Few words about Nahash

Nahash, a king of Ammon mentioned in the Books of Samuel as being priest to Hanun, plus was possibly the same with the primary. This Nahash was on good diplomatic conditions with David, but when Hanun inherited the kingdom of Ammon, the diplomatic association twisted sour. Nahash, the father of Amasa, the leader of Absalom's military. This Nahash may perhaps be one or both of the other two, hence explaining the diplomatic relationship with David. This admission incorporates text from the community domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, at first in print in 1897.

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