2 Samuel 10 · Verse 2

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.
2 Samuel 10:2, King James Version

2 Samuel 10:2 in other translations

BSBAnd 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,
WEBDavid said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent by his servants to comfort him concerning his father. David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
ASVAnd David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness unto me. So David sent by his servants to comfort him concerning his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
YLTand David saith, ‘I do kindness with Hanun son of Nahash, as his father did with me kindness;' and David sendeth to comfort him by the hand of his servants concerning his father, and the servants of David come in to the land of the Bene-Ammon.
DARBYAnd David said, I will shew kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness to 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.
BBEAnd David said, I will be a friend to Hanun, the son of Nahash, as his father was a friend to me. So David sent his servants, to give him words of comfort on account of his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
WebsterThen said David, I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to 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.

What does 2 Samuel 10:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2Sa 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 may be that during the feud between Saul and David, he, through enmity to the former, was kind and hospitable to David.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 I 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, (1Sam 22:3), and this was contiguous to the king of the Ammonites, his hatred to Saul might induce him to show particular kindness to David.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 10:1-5

Chapter Outline David'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…

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2 Samuel 10:2 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.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
דָּוִ֜דda.VidDavidH1732
אֶעֱשֶׂה\־'e.'e.seh-I will doH6213
חֶ֣סֶד\׀Che.sedcovenant loyaltyH2617
עִם\־'im-withH5973
חָנ֣וּןcha.NunHanunH2586
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
נָחָ֗שׁna.ChashNahashH5176
כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ka.'a.Sherjust asH834
עָשָׂ֨ה'a.Sahhe didH6213
אָבִ֤יו'a.Vivfather hisH1
עִמָּדִי֙'i.ma.Diwith meH5978
חֶ֔סֶדChe.sedcovenant loyaltyH2617
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971
דָּוִ֧דda.VidDavidH1732
לְנַחֲמ֛וֹle.na.cha.Moto comfort himH5162
בְּיַד\־be.yad-by [the] hand ofH3027
עֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.Davservants hisH5650
אֶל\־'el-concerningH413
אָבִ֑יו'a.Vivfather hisH1
וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uand they cameH935
עַבְדֵ֣י'av.Dei[the] servants ofH5650
דָוִ֔דda.VidDavidH1732
אֶ֖רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121
עַמּֽוֹן\׃a.MonAmmonH5983

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 10:2

  • 1 Samuel 11:1

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 23:3-6

    An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the Lord for ever: Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee. Nevertheless the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee. Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.

  • Nehemiah 13:1-3

    On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever; Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing. Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

  • Nehemiah 4:3-7

    Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall. Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity: And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders. So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work. …

  • 1 Samuel 22:3-4

    And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me. And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
shew kindness.
De 23:3-6; Ne 4:3-7; 13:1-3
Nahash.
1Sa 11:1
as his father.
1Sa 22:3,4

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 10:1

    And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.

  • 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.

  • 2 Samuel 10:3

    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?

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2 Samuel 10:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dijo David: Yo haré misericordia con Hanún hijo de Naas, como su padre la hizo conmigo. Y envió David sus siervos á consolarlo por su padre. Mas llegados los siervos de David á la tierra de los hijos de Ammón,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et David dit: J’userai de bonté envers Hanun, fils de Nakhash, comme son père a usé de bonté envers moi. Et David l’envoya consoler par ses serviteurs au sujet de son père. Et les serviteurs de David arrivèrent dans le pays des fils d’Ammon.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und David sprach: Ich will Güte erweisen an Hanun, dem Sohne Nahas, so wie sein Vater Güte an mir erwiesen hat. Und David sandte hin, um ihn durch seine Knechte wegen seines Vaters zu trösten. Und die Knechte Davids kamen in das Land der Kinder Ammon.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque David: Faciam misericordiam cum Hanon filio Naas, sicut fecit pater ejus mecum misericordiam. Misit ergo David, consolans eum per servos suos super patris interitu. Cum autem venissent servi David in terram filiorum Ammon,