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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 2 Samuel 10:1-19

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—2 Samuel 10:2. “Nahash.” This may be the same Nahash mentioned in 1 Samuel 11:0; but as this was probably forty years after the event there recorded, it is more likely a son of the same name. “As his father showed kindness.” What this kindness was, or when shown is nowhere recorded; most likely some friendly act in the days of David’s exile.2 Samuel 10:3. “The city.” Rabbah, or Rabbath-Ammon the capital city, which was a city of much importance from these days... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 10:1-19

Chapter 10It came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. And David, upon hearing the death of the king, sent certain of his men [Emissaries, actually] unto Hanun to express David's condolences. [And to just sort of greet them in David's name, and express David's sorrow and all for the death of his father.] Now some of his counselors said, Do you think that David is really just trying to show kindness to you? Listen, these guys... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 2 Samuel 10:1-19

2 Samuel 10:4 . Shaved half their beard. The critics make many quotations from ancient authors, showing how high a value eastern nations set on the hair of the head and beard; and even at the present time the mutilating of the beard would be deemed among the Turks the greatest insult that could be offered. In the year 1764, says Motraye, “when Kerim Khan sent to demand tribute for his possessions in Kermesir, Mir Mahenna maltreated the officer, and caused his beard to be shaved.” See also... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Samuel 10:2-19

2 Samuel 10:2-19I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness unto me. David and HanunPowerful though David had proved himself in every direction in the art of war, his heart was inclined to peace. The position which he had gained as a warrior would naturally have made Hanun more afraid of David than David could be of Hanun. The king of Israel could not have failed to know this, and it might naturally occur to him that it would be a kindly act to the young... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 10:16

2Sa 10:16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that [were] beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer [went] before them. Ver. 16. And Hadarezar sent. ] He is elsewhere called Hadadezar: Daleth and Resh ( ד and ר ) being letters very like one to another. Hence some collect probably that the Hebrew letters had the same figure of old as now they have, and therefore were not the same with the Samaritan charactars. The Samaritan Jod is one... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 2 Samuel 10:16

Hadarezer: 2 Samuel 8:3-Ruth :, 1 Chronicles 18:3, 1 Chronicles 18:5 the river: i.e. Euphrates Shobach: or, Shophach, 1 Chronicles 19:16 Reciprocal: Psalms 48:4 - General Psalms 60:1 - when he strove read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 10:16

16. Brought out the Syrians… beyond the river By which act he seems to have lost his dominion in that border. See 2 Samuel 8:3. When the Syrian cities beyond the Euphrates learned that their king had been smitten by the army of David they openly renounced their allegiance to the kingdom of Zobah. Helam A place somewhere beyond the Jordan, and probably near the borders of Syria; but its situation has never been discovered. Shobach the captain Who was to Hadarezer’s army what Joab was to... read more