Absalom set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
2 Samuel 20:4 - Y'all Version Bible Then the king said to Amasa, “Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be here present.” 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. |
Absalom set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
Y’all must tell Amasa, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God deal with me, and more also, if you aren’t captain of the army before me continually in place of Joab.’”
He bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as one man, so that they sent to the king, saying, “Return, you and all your servants.”
Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.