2 Samuel 17:25
And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.
KJV
Amasam vero constituit Absalom pro Joab super exercitum : Amasa autem erat filius viri qui vocabatur Jetra de Jezraëli, qui ingressus est ad Abigail filiam Naas, sororem Sarviæ, quæ fuit mater Joab.
Vulgate
καὶ τὸν Ἀμεσσεὶ κατέστησεν Ἀβεσσαλὼμ ἀντὶ Ἰωὰβ ἐπὶ τῆς δυνάμεως· καὶ Ἀμεσσεὶ υἱὸς ἀνδρὸς καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῷ Ἰοθὸρ ὁ Ἰσραηλείτης, οὗτος εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς Ἀβειγαίαν θυγατέρα Ναὰς ἀδελφοῦ Σαρουίας μητρὸς Ἰωάβ.
LXX
And Absalom set Amasa over the host instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man, whose name was Ithra the Israelite, that went in to Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
ASV
וְ/אֶת עֲמָשָׂ֗א שָׂ֧ם אַבְשָׁלֹ֛ם תַּ֥חַת יוֹאָ֖ב עַל הַ/צָּבָ֑א וַ/עֲמָשָׂ֣א בֶן אִ֗ישׁ וּ/שְׁמ/וֹ֙ יִתְרָ֣א הַ/יִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔י אֲשֶׁר בָּא֙ אֶל אֲבִיגַ֣ל בַּת נָחָ֔שׁ אֲח֥וֹת צְרוּיָ֖ה אֵ֥ם יוֹאָֽב
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
22 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Chr 2:13 — And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
- 1Chr 2:16 — Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
- 1Chr 2:17 — And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.
- 1Chr 12:18 — Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy
- 1Kgs 2:5 — Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew
- 1Kgs 2:32 — And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son
- 2Sam 19:13 — And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.
- 2Sam 19:13 — And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.
- 2Sam 20:4 — Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.
- 2Sam 20:4 — Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.
- 2Sam 20:9 — And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.