People of the Bible › Nahash
Nahash נָחָשׁ
Ammonite king. Nahash, the king of the Ammonites and father of Hanun, had shown kindness to David, prompting David to send envoys to console Hanun after Nahash's death.
Family
| Children | Hanun |
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Where Nahash appears
1 Chronicles (2), 2 Samuel (1)
Key verses
- 2 Samuel 10:2 first mention — Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.
- 1 Chronicles 19:1 — Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
- 1 Chronicles 19:2 — And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.