2 Samuel 10:1

2 Samuel 10:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
• New International Version (NIV)In the course of time, the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun succeeded him as king.
• English Standard Version (ESV)After this the king of the Ammonites died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)It happened after this that the king of the people of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place.

Context of 2 Samuel 10:1

Now it happened afterward that the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king in his place. 2Then David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console him about his father. But when David’s servants came to the land of the Ammonites, 3the commanders of the Ammonites said to their lord Hanun, “Do you think that David is simply honoring your father since he has sent you servants to console you? Has David not sent his servants to you in order to explore the city, to spy it out and overthrow it?”

2 Samuel 10:1 word by word

וַֽיְהִי֙ אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֔ן וַיָּ֕מָת מֶ֖לֶךְ בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹן וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ חָנ֥וּן בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• Now it happenedהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• afterwardאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• afterwardכֵּןkên · soH3651
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of the Ammonitesבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of the Ammonitesעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
• diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• and his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Hanunחָנוּןchânûn · HanunH2586
• becameמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• inתַּחַתtachath · underneath: insteadH8478
• his placeתַּחַתtachath · underneath: insteadH8478

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 10:1

• Judges 10:7And the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the sons of Ammon.
• Judges 11:12So Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the sons of Ammon, saying, “What conflict do you and I have, that you have come to me to fight against my land?”
• 1 Samuel 11:1Now Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a covenant with us and we will serve you.”
• 1 Chronicles 19:1Now it came about after this, that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon died, and his son became king in his place.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 10:1

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The 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 1 Samuel 11:1-15. The Ammonites are almost always spoken of as the children of Ammon, from the name of their first ancestor Ben-ammi Genesis 19:38. Hanun - The equivalent of the Carthaginian Hanno, from the same root as the Hebrew, Hananiah, Johanan, Hannah, etc. The same name…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David's messengers ill-treated by Hanun. (1-5) The Ammonites defeated. (6-14) The Syrians defeated. (15-19) Verses 1-5 Nahash had been an enemy to Israel, yet had showed kindness to David. David therefore resolves gratefully to return it. If a Pharisee gives alms in pride, though God will not reward it, yet he that receives the alms ought to return thanks for it. Those who bear ill-will to their neighbours, are resolved not to believe that their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Some time later: King Hadadezer appears in 2 Samuel 10:1–19 as a strong opponent of David (2 Samuel 10:16). This seems surprising, because David had already defeated Hadadezer earlier and taken plunder from his city (2 Samuel 8:3; 7, 12). There are two possible explanations. Either Hadadezer was still alive, rebuilt his forces, and rebelled again in 2 Samuel 10:1–19. Or, 10:1–19 explains in more detail the events summarized in 8:1–18 and prepares the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-52Sa 10:1-5. David's Messengers, Sent to Comfort Hanun, Are Disgracefully Treated. 2. Then said David, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness unto me--It is probable that this was the Nahash against whom Saul waged war at Jabesh-gilead (1Sa 11:11). David, on leaving Gath, where his life was exposed to danger, found an asylum with the king of Moab; and as Nahash, king of the Ammonites, was his nearest neighbor, it…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 10:1

• Ammonites
• Mortification
• Nahash

In the dictionaries

• Ammon
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Ammon, Ammonite
• Chronicles, Books of
• Hadarezer
• Hanun
• Bible, the
• David
• Hadadezer
• Israel, History of

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings