathy? Haven’t his envoys come to you only to explore and spy out the country and overthrow it?”

4 So Hanun seized David’s envoys, shaved them, cut off their garments at the buttocks, and sent them away.

5 When someone came and told David about the men, he sent messengers to meet them, for they were greatly humiliated. The king said, “Stay at Jericho till your beards have grown, and then come back.”

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 19:38; Jdg 10:17-11:33; 2 Chronicles 20:1-2; Zephaniah 2:8-11