1 Chronicles 2:17 “Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelit…”

1 Chronicles 2:17

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.

World English Bible

Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

American Standard Version

And Abigail bare Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Iether an Ishmeelite.

Darby Translation

And Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

Young's Literal Translation

And Abigail hath borne Amasa, and the father of Amasa [is] Jether the Ishmeelite.

Bible in Basic English

And Abigail was the mother of Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

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Cross references

“Amasa”

2 Samuel 17:25 2 Samuel 19:13 2 Samuel 20:4–12 1 Kings 2:5 1 Kings 2:32

2 Samuel 17:25 · BSB

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.

2 Samuel 19:13 · BSB

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

2 Samuel 20:4–12 · BSB

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

1 Kings 2:5 · BSB

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 staine…

1 Kings 2:32 · BSB

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 Isra…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

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

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