• 2 Samuel 17:25
    The Bible in Living English

    • 25 and Absalom set ʽAmasa over the army in place of Joab; ʽAmasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Ishmaelite, who had gone in to Abigal the daughter