2 Samuel 17:25 References
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Absalom set aAmasa over the army in place of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of bNahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab's mother.
a 2 Samuel 19:13, 2 Samuel 20:9-12, 1 Kings 2:5, 1 Kings 2:32
2 Samuel 19
13
"Say to aAmasa, 'Are you not my bone and my flesh? bMay God do so to me, and more also, if you will not be ccommander of the army before me continually din place of Joab.'"
2 Samuel 20
9
Joab said to Amasa, "Is it well with you, my brother?" And aJoab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
10
But Amasa was not on guard against the sword which was in Joab's hand so ahe struck him in the belly with it and poured out his inward parts on the ground, and did not strike him again, and he died. Then Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri.
11
Now there stood by him one of Joab's young men, and said, "Whoever favors Joab and whoever is for David, alet him follow Joab."
12
But Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the middle of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa from the highway into the field and threw a garment over him when he saw that everyone who came by him stood still.
1 Kings 2
5
"Now you also know what Joab the ason of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to bAbner the son of Ner, and to cAmasa the son of Jether, whom he killed; he also shed the blood of war in peace. And he put the blood of war on his belt about his waist, and on his sandals on his feet.
1 Kings 2
32
"aThe Lord will return his blood on his own head, bbecause he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he and killed them with the sword, while my father David did not know it: cAbner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and dAmasa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.