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2 Samuel 17:24-26
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2 Samuel 17:24-26
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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
2 Samuel 17:24-26
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Samuel 17:24-26
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
24 Then David came to Mahanaim, while Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.(A) 25 Now Absalom had set Amasa over the army in the place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Ishmaelite,[a] who had married Abigal daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.(B) 26 The Israelites and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.
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- 17.25 Gk mss: Heb Israelite
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