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, the son of Nahash, because his father was kind to me.' So David sent messengers to comfort him about his father's death. David's servants traveled into the land of the Ammonites to comfort Hanun.
David wanted to show kindness to a neighboring king whose father had died, because that father had been kind to David in the past.
📚 Historical Context
In the historical narrative of 1 Chronicles, David is consolidating his kingdom as the king of Israel and seeks to maintain peaceful relations with neighboring nations. He decides to show kindness to Hanun, the son of Nahash, the Ammonite king, because Nahash had previously treated David with favor, possibly during David's time as a fugitive or in earlier alliances. This event occurs in a context of ancient Near Eastern politics, where gestures of goodwill could prevent conflicts but often led to misunderstandings.
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