A man of the Ammonites living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.10.1; son of: Nahash (H5176H) § Hanun = "gracious" 1) son of Nahash and king of Ammon who dishonoured David's ambassadors and lost the subsequent war with David 2) a man who, with the people of Zanoah, repaired the ravine gate in the wall of Jerusalem 3) the 6th son of Zalaph, who also assisted in the repair of the wall of Jerusalem, apparently on the east side
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H2586 — חָנוּן
cha.nun · Hanun · Hebrew/Aramaic
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2 Samuel 10:1 · חָנ֥וּןIt happened after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place.2 Samuel 10:2 · חָנ֣וּןDavid said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent by his servants to comfort him concerning his father. David’s servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.2 Samuel 10:3 · חָנ֣וּןBut the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Hasn’t David sent his servants to you to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?”2 Samuel 10:4 · חָנ֜וּןSo Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.1 Chronicles 19:2 · חָנ֣וּן · חָנ֖וּןDavid 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.1 Chronicles 19:3 · לְחָנ֗וּןBut 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?”1 Chronicles 19:4 · חָנ֜וּןSo Hanun took David’s servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.1 Chronicles 19:6 · חָ֠נוּןWhen the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent one thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Arammaacah, and out of Zobah.Nehemiah 3:13 · חָנוּן֮Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the valley gate. They built it, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and one thousand cubits of the wall to the dung gate.Nehemiah 3:30 · וְחָנ֧וּןAfter him, Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another portion. After him, Meshullam the son of Berechiah made repairs across from his room.