Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were the chief officials in the service of the king.
1 Chronicles 19:1 - New Revised Standard Version Some time afterward, King Nahash of the Ammonites died, and his son succeeded him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition AFTER THIS, Nahash king of the Ammonites died, and his son reigned in his stead. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead. Common English Bible Some time later, the Ammonite King Nahash died, and his son succeeded him as king. Catholic Public Domain Version Now it happened that Nahash, the king of the sons of Ammon, died, and his son reigned in his place. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now it came to pass that Naas the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned is his stead. |
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were the chief officials in the service of the king.
David said, “I will deal loyally with Hanun son of Nahash, for his father dealt loyally with me.” So David sent messengers to console him concerning his father. When David's servants came to Hanun in the land of the Ammonites, to console him,
But when you saw that King Nahash of the Ammonites came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ though the Lord your God was your king.