Sono Absalomu wanguŵika Amasa kuŵa chirongozgi wa nkhondo mu malo mwaku Yoabu. Amasa wenga mwana wa munthu zina lake Itra muIshimaele, yo wanguto Abigaili mwana munthukazi waku Nahasha, mzichi waku Zeruya anyina aku Yoabu.
Sono charu chingupaskika ku fuku laku Manase, pakuti wenga wa umwali waku Yosefe. Kwaku Makiri wa umwali waku Manase, wiske waku Gileada, kungupaskika Gileada ndi Bashani, chifukwa wenga munthu wankhondo.