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2 Samuel 10 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for 2 Samuel 10, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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preachers & commentators

2 Samuel 10 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
אֲרָם ʼĂrâm H758 13 Aram, Syria
עַמּוֹן ʻAmmôwn H5983 11 Ammon
דָּוִד Dâvid H1732 12 David
שָׁלַח shâlach H7971 8 send
חָנוּן Chânûwn H2586 4 Chanun
עָרַךְ ʻârak H6186 4 row, arrange
קִרְאָה qirʼâh H7125 4 encountering, opposite

How preachers through history handled this text

7 public-domain excerpts on 2 Samuel 10, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 4 Alexander MacLaren 2 John Wesley 1

“This chapter gives us an account of a war David has with the Ammonites and the Syrians their allies, with the occasion and success of it. I. David sent a friendly embassy to Hanun king of the Ammonites, ver. 1, 2. II. He, upon a base surmise that it was ill intended, abused David's ambassadors, ver. 3, 4. III. David resenting it (ver. 5), and the Ammonites prepared for war against him, ver. 6. IV. David carried the war into their country, sent against them. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on 2 Samuel 10:1–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Ammon — 2 Sam 10:1
  • Syria 1 — 2 Sam 10:11

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