Common English Bible

1 Chronicles 19:1-2 Common English Bible (CEB)

1. Some time later, the Ammonite King Nahash died, and his son succeeded him as king.

2. "I’ll be loyal to Nahash’s son Hanun," David said, "because his father was loyal to me." So David sent messengers with condolences about his father’s death.But when David’s servants arrived in the Ammonite territory to express his sympathy to Hanun,