24 Then David came to (A)Mahanaim. And Absalom crossed the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. 25 Absalom put (B)Amasa [a]in command of the army in place of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was [b]Ithra the Israelite, who [c]had relations with Abigail the daughter of (C)Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother. 26 And Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.

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  1. 2 Samuel 17:25 Lit over the army
  2. 2 Samuel 17:25 In 1 Chr 2:17, Jether the Ishmaelite
  3. 2 Samuel 17:25 Lit came in to

David Receives Supplies in the Wilderness

24 Later, David arrived at Mahanaim. Absalom and all of the Israelis who supported him crossed the Jordan River. 25 Absalom had installed Amasa in place of Joab over the army. (Amasa was the son of a man named Jether the Ishmaelite. His mother was Abigail, a daughter of Nahash and a sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.) 26 Absalom and the Israelis with him[a] camped in the territory of Gilead.

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  1. 2 Samuel 17:26 The Heb. lacks with him