1 Chronicles 19 · Verse 1

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.
1 Chronicles 19:1, King James Version

1 Chronicles 19:1 in other translations

BSBSome time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son.
WEBAfter this, Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his place.
ASVAnd it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
YLTAnd it cometh to pass after this, that Nahash king of the sons of Ammon dieth, and his son reigneth in his stead,
DARBYAnd it came to pass after this that Nahash king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
BBENow it came about after this that death came to Nahash, the king of the children of Ammon, and his son became king in his place.
WebsterNow it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.

What does 1 Chronicles 19:1 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
1Ch 19:1-5. David's Messengers, Sent to Comfort Hanun, Are Disgracefully Treated. 1. after this--This phrase seems to indicate that the incident now to be related took place immediately, or soon after the wars described in the preceding chapter. But the chronological order is loosely observed, and the only just inference that can be drawn from the use of this phrase is, that some farther account is to be given of the wars against the Syrians. Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died--There had subsisted a very friendly relation between David and him, begun during the exile of the former, and cemented, doubtless, by their common hostility to Saul.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

David sends a congratulatory message to Hanun, king of Ammon, 1Chr 19:1, 1Chr 19:2. He treats the messengers with great incivility, 1Chr 19:3, 1Chr 19:4. David is exasperated, but condoles with the degraded messengers, 1Chr 19:5. The Ammonites prepare for war, and hire thirty-two thousand chariots, and besiege Medeba, 1Chr 19:6, 1Chr 19:7. David sends Joab to attack them; he defeats the Syrians and Ammonites, 1Chr 19:8-15. The discomfited Syrians recruit their army, and invade David's territories beyond Jordan; he attacks them, kills Shophach their general, seven thousand charioteers, and forty thousand of their infantry, 1Chr 19:16-18. The Syrians abandon the Ammonites and make a separate peace with David, 1Chr 19:19. Verse 1 Now it came to pass - See the same history, 2Sam 10:1 (note), etc., and the notes there.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
David's wars. --The history is here repeated which we read 2Sa 10. The only safety of sinners consists in submitting to the Lord, seeking peace with him, and becoming his servants. Let us assist each other in a good cause; but let us fear lest, while made instruments of good to others, we should come short of salvation, through unbelief and sin.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Chronicles 19:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it wasH1961
אַחֲרֵי\־'a.cha.rei-afterH310
כֵ֔ןKhenthusH3651
וַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motand he diedH4191
נָחָ֖שׁna.ChashNahashH5176
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
בְּנֵי\־be.nei-[the] people ofH1121
עַמּ֑וֹןa.MonAmmonH5983
וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he reignedH4427
בְּנ֖וֹbe.Noson hisH1121
תַּחְתָּֽיו\׃tach.Tavin place of himH8478

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 19:1

  • 2 Samuel 10:1-19

    And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. 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 the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it? Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away. …

  • 1 Samuel 12:12

    And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the Lord your God was your king.

  • 1 Samuel 11:1-2

    Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh–gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee. And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 David's messengers, sent to comfort Hanun, the son of Nahash, are villainously treated.
6 The Ammonites, strengthened by the Syrians, are overcome by Joab and Abishai.
16 Shophach, making a new supply of the Syrians, is slain by David.

Nahash.
1Sa 11:1,2; 12:12; 2Sa 10:1-3

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Context

  • 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.

  • 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.

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1 Chronicles 19:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		DESPUÉS de estas cosas aconteció que murió Naas rey de los hijos de Ammón, y reinó en su lugar su hijo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		*Et il arriva, après cela, que Nakhash, roi des fils d’Ammon, mourut; et son fils régna à sa place.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es geschah hernach, da starb Nahas, der König der Kinder Ammon; und sein Sohn ward König an seiner Statt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Accidit autem ut moreretur Naas rex filiorum Ammon, et regnaret filius ejus pro eo.