2 Samuel 17:24-26
Modern English Version
Absalom’s Death
24 David came to Mahanaim as Absalom crossed the Jordan, he and every Israelite with him. 25 Now Absalom had placed Amasa over the army in the place of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man named Jether the Ishmaelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah, the mother of Joab. 26 Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.
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2 Samuel 17:24-26
American Standard Version
24 Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. 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. 26 And Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.
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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
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