1 Chronicles 2:17

In 11 translations

BSB

Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.Jether is a variant of Ithra; see 2 Samuel 17:25.

KJV

And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.Jether…: also called, Ithra an Israelite

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.

LSV

And Abigail has borne Amasa, and the father of Amasa [is] Jether the Ishmaelite.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

And Abigail bore Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ismahelite.

GNV

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

JPS

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

LXXE

And Abigaia bore Amessab: and the father of Amessab was Jothor the Ismaelite.

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WLC

וַאֲבִיגַ֕יִל יָלְדָ֖ה אֶת־עֲמָשָׂ֑א וַאֲבִ֣י עֲמָשָׂ֔א יֶ֖תֶר הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִֽי׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ Ἀβειγαία ἐγέννησε τὸν Ἀμεσσάβ· καὶ πατὴρ Ἀμεσσὰβ Ἰοθὸρ ὁ Ἰσμαηλίτης.

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• 2 Samuel 17:25Absalom 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 20:4–12Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.” So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he took longer than the time allotted him. And David said to Abishai,…
• 1 Kings 2:5Moreover, 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…
• 1 Kings 2:32The 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…
• 2 Samuel 19:13And 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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