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2 Samuel 17:25
World English Bible British Edition · Berean Standard Bible
Absalom set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra (note: Ithra is a variant of Jether; see 1 Kings 2:5.), the Ishmaelite (note: Some LXX manuscripts (see also 1 Chronicles 2:17); MT and other LXX manuscripts Israelite) who had married Abigail (note: Or Abigal, a variant of Abigail), the daughter of Nahash (note: Or of Jesse; see DSS and 1 Chronicles 2:13–16) and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.