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1 Chronicles 2:17
Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records a genealogical entry while listing David’s extended family, noting Abigail’s maternal role alongside her sister Zeruiah’s line.
The words — יָלְדָה (Yal.dah) = she bore, and עֲמָשָׂ֑א ('a.ma.Sa') = Amasa, explicitly naming the child and identifying his father as Jether the Ishmaelite.
The thread — Amasa appears in 2 Samuel 17:25, 19:13, and 20:4 as a military commander appointed by Absalom and later by David.
Why it lands — The text functions as a historical anchor, verifying bloodlines and political connections without offering theological commentary.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 17:25 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 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 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 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 stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.
- 1 Kings 2:32 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 Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.