2 Samuel 20:4
New Living Translation
4 Then the king told Amasa, “Mobilize the army of Judah within three days, and report back at that time.”
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2 Samuel 19:13
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13 And David told them to tell Amasa, “Since you are my own flesh and blood, like Joab, may God strike me and even kill me if I do not appoint you as commander of my army in his place.”
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2 Samuel 17:25
New Living Translation
25 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,[a] an Ishmaelite.[b] His mother, Abigail daughter of Nahash, was the sister of Joab’s mother, Zeruiah.)
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- 17:25a Hebrew Ithra, a variant spelling of Jether.
- 17:25b As in some Greek manuscripts (see also 1 Chr 2:17); Hebrew reads an Israelite.
1 Chronicles 2:17
New Living Translation
17 Abigail married a man named Jether, an Ishmaelite, and they had a son named Amasa.
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