Verse 2

And David said, I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came to the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  David sa: 'Jeg vil vise vennlighet mot Hanun, Nahasj sin sønn, fordi hans far viste vennlighet mot meg.' Så David sendte sine tjenere for å trøste ham i sorgen over hans far. Nå kom Davids tjenere til landet ammonittene, til Hanun, for å trøste ham.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  David sa: Jeg vil vise godhet mot Hanun, Nahasj' sønn, fordi hans far viste godhet mot meg. Og David sendte utsendinger for å trøste ham angående hans far. Tjenestemennene til David kom til Hanun i landet til Ammons barn for å trøste ham.

• Norsk King James

  David sa: Jeg vil vise vennlighet mot Hanun, sønnen til Nahash, fordi hans far viste vennlighet mot meg. David sendte budbringere for å trøste ham angående hans far. Så kom Davids tjenere til ammonittenes land for å trøste Hanun.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sa David: Jeg skal vise godhet mot Hanun, sønn av Nahas, siden faren hans viste godhet mot meg. Så David sendte folk for å trøste Ham over tapet av hans far. Davids tjenere kom til ammonittenes land for å trøste Hanun.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  David sa: "Jeg vil vise godhet mot Hanun, sønn av Nahasj, slik som hans far viste meg godhet." Så sendte David sendebud for å trøste ham på grunn av hans far. Davids tjenere kom til ammonittenes land til Hanun for å trøste ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  David sa: Jeg vil vise vennlighet mot Hanun, sønn av Nahasj, fordi hans far viste vennlighet mot meg. Og David sendte budbringere for å trøste ham angående hans far. Davids menn kom til ammonittenes land til Hanun for å trøste ham.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  David sa: «Jeg vil vise vennlighet mot Hanun, sønn av Nahash, fordi faren hans viste meg vennlighet.» Og David sendte budbringere for å trøste ham med hensyn til hans far. Slik dro Davids tjenere til ammonittenes land for å trøste Hanun.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  David sa: Jeg vil vise vennlighet mot Hanun, sønn av Nahasj, fordi hans far viste vennlighet mot meg. Og David sendte budbringere for å trøste ham angående hans far. Davids menn kom til ammonittenes land til Hanun for å trøste ham.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  David sa: "Jeg vil vise godhet mot Hanun, Nahasjs sønn, fordi hans far viste godhet mot meg." Så sendte David budbringere for å trøste ham på grunn av hans far. Davidtjenerne kom til Hanun i ammonittenes land for å trøste ham.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then David said, 'I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.' So David sent messengers to console him concerning his father. When David's servants came to the land of the Ammonites to comfort Hanun,

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  David sa: 'Jeg vil vise lojalitet mot Hanun, sønn av Nahasj, fordi hans far viste lojalitet mot meg.' Så David sendte budbringere for å trøste ham på grunn av hans far. Da Davids tjenere kom til Hanun i ammonittenes land for å trøste ham,

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sagde David: Jeg vil gjøre Miskundhed imod Hanon, Nahas Søn, thi hans Fader gjorde Miskundhed imod mig; og David sendte Bud at lade trøste ham over hans Fader, og Davids Tjenere kom til Ammons Børns Land til Hanon for at trøste ham.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  David sa: «Jeg vil vise godhet mot Hanun, sønn av Nahasj, fordi hans far viste meg godhet.» Så David sendte budbringere for å trøste ham på grunn av hans far. Davids tjenere kom til ammonittenes land til Hanun for å trøste ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  David sa: Jeg vil vise godhet mot Hanun, Nahasjs sønn, fordi hans far viste meg godhet. Så David sendte sendebud for å trøste ham angående hans far. Davids tjenere kom til Hanun i ammonittenes land for å trøste ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da sa David: 'Jeg vil vise vennlighet mot Hanun, Nahasjs sønn, for hans far viste vennlighet mot meg.' Og David sendte budbærere for å trøste ham i forbindelse med hans far. Davids tjenere kom da til ammonittenes land til Hanun for å trøste ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og David sa: Jeg vil vise vennlighet mot Hanun, Nahasjs sønn, fordi hans far viste vennlighet mot meg. Så David sendte sendebud for å trøste ham i sorgen over hans far. Og Davids tjenere kom til Ammonittenes land til Hanun for å trøste ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og David sa: Jeg vil være venn med Hanun, Nahasjs sønn, fordi hans far var en venn av meg. Så David sendte menn til ham for å gi ham trøst på grunn av hans far. Og Davids tjenere kom til Hanun, til landet til Ammonittene, for å tilby ham trøst.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde Dauid: I wil do mercy vpon Hanun the sonne of Nahas, for his father dyd mercy vpon me: and so he sent messaungers to comforte him ouer his father. And wha Dauids seruauntes came in to the londe of the children of Ammon vnto Hanun to comforte him,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Dauid said, I will shew kindnesse vnto Hanun the sonne of Nahash, because his father shewed kindnesse vnto me; Dauid sent messengers to comfort him for his father. So the seruants of Dauid came into the lande of the children of Ammon to Hanun to comfort him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Dauid sayde: I will shewe kindnesse vnto Hanon the sonne of Nahas, because his father dealt kindly with me. And Dauid sent messengers to comfort him ouer the death of his father: And the seruauntes of Dauid came into the lande of the children of Ammon to Hanon, to comfort him.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  David said, I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shown kindness to me. So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and David saith, `I do kindness with Hanun son of Nahash, for his father did with me kindness;' and David sendeth messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And the servants of David come in unto the land of the sons of Ammon, unto Hanun, to comfort him,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And David said, I will be a friend to Hanun, the son of Nahash, because his father was a friend to me. So David sent men to him, to give him words of comfort on account of his father. And the servants of David came to Hanun, to the land of the children of Ammon, offering him comfort.

• World English Bible (2000)

  David said, "I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me." So David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  David said,“I will express my loyalty to Hanun son of Nahash, for his father was loyal to me.” So David sent messengers to express his sympathy over his father’s death. When David’s servants entered Ammonite territory to visit Hanun and express the king’s sympathy,

Referenced Verses

• Gen 19:37-38 : 37 And the firstborn bore a son, and called his name Moab: he is the father of the Moabites to this day. 38 And the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-Ammi: he is the father of the children of Ammon to this day.
• Deut 23:3-6 : 3 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD forever: 4 Because they did not meet you with bread and water on the way, when you came out of Egypt; and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you. 5 Nevertheless the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam; but the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loved you. 6 You shall not seek their peace nor their prosperity all your days forever.
• 1 Sam 30:26 : 26 And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil to the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;
• 2 Sam 9:1 : 1 And David said, Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
• 2 Sam 9:7 : 7 And David said to him, Fear not: for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father's sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your father; and you shall eat bread at my table continually.
• 2 Kgs 4:13 : 13 And he said to him, Say now to her, Behold, you have been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for you? Would you be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among my own people.
• Neh 4:3 : 3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, Even what they build, if a fox goes up, he will break down their stone wall.
• Neh 4:7 : 7 But it happened, when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabians, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were repaired, and the breaches began to be stopped, they were very angry,
• Neh 13:1 : 1 On that day they read from the book of Moses in the hearing of the people; and it was found written that the Ammonite and the Moabite should never enter the assembly of God forever,
• Esth 6:3 : 3 And the king said, What honor and dignity has been done to Mordecai for this? Then the king's servants who attended him said, Nothing has been done for him.
• Eccl 9:15 : 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no one remembered that same poor man.