Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanon: Thou thinkest perhaps that David to do honour to thy father hath sent comforters to thee: and thou dost not take notice, that his servants are come to thee to consider, and search, and spy out thy land. but the princes 1 Samuel 29:4,9 But the prices of the Philistines were angry with him, and they said to him: Let this man return, and abide in his place, which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest he be an adversary to us, when we shall begin to fight: for how can he otherwise appease his master, but with our heads? . . . 1 Kings 12:8-11 But he left the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that had been brought up with him, and stood before him. . . . Thinkest thou that David. 1 Corinthians 13:5-7 Is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is not provoked to anger, thinketh no evil: . . . to search Genesis 42:9-18 And remembering the dreams, which formerly he had dreamed, he said to them: You are spies. You are come to view the weaker parts of the land. . . . Joshua 2:1-3 And Joshua, the son of Nun, sent from Setim two men, to spy secretly: and said to them: Go, and view the land, and the city of Jericho. They went, and entered into the house of a woman that was a harlot, named Rahab, and lodged with her. . . . Judges 1:23,24 For when they were besieging the city, which before was called Luza, . . . Judges 18:2,8-10 So the children of Dan sent five most valiant men, of their stock and family, from Saraa and Esthaol, to spy out the land, and to view it diligently: and they said to them: Go, and view the land. They went on their way, and when they came to mount Ephraim, they went into the house of Michas, and rested there: . . . Context David's Messengers Disgraced…2And David said: I will shew kindness to Hanon the son of Naas: for his father did a favour tome. And David sent messengers to comfort him upon the death of his father. But when they were come into the land of the children of Ammon, to comfort Hanon, 3The princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanon: Thou thinkest perhaps that David to do honour to thy father hath sent comforters to thee: and thou dost not take notice, that his servants are come to thee to consider, and search, and spy out thy land.4Wherefore Hanon shaved the heads and beards of the servants of David, and cut away their garments from the buttocks to the feet, and sent them away.… Cross References 2 Samuel 10:3 The princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanon their lord: Thinkest thou that for the honour of thy father, David hath sent comforters to thee, and hath not David rather sent his servants to thee to search, and spy into the city, and overthrow it? 1 Chronicles 19:2 And David said: I will shew kindness to Hanon the son of Naas: for his father did a favour tome. And David sent messengers to comfort him upon the death of his father. But when they were come into the land of the children of Ammon, to comfort Hanon, 1 Chronicles 19:4 Wherefore Hanon shaved the heads and beards of the servants of David, and cut away their garments from the buttocks to the feet, and sent them away. Lexicon the princesשָׂרֵ֨י (śā·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince of the Ammonites בְנֵי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son said וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to Hanun, לְחָנ֗וּן (lə·ḥā·nūn) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2586: Hanun -- 'favored', two contemporaries of Nehemiah, also an Ammonite king “Just because כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction David has sent שָׁלַ֥ח (šā·laḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out you לְךָ֖ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew comforters, מְנַחֲמִ֑ים (mə·na·ḥă·mîm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5162: To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge do you really believe בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ (bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain he is דָּוִ֤יד (dā·wîḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse showing respect הַֽמְכַבֵּ֨ד (ham·ḵab·bêḏ) Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome for your father? אָבִ֙יךָ֙ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1: Father Have not הֲלֹ֡א (hă·lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no his servants עֲבָדָ֖יו (‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant come בָּ֥אוּ (bā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go to you אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to to explore לַחְקֹ֨ר (laḥ·qōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 2713: To penetrate, to examine intimately the land, הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land spy it out, וּלְרַגֵּל֙ (ū·lə·rag·gêl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 7270: To walk along, to reconnoiter, to be a, tale-bearer, to lead about and overthrow it?” וְלַהֲפֹ֤ךְ (wə·la·hă·p̄ōḵ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 2015: To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert Additional Translations the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Think you that David does honor your father, that he has sent comforters to you? are not his servants come to you for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land? But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, in that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land? And the chiefs of the children of Ammon said to Anan, Is it to honour thy father before thee, that David has sent comforters to thee? Have not his servants come to thee that they might search the city, and to spy out the land? And the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Is it, in thine eyes, to honour thy father that David has sent comforters to thee? Is it not to search and overthrow, and to spy out the land that his servants are come to thee? But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land? But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, that he hath sent comforters to thee? are not his servants come to thee to search, and to overthrow, and to explore the land? But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, "Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Haven't his servants come to you to search, to overthrow, and to spy out the land?" and the heads of the sons of Ammon say to Hanun, 'Is David honouring thy father, in thine eyes, because he hath sent to thee comforters? in order to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out, the land, have not his servants come in unto thee?' 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