David's ambassadors insulted by the Ammonites

1. And it came to pass after this On this formula of transition see note on ch. 2 Samuel 8:1.

the king of the children of Ammon Forty years at least had passed since the events of 1 Samuel 11, so that this Nahash was probably the son or grandson of the king defeated by Saul at Jabesh. On the Ammonites see note on 1 Samuel 11:1.

Hanun This name is identical with the Phoenician Hanno, which appears so frequently in Carthaginian history. In Greek both take the form Ἄννων (Annon).

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