1 Chronicles 2:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.”
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“Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Abigail bare Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Abigail hath borne Amasa, and the father of Amasa <FI>is<Fi> Jether the Ishmeelite.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Chronicles 2:17 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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 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!’”
- 2 Samuel 20:4Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.”
- 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 stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.
- 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 Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.
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