1 Chronicles 19:1-3
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David fights against the Ammonites
19 After some time, Nahash, the king of the Ammonites, died. His son became the new king.[a] 2 David thought, ‘Nahash was kind to me, so I will be kind to his son Hanun.’ So David sent some of his officers to give a message to Hanun. David wanted to tell Hanun that he was sorry that his father Nahash had died.
David's officers took his kind message to the land of the Ammonites. 3 But the leaders of the Ammonites said to Hanun, ‘David has sent his officers to you with a kind message. But do not think that he really wants to give honour to your father. No, he has sent his men to look at our land. They want to see how they can attack our country and take it for themselves.’
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- 19:1 Ammon was a country to the east of Israel. It was on the other side of the Jordan River.
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