2 Samuel 10:2

2 Samuel 10:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)David thought, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent a delegation to express his sympathy to Hanun concerning his father. When David’s men came to the land of the Ammonites,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And David said, "I will deal loyally with Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father dealt loyally with me." So David sent by his servants to console him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the Ammonites.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent by the hand of his servants to comfort him concerning his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the people of Ammon.

Context of 2 Samuel 10:2

1Now it happened afterward that the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king in his place. Then 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?” 4So Hanun took David’s servants and shaved off half of their beards, and cut off their robes in the middle as far as their buttocks, and sent them away.

2 Samuel 10:2 word by word

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד אֶעֱשֶׂה־חֶ֣סֶד׀ עִם־חָנ֣וּן בֶּן־נָחָ֗שׁ כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ עָשָׂ֨ה אָבִ֤יו עִמָּדִי֙ חֶ֔סֶד וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח דָּוִ֧ד לְנַחֲמ֛וֹ בְּיַד־עֲבָדָ֖יו אֶל־אָבִ֑יו וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ עַבְדֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד אֶ֖רֶץ בְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

• Then Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I will showעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• kindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• to Hanunחָנוּןchânûn · HanunH2586
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Nahashנָחָשׁnâchâsh · NahashH5176
• his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• someיָדyâd · hand: byH3027
• of his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• to consoleנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: comfortH5162
• him aboutאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of the Ammonitesבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of the Ammonitesעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 10:2

• Deuteronomy 23:3No Ammonite or Moabite may enter the assembly of the Lord; none of their descendants, even to the tenth generation, may ever enter the assembly of the Lord,
• Nehemiah 4:3Now Tobiah the Ammonite was near him, and he said, “Even what they are building--if a fox were to jump on it, it would break their stone wall down!”
• Nehemiah 13:1On that day the Book of Moses was read aloud as the people listened; and there was found written in it that no Ammonite or Moabite was ever to enter the assembly of God,
• 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 Samuel 22:3And David went from there to Mizpah of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother come and stay with you until I know what God will do for me.”

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 10:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The 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.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2In both 2 Samuel 9 and 10, David wanted to show loyalty (chesed, a Hebrew word meaning faithful love and committed kindness). This word also appears in 2 Samuel 9:1, 3.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 10:2

• Ammonites
• Condolence
• Friendship
• Mortification
• Motive
• Nahash
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Ammon
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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