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 Après cela, Nachasch, roi des fils d’Ammon, mourut, et son fils régna à sa place.

2 David dit: Je montrerai de la bienveillance à Hanun, fils de Nachasch, car son père en a montré à mon égard. Et David envoya des messagers pour le consoler au sujet de son père. Lorsque les serviteurs de David arrivèrent dans le pays des fils d’Ammon auprès de Hanun, pour le consoler,

3 les chefs des fils d’Ammon dirent à Hanun: Penses-tu que ce soit pour honorer ton père que David t’envoie des consolateurs? N’est-ce pas pour reconnaître la ville et pour la détruire, et pour explorer le pays, que ses serviteurs sont venus auprès de toi?

4 Alors Hanun saisit les serviteurs de David, les fit raser, et fit couper leurs habits par le milieu jusqu’au haut des cuisses. Puis il les congédia.

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What Does 1 Chronicles 19:2 Mean?

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