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1 Chronicles 2:17

AbigailAmasaJether

15 Ozem sixth, and David seventh.

16 Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.

Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

18 Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were the sons of Azubah: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.

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BSB
Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
KJV
And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.
WEB
Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
ASV
And Abigail bare Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
DARBY
And Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
BLB
And Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa [was] Jether the Ishmaelite.
ÅB
Og Abiga'il fødte Amasa, og Amasas far var ismaelitten Jeter.
OTB
Abiga'il var mor til Amasa,
og Amasas far var Jeter, ismaelitten.
B1930
Og Abiga'il fødte Amasa, og Amasas far var ismaelitten Jeter.

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  • 2 Samuel 17:25

    Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.

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  • 2 Samuel 20:4–12

    Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.”

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  • 2 Samuel 19:13

    And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from this time you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”

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  • 1 Kings 2:5

    Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.

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  • 1 Kings 2:32

    The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.

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