Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.

Now it came to pass that Naas the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned is his stead.

And it cometh to pass after this, that Nahash king of the sons of Ammon dieth, and his son reigneth in his stead,

Now it came about after this that death came to Nahash, the king of the children of Ammon, and his son became king in his place.

Now it happened that Nahash, the king of the sons of Ammon, died, and his son reigned in his place.

Now it came to pass - See the same history, 2-Samuel 10:1 (note), etc., and the notes there.

See Chapter Introduction

The history is here repeated which we read 2 Samuel 10. The only safety of sinners consists in submitting to the Lord, seeking peace with him, and becoming his servants. Let us assist each other in a good cause; but let us fear lest, while made instruments of good to others, we should come short of salvation, through unbelief and sin.

DAVID'S MESSENGERS, SENT TO COMFORT HANUN, ARE DISGRACEFULLY TREATED. (1-Chronicles 19:1-5)
after this--This phrase seems to indicate that the incident now to be related took place immediately, or soon after the wars described in the preceding chapter. But the chronological order is loosely observed, and the only just inference that can be drawn from the use of this phrase is, that some farther account is to be given of the wars against the Syrians.
Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died--There had subsisted a very friendly relation between David and him, begun during the exile of the former, and cemented, doubtless, by their common hostility to Saul.