2 Samuel 20:4

New International Version

Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:25

Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of Jether, an 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, ‘Are you not my own flesh and blood? May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if you are not the commander of my army for life in place of Joab.’ ”

2 Samuel 19:14

He won over the hearts of the men of Judah so that they were all of one mind. They sent word to the king, “Return, you and all your men.”

1 Chronicles 2:17

Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.