Now Absalom had set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. (Now Amasa was son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who had gone to Abigal daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.)
2 Samuel 20:4 - Tree of Life Version Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon to me the men of Judah within three days and be here yourself.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble the men of Judah to me within three days, and you be present here. American Standard Version (1901) Then said the king to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be thou here present. Common English Bible Then the king said to Amasa, “Call everyone in Judah here to me three days from now. You should be here too.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then the king said to Amasa, "Summon to me all the men of Judah on the third day, and you shall be present also." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the king said to Amasa: Assemble to me all the men of Juda against the third day. And be thou here present. |
Now Absalom had set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. (Now Amasa was son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who had gone to Abigal daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.)
‘You are my kinsmen, my bone and my flesh! Why then should you be the last to bring back the king?’
“Also say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God do so to me and even more if you do not become my army commander before me continually, in place of Joab!’”
Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.