In the bible, Nahash is the name of the King of the Ammonites (1SA 11:2), as well as name of mother of Abigail (2SA 17:25) [and wife of Jesse, David's father (1 Chr 2:13-16) ?]. Meaning of the name: snake; serpent. Related names are:
Ammon,
David,
Hanun (and others ...)
. The translations of Nahash in 22 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Na-Hách in Vietnamese to
Nahas in Arabic!
Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee. (1SA 11:1)
Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee. (1SA 11:1)
And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel. (1SA 11:2)
And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king. (1SA 12:12)
Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon. (2SA 10:2)
And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother. (2SA 17:25)
And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim, (2SA 17:27)
Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead. (1CH 19:1)
And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his fatthou 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? (1CH 19:2)