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1 Chronicles 19:1
1 Chronicles 19:1 is verse 1 of 1 Chronicles chapter 19, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Some time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son.
King James Version
Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
World English Bible
After this, Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his place.
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1 Chronicles 19:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible
1 Some time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son.
2 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,
3 the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
1 Samuel 11:1Soon Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”
1 Samuel 11:2But Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I will make a treaty with you on one condition, that I may put out everyone’s right eye and bring reproach upon all Israel.”
1 Samuel 12:12But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.
2 Samuel 10:1Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun.
2 Samuel 10:2And 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,
2 Samuel 10:3the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Has not David instead sent his servants to explore the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?”