19:2a And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash,

David said, “I will be kind to Hanun son of Nahash,
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David ⌊heard about the death of king Nahash⌋ . ⌊So he thought⌋ he would show kindness to Hanun son of ⌊king⌋ Nahash.

19:2b because his father showed kindness to me.”

⌊just as Nahash⌋ his father, was kind to me.”
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⌊He promised to do this⌋ because ⌊king Nahash, Hanun’s⌋ father, showed ⌊him/David⌋ kindness.

19:2a–b (reordered)

David thought, “⌊king⌋ Nahash showed kindness to me. ⌊Therefore⌋ I will ⌊also⌋ show kindness to his son Hanun.”
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⌊Nahash, Hanun’s⌋ father, showed kindness to ⌊David⌋ . ⌊So, when king David heard that king Nahash died⌋ , he decided to show kindness to his son, Hanun.

19:2c So David sent messengers to console Hanun concerning his father.

So David sent messengers to Hanun, to tell him that he was sorry that his father ⌊had died⌋ .
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Therefore, David sent ⌊a group of his⌋ representatives to Hanun. He said “Go(plur) to Hanun and tell him I’m sorry his father died.”

19:2d But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites

David’s messengers went to Hanun in the land of the Ammonites.
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⌊Then the⌋ representatives of David came to Hanun in the land of the Ammon ⌊people⌋ .

19:2e to console him,

⌊They came⌋ to tell him ⌊that David⌋ was sorry ⌊that his father had died⌋ .
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⌊They came⌋ to comfort him ⌊for the death of his father⌋ .

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