2 Samuel 17:24-26
New Living Translation
24 David soon arrived at Mahanaim. By now, Absalom had mobilized the entire army of Israel and was leading his troops across the Jordan River. 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.) 26 Absalom and the Israelite army set up camp in the land of Gilead.
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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.
2 Samuel 17:24-26
Lexham English Bible
24 Now David had come to Mahanaim, and Absalom had crossed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. 25 Absalom had appointed Amasa in place of Joab over the army. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who had married[a] Abigail the daughter of Nahash the sister of Zeruiah, the mother of Joab. 26 Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.
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- 2 Samuel 17:25 Literally “who went to”
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