When the king of Ammon died, his son Hanun succeeded him (2 Samuel 10:1). Once David heard of this, he said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me” (2 Samuel 10:2).
David then sent servants to Ammon to console Hanun out of respect for his father. Yet this gesture of kindness was met with suspicion by t…
