Nahash (2 Samuel 10)

Nahash (2 Samuel 10) is a king living at the time of the united monarchy. He is named in 3 verses of the Bible, first in 2 Samuel 10:2.

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Verses

2 Samuel

• 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.And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console Hanun concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites,

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 19:1
  Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.Some time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son.
• 1 Chronicles 19:2
  And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
2. Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.