1 Chronicles 2:17

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

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16And their sister was Zeruiah, and another Abigail: and the sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

18And Caleb the son of Hezron took Azubah to wife, and Jerioth: and these were her sons; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 19:13Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: why are ye the last to bring back the king to his house?

1 Kings 2:5Moreover thou knowest all that Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two captains of the forces of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, that he slew them, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put innocent blood on his girdle that was about his loins, and on his sandal that was on his foot.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 2:2-18

Genealogies. ( b. c. 1751.) 1 These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3 The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord ; and he slew him. 4 And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. 5 The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul. 6 And the… Read the whole commentary →

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