25Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of Jether,17:25 Hebrew Ithra, a variant of Jether an Ishmaelite17:25 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 2:17); Hebrew and other Septuagint manuscripts Israelite who had married Abigail,17:25 Hebrew Abigal, a variant of Abigail the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.
25Absalom put Amasa 17:25 Lit over the armyin command of the army in place of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was 17:25 In 1 Chr 2:17, Jether the IshmaeliteIthra the Israelite, who 17:25 Lit came in tohad relations with Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
25Absalom set Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
25Absalom put Amasa in command of the army instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man named 17:25 This man was also known as Jether the Ishmaelite (1 Chr 2:17).Ithra the Israelite, who had married Abigail the daughter of Nahash, [the half-sister of David and] the sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
25Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra,17:25 Ithra is a variant of Jether; see 1 Kings 2:5. the Ishmaelite17:25 Some LXX manuscripts (see also 1 Chronicles 2:17); MT and other LXX manuscripts Israelite who had married Abigail,17:25 Or Abigal, a variant of Abigail the daughter of Nahash17:25 Or of Jesse; see DSS and 1 Chronicles 2:13–16 and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.
25Absalom had made Amasa commander of the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of Jether. Jether belonged to the family line of Ishmael. He had married Abigail. She was the daughter of Nahash and the sister of Zeruiah. Zeruiah was the mother of Joab.