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BrLXXΚαὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ ταῦτα ἀπέθανε Ναὰς βασιλεῦς υἱῶν Ἀμμών, καὶ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀνὰν υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἀντʼ αὐτοῦ. (Kai egeneto meta tauta apethane Naʼas basileus huiōn Ammōn, kai ebasileusen Anan huios autou antʼ autou. )
BrTrAnd it came to pass after this, that Naas the king of the children of Ammon died, and Anan his son reigned in his stead.
ULTAnd it happened after this, and Nahash, the king of the sons of Ammon, died, and his son reigned in his place.
USTSome time later, Nahash, the king of the Ammon people group, died. Then his son Hanun became their king.
BSB § Some time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son.
JPSAnd it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
ASVAnd it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
DRANow it came to pass that Naas the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned is his stead.
YLTAnd it cometh to pass after this, that Nahash king of the sons of Ammon dieth, and his son reigneth in his stead,
DrbyAnd it came to pass after this that Nahash king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
RVAnd it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
WbstrNow it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
KJB-1769Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead. (Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reignd in his stead. )
KJB-1611¶ [fn]Now it came to passe after this, that Nahash the King of the children of Ammon dyed, & his sonne reigned in his stead. (¶ Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the King of the children of Ammon died, and his son reignd in his stead.)
BshpsAfter this, it chaunced that Nahas the king of the children of Ammon dyed, & his sonne raigned in his steade. (After this, it chanced that Nahas the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reignd in his stead.)
GnvaAfter this also Nahash the King of the children of Ammon dyed, and his sonne reigned in his stead. (After this also Nahash the King of the children of Ammon died, and his son reignd in his stead. )
CvdlAnd after this dyed Nahas ye kynge of the childre of Ammon, and his sonne was kynge in his steade. (And after this died Nahas ye/you_all king of the children of Ammon, and his son was king in his stead.)
WycForsothe it bifelde, that Naas, kyng of the sones of Amon, diede, and his sone regnyde for him. (Forsothe it bifelde, that Naas, king of the sons of Amon, died, and his son reignd for him.)
LuthUnd nach diesem starb Nahas, der König der Kinder Ammon, und sein Sohn ward König an seiner Statt. (And after this_one died Nahas, the/of_the king the/of_the children Ammon, and his son what/which king at his Statt.)
ClVgAccidit autem ut moreretur Naas rex filiorum Ammon, et regnaret filius ejus pro eo. (Accidit however as would_die Naas king of_children Ammon, and regnaret son his for by_him. )
19:1-7 The new Ammonite ruler, Hanun, took exception to Israel’s presence so close to his nation. The Ammonites hired Aramean armies from the north, and these combined forces assembled at Medeba to challenge David’s control of Moab’s plateau.
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was after so and=he/it_died Nāḩāsh king sons_of ˊAmmōn and,became_king his/its=son in_~_place,his )
This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
2 Samuel 8:1-8; 10:1-19; 12:21-31; 1 Chronicles 18:2-11; 19:1-19; 20:1-3
The accounts of David’s greatest military victories stand like bookends around the record of David’s most grievous sins. Sometime after David brought the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem and the Lord promised to establish his dynasty over Israel, David achieved a series of victories over virtually all of Israel’s neighboring nations. These began with David’s capture of Metheg-ammah (likely Gath) and all of Philistia and was followed by his victory over Moab. Then Nahash king of Ammon died, and David sent envoys to express his condolences to Nahash’s son Hanun, who had now become king. Hanun, however, intentionally humiliated David’s envoys, shaving off half their beards and cutting off the bottom half of their garments before sending them back to Israel. When David heard of it, he sent word to his envoys to remain at Jericho until their beards grew back. In the meantime, the Ammonites called upon several Aramean nations to help them fight against Israel, which was likely their original intent for humiliating David’s envoys. Warriors came from Beth-rehob and Zobah, which lay between Israel and Hamath farther north, as well as from Maacah (see “Geshur and Maacah” map) and Tob. The writer of 1 Chronicles also notes that soldiers came from Mesopotamia as well. David sent his commander Joab to fight this coalition