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1 Chronicles 19:1-3
Complete Jewish Bible
1 Chronicles 19:1-3
Complete Jewish Bible
19 Some time later, when Nachash the king of the people of ‘Amon died, his son became king in his place. 2 David said, “I will be kind to Hanun the son of Nachash, because his father showed grace to me.” So David sent messengers to comfort him about his father.
David’s servants entered the territory of the people of ‘Amon to go to Hanun and comfort him; 3 but the leaders of the people of ‘Amon said to Hanun, “Do you really think David is honoring your father by sending people to comfort you? Haven’t his servants come to you in order to look the city over, overthrow it and reconnoiter the land?”
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