nahash

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nahash - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Nahash
  serpent. (1.) King of the Ammonites in the time of Saul. The
  inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead having been exposed to great danger
  from Nahash, sent messengers to Gibeah to inform Saul of their
  extremity. He promptly responded to the call, and gathering
  together an army he marched against Nahash. "And it came to pass
  that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them
  [the Ammonites] were not left together" (1 Sam. 11:1-11).
  
    (2.) Another king of the Ammonites of the same name is
  mentioned, who showed kindness to David during his wanderings (2
  Sam. 10:2). On his death David sent an embassy of sympathy to
  Hanun, his son and successor, at Rabbah Ammon, his capital. The
  grievous insult which was put upon these ambassadors led to a
  war against the Ammonites, who, with their allies the Syrians,
  were completely routed in a battle fought at "the entering in of
  the gate," probably of Medeba (2 Sam. 10:6-14). Again Hadarezer
  rallied the Syrian host, which was totally destroyed by the
  Israelite army under Joab in a decisive battle fought at Helam
  (2 Sam. 10:17), near to Hamath (1 Chr. 18:3). "So the Syrians
  feared to help the children of Ammon any more" (2 Sam. 10:19).
  
    (3.) The father of Amasa, who was commander-in-chief of
  Abasolom's army (2 Sam. 17:25). Jesse's wife had apparently been
  first married to this man, to whom she bore Abigail and Zeruiah,
  who were thus David's sisters, but only on the mother's side (1
  Chr. 2:16).