And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
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Gill's Exposition
And it came to pass after this,.... After the wars with the Moabites, Syrians, and Edomites, being friendly with the children of Ammon, David sent an embassy to their king, after related; by which it…
Barnes' Notes
The king - In marginal reference. Nahash, king, etc. The interval between the two events, not less than 50 years, and possibly more, is against his being the same as the Nahash of 1Sa 11:1-15. The…
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…
David's ambassadors insulted by the Ammonites
1. And it came to pass after this On this formula of transition see note on ch. 2Sa 8:1.
the king of the children of Ammon Forty years at least had passed…
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