1 Chronicles 19:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Chronicles 19:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Chronicles 19:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Chronicles 19:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun to comfort him.”
1 Chronicles 19:2 — World English Bible
1 Chronicles 19:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him. ”
1 Chronicles 19:2 — American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 19:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and David saith, `I do kindness with Hanun son of Nahash, for his father did with me kindness;' and David sendeth messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And the servants of David come in unto the land of the sons of Ammon, unto Hanun, to comfort him,”
1 Chronicles 19:2 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Chronicles 19:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David said, I will shew kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him. ”
1 Chronicles 19:2 — Darby Translation
1 Chronicles 19:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Dauid said, I will shew kindnesse vnto Hanun the sonne of Nahash, because his father shewed kindnesse vnto me. And Dauid sent messengers to comfort him for his father. So the seruants of Dauid came into the lande of the children of Ammon to Hanun to comfort him.”
1 Chronicles 19:2 — Geneva Bible
1 Chronicles 19:2 in 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.
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.
3 But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?
4 Wherefore Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away.
What Does 1 Chronicles 19:2 Mean?
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