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2 Samuel 17:25
New King James Version
2 Samuel 17:25
New King James Version
25 And Absalom made (A)Amasa captain of the army instead of Joab. This Amasa was the son of a man whose name was [a]Jithra, an [b]Israelite, who had gone in to (B)Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
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- 2 Samuel 17:25 Jether, 1 Chr. 2:17
- 2 Samuel 17:25 So with MT, some LXX mss., Tg.; some LXX mss. Ishmaelite (cf. 1 Chr. 2:17); Vg. of Jezrael
2 Samuel 17:25
New International Version
2 Samuel 17:25
New International Version
25 Absalom had appointed Amasa(A) over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of Jether,[a](B) an Ishmaelite[b] who had married Abigail,[c] the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.
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- 2 Samuel 17:25 Hebrew Ithra, a variant of Jether
- 2 Samuel 17:25 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 2:17); Hebrew and other Septuagint manuscripts Israelite
- 2 Samuel 17:25 Hebrew Abigal, a variant of Abigail
1 Chronicles 2:17
New King James Version
1 Chronicles 2:17
New King James Version
17 Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was [a]Jether the Ishmaelite.
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- 1 Chronicles 2:17 Jithra the Israelite, 2 Sam. 17:25
1 Chronicles 2:17
New International Version
1 Chronicles 2:17
New International Version
17 Abigail was the mother of Amasa,(A) whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
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