2 Samuel 10:2

Contextual Overview

¹ And it came to pass after this, that the king of the sons of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. ¹ Some time after this, King Nahash of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king. 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. ¹ When Nahash king of the Ammonites died, his son Hanun became king after him. ¹ Later the king of the Ammonites died and his son Hanun succeeded him. 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. ¹ It happened after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place. ¹Now it happened later that [Nahash] the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king in his place. ¹ After this the king of the Ammonites died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place. ¹ Forsothe it was doon aftir these thingis, that Naas, kyng of the sones of Amon, diede; and Anoon, his sone, regnede for hym. And Dauid seide,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

show kindness: Deuteronomy 23:3-6, Nehemiah 4:3-7, Nehemiah 13:1-3

Nahash: 1 Samuel 11:1

as his father: 1 Samuel 22:3, 1 Samuel 22:4

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 2:6 - I also 2 Samuel 17:27 - the son of Nahash 1 Kings 5:1 - sent 2 Kings 20:12 - sent letters Isaiah 39:1 - sent letters Jeremiah 37:2 - the prophet John 11:19 - to comfort Ephesians 6:20 - bonds

Cross-References

Genesis 10:5
From these the coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in their nations.

Genesis 10:5
Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

Genesis 10:5
Those who lived in the lands around the Mediterranean Sea came from these sons of Japheth. All the families grew and became different nations, each nation with its own land and its own language.

Genesis 10:5
From these the coastlands of the nations were separated into their lands, every one according to its language, according to their families, by their nations.

Genesis 10:5
By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

Genesis 10:5
Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.

Genesis 10:5
From these, [the people of] the coastlands of the nations were separated and spread into their lands, every one according to his own language, according to their constituent groups (families), and into their nations:

Genesis 10:5
of these sones the ylis of hethen men weren departid in her cuntrees, ech bi his langage and meynees, in hise naciouns.

Genesis 10:5
By these have the isles of the nations been parted in their lands, each by his tongue, by their families, in their nations.

Genesis 10:5
From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 alive:

and David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father; for the death of his father; to condole the loss of him, which was the custom of kings in friendship and alliance in former times, and still continues:

and David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon; even to Rabbah, the metropolis of the nation, and the royal city, where the king kept his court.

o Tanchuma apud Jarchium in loc.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The history does not record any instance of Nahash’s kindness to David, but the enmity of the house of Nahash against Saul may have disposed him favorably toward Saul’s enemy David, and if there was any family connection between David’s house and Nahash 2 Samuel 17:25 this may have increased the friendship.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 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, (1 Samuel 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.