1 Chronicles 2:17

And, Abigail, bare Amasa,—and, the father of Amasa, was Jether the Ishmaelite.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16And, their sisters, were Zeruiah and Abigail,—and, the sons of Zeruiah, Abishai and Joab and Asahel, three,

18And, Caleb son of Hezron, begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth,—and, these, were her sons, Jesher and Shobab and Ardon.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 19:13And, unto Amasa, shall ye say, Art not, thou, my bone and my flesh? So, let God do to me, and, so, let him add, if thou become not, prince of the army, before me continually, instead of Joab.

1 Kings 2:5Moreover also, thou, knowest what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me, how he dealt with two generals of the armies of Israel—with Abner son of Ner, and with Amasa son of Jether—both of whom he slew, shedding the blood of war in peace,—and putting the blood of war upon his girdle that was on his loins, and upon his sandals, that were on his feet.

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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