²⁵Now Absalom had appointed Amasa^b over the army in Joab’s place. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra^A the Israelite;^B^c Ithra had married Abigail daughter of Nahash.^C Abigail was a sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.

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Footnotes

AOr Jether
BSome read Ishmaelite
CSome read Jesse

Cross references

b 2Sm 19:13; 20:9–12; 1Kg 2:5,32
c 1Ch 2:13–17

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now Absalom had set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Ishmaelite, who had married Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of Jether, an Ishmaelite who had married Abigal, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.

NLTNew Living Translation

Absalom had appointed Amasa as commander of his army, replacing Joab, who had been commander under David. (Amasa was Joab’s cousin. His father was Jether, an Ishmaelite. His mother, Abigail daughter of Nahash, was the sister of Joab’s mother, Zeruiah.)

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Absalom had appointed Amasa in place of Joab over the army. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who had married Abigail the daughter of Nahash the sister of Zeruiah, the mother of Joab.

KJV 1900King James Version

And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.

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