at Rabbah. The writer of 1 Chronicles consistently speaks of the battle occurring at Medeba, rather than Rabbah, but the town of Medeba south of Heshbon seems an unlikely location for the battle. Perhaps Rabbah was also referred to at times as Medeba. In any case, Joab and his brother Abishai divided their forces into two groups, with Joab leading the fight against the Arameans to the north and Abishai leading the fight against the Ammonites just outside the gates of Rabbah. As Joab advanced, the Arameans fled, which in turn led the Ammonites to retreat behind the walls of Rabbah. After this Joab (and probably his forces) returned home to Israel. But the Arameans regrouped and added more troops from Aramean nations beyond the Euphrates River. David met them in battle at Helam (likely modern Alma) and won a great victory over them, even killing their commander Shobah (or Shophach). After this the Arameans made peace with Israel. Sometime later David also subjugated the Edomites, who lived to the south of Moab. It was likely sometime after this that David engaged in adultery with the wife of Uriah, one of his own valiant warriors (see “David’s Mighty Men” map), and then he tried to cover up his sin by arranging for Uriah’s death in battle. His sin was later exposed by Nathan the prophet, and David repented. After this Joab returned to Rabbah to finish capturing the city, and when victory was close at hand he called for David to come and finish taking the city. Thus the Ammonites became subject to Israel as well. From all these conquered nations David took many spoils and dedicated them to the Lord’s service, including great amounts of bronze from the towns of Tebah (also called Betah and Tibhath), Berothai, and Cun.
2 Samuel 8:1-8; 10:1-19; 12:21-31; 1 Chronicles 18:2-11; 19:1-19; 20:1-3
The accounts of David’s greatest military victories stand like bookends around the record of David’s most grievous sins. Sometime after David brought the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem and the Lord promised to establish his dynasty over Israel, David achieved a series of victories over virtually all of Israel’s neighboring nations. These began with David’s capture of Metheg-ammah (likely Gath) and all of Philistia and was followed by his victory over Moab. Then Nahash king of Ammon died, and David sent envoys to express his condolences to Nahash’s son Hanun, who had now become king. Hanun, however, intentionally humiliated David’s envoys, shaving off half their beards and cutting off the bottom half of their garments before sending them back to Israel. When David heard of it, he sent word to his envoys to remain at Jericho until their beards grew back. In the meantime, the Ammonites called upon several Aramean nations to help them fight against Israel, which was likely their original intent for humiliating David’s envoys. Warriors came from Beth-rehob and Zobah, which lay between Israel and Hamath farther north, as well as from Maacah (see “Geshur and Maacah” map) and Tob. The writer of 1 Chronicles also notes that soldiers came from Mesopotamia as well. David sent his commander Joab to fight this coalition at Rabbah. The writer of 1 Chronicles consistently speaks of the battle occurring at Medeba, rather than Rabbah, but the town of Medeba south of Heshbon seems an unlikely location for the battle. Perhaps Rabbah was also referred to at times as Medeba. In any case, Joab and his brother Abishai divided their forces into two groups, with Joab leading the fight against the Arameans to the north and Abishai leading the fight against the Ammonites just outside the gates of Rabbah. As Joab advanced, the Arameans fled, which in turn led the Ammonites to retreat behind the walls of Rabbah. After this Joab (and probably his forces) returned home to Israel. But the Arameans regrouped and added more troops from Aramean nations beyond the Euphrates River. David met them in battle at Helam (likely modern Alma) and won a great victory over them, even killing their commander Shobah (or Shophach). After this the Arameans made peace with Israel. Sometime later David also subjugated the Edomites, who lived to the south of Moab. It was likely sometime after this that David engaged in adultery with the wife of Uriah, one of his own valiant warriors (see “David’s Mighty Men” map), and then he tried to cover up his sin by arranging for Uriah’s death in battle. His sin was later exposed by Nathan the prophet, and David repented. After this Joab returned to Rabbah to finish capturing the city, and when victory was close at hand he called for David to come and finish taking the city. Thus the Ammonites became subject to Israel as well. From all these conquered nations David took many spoils and dedicated them to the Lord’s service, including great amounts of bronze from the towns of Tebah (also called Betah and Tibhath), Berothai, and Cun.
