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2 Samuel 17:25
American Standard Version
2 Samuel 17:25
American Standard Version
25 And Absalom set Amasa over the host instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man, whose name was [a]Ithra the Israelite, that went in to [b]Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
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- 2 Samuel 17:25 In 1 Chr. 2:17, Jether the Ishmaelite.
- 2 Samuel 17:25 In 1 Chr. 2:16, 17, Abigail
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
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