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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Nahash (King living at the time of United Monarchy)
A king of the Ammonites. When he died, Israel's king sent men to comfort his son, and 2 Samuel 10 is the war that came out of how they were received.
First, in plain English
A king of the Ammonites. When he died, Israel's king sent men to comfort his son, and 2 Samuel 10 is the war that came out of how they were received.
Who this is
Nahash was an Ammonite king whose brutal siege terms against Jabesh-gilead, offering peace only if he could gouge out every resident's right eye, rallied Israel behind newly anointed King Saul for his first military victory.
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The word
H5176
Where it appears
- 2 Samuel 10:2
- 1 Chronicles 19:1
- 1 Chronicles 19:2
