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2 Samuel 17:24-26
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 Samuel 17:24-26
Evangelical Heritage Version
24 David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed over the Jordan with all the men of Israel. 25 Absalom had put Amasa in command of the army instead of Joab. (Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, an Ishmaelite[a] who had gone to Abigal,[b] the daughter of Nahash, the sister of Zeruiah, the mother of Joab.)
26 Israel and Absalom set up camp in the land of Gilead.
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- 2 Samuel 17:25 The translation follows the parallel reading from 1 Chronicles 2:17, where this man is called Jether the Ishmaelite. The Hebrew text in 2 Samuel 17:25 reads Ithra the Israelite.
- 2 Samuel 17:25 Also called Abigail
2 Samuel 17:24-26
New International Version
2 Samuel 17:24-26
New International Version
Absalom’s Death
24 David went to Mahanaim,(A) and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel. 25 Absalom had appointed Amasa(B) over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of Jether,[a](C) an Ishmaelite[b] who had married Abigail,[c] the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab. 26 The Israelites and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.
Footnotes
- 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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