2 Samuel 10:2

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
David	דָּוִ֜ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
shew	אֶעֱשֶׂה 'e.'e.seh-	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular
kindness	חֶ֣סֶד Che.sed	H2617	kindness · noun, common masculine singular absolute
Hanun	חָנ֣וּן cha.Nun	H2586	Chanun · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Nahash	נָחָ֗שׁ na.Chash	H5176	Nachash · proper noun, a man's name
father	אָבִ֤יו 'a.Viv	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
shewed	עָשָׂ֨ה 'a.Sah	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
kindness	חֶ֔סֶד Che.sed	H2617	kindness · noun, common masculine singular absolute
David	דָּוִ֧ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח vai.yish.Lach	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
comfort	לְנַחֲמ֛וֹ le.na.cha.Mo	H5162	properly · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
hand	בְּיַד be.yad-	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
servants	עֲבָדָ֖יו 'a.va.Dav	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
father	אָבִ֑יו 'a.Viv	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
David’s	דָוִ֔ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
servants	עַבְדֵ֣י 'av.Dei	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine plural construct
came	וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ vai.ya.Vo.'u	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
land	אֶ֖רֶץ 'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct
children	בְּנֵ֥י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Ammon	עַמּֽוֹן a.Mon	H5983	Ammon · proper noun, a man's name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Samuel 11:1 Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, a…
Deuteronomy 23:3-6 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congr…
Nehemiah 13:1-3 On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite s…
1 Samuel 22:3-4 And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be wit…
Nehemiah 4:3-7 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 10:1-5

Here is, I. The great respect David paid to his neighbour, the king of the Ammonites, Sa2 10:1, Sa2 10:2. 1. The inducement to it was some kindness he had formerly received from Nahash the deceased king. He showed kindness to me, says David (Sa2 10:2), and therefore (having lately had satisfaction in showing kindness to Mephibosheth for his father's sake) he resolves to show kindness to his son, and to keep up a friendly correspondence with him. Thus the pleasure of doing one kind and generous action should excite us to another. Nahash had been an enemy to Israel, a cruel enemy (Sa1 11:2), and yet had shown kindness to David, perhaps only in contradiction to Saul, who was unkind to him: howe…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 10:2

I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash - We do not know exactly the nature or extent of the obligation which David was under to the king of the Ammonites; but it is likely that the Nahash here mentioned was the same who had attacked Jabesh-gilead, and whom Saul defeated: as David had taken refuge with the Moabites, (Sa1 22:3), and this was contiguous to the king of the Ammonites, his hatred to Saul might induce him to show particular kindness to David.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 10:2

Then said David, I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash,.... Send him a friendly compliment of condolence on the death of his father: as his father showed kindness unto me; when David was persecuted by Saul, he sent him aid, and invited him into his country for protection it may be, and some way or other showed respect unto him; though not out of real love and friendship to David, but in enmity to Saul, who had defeated him at Jabeshgilead, and had often wars with him: the Jews say (o) the particular kindness was, that when David left his father, mother, and brethren, with the king of Moab, he slew all but one, who fled to the king of the children of Ammon, and was by him saved ali…

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Keil & Delitzsch

Dictionary and topics

Ambassador — In the Old Testament the Hebrew word tsir, meaning “one who goes on an errand,” is rendered thus (Josh. 9:4; Prov. 13:17; Isa. 18:2; Jer. 49:14; Obad. 1:1). This is also the rendering of melits,…
Barley — A grain much cultivated in Egypt (Ex. 9:31) and in Palestine (Lev. 27:16; Deut. 8:8). It was usually the food of horses (1 Kings 4:28). Barley bread was used by the poorer people (Judg. 7:13; 2 Kings…
Chronicles, Books of — The two books were originally one. They bore the title in the Massoretic Hebrew Dibre hayyamim, i.e., “Acts of the Days.” This title was rendered by Jerome in his Latin version “Chronicon,” and hence…
David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Hadarezer — Adod is his help, the name given to Hadadezer (2 Sam. 8:3-12) in 2 Sam. 10.
Hanun — Graciously given. (1.) The son and successor of Nahash, king of Moab. David’s messengers, sent on an embassy of condolence to him to Rabbah Ammon, his capital, were so grossly insulted that he…
Nahash — Serpent. (1.) King of the Ammonites in the time of Saul. The inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead having been exposed to great danger from Nahash, sent messengers to Gibeah to inform Saul of their extremity.…
Ammonites · Kings of Nahash1Sa 11; — Kings of Nahash1Sa 11;
Ammonites, The · Ill-treated David’s ambassadors — Ill-treated David’s ambassadors
Condolence · .David, to Ha — .David, to Ha
Friendship · .David and Nahash — .David and Nahash

2 Samuel 10:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 10:1-5

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 10:2

John Gill on 2 Samuel 10:2

Keil & Delitzsch

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 10:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 10:1-5

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 10:2

John Gill on 2 Samuel 10:2

Keil & Delitzsch

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 10:2

Rashi on 2 Samuel 10:2