1 Chronicles 19:1

Some time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son.

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KJV

Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.

ASV

And it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.

YLT

And it cometh to pass after this, that Nahash king of the sons of Ammon dieth, and his son reigneth in his stead,

DBT

And it came to pass after this that Nahash king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.

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Compare the marginal references and notes. The writer here adds one or two touches, and varies in one or two of the numbers.

Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical

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2 Samuel 10:1–19
Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son Hanun.
1 Samuel 11:1–2
Soon Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”
1 Samuel 12:12
But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.

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About this book

Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

1 Chronicles — A post-exilic retelling of Israel's story through the Davidic line — genealogies from Adam to Saul, then David's reign reframed around temple preparation. The priestly history that answers the exile's question: what does it mean to return?

Canon: Old Testament
Author: The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra, per rabbinic tradition)
Date: Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC

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1 Samuel 12:12
But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was…
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- Judges 8:23
  But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you.”
- 1 Samuel 8:5–7
  “Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”
- 1 Samuel 11:1–2
  Soon Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”
- Genesis 17:7
  I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
- 1 Samuel 10:19
  But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the…

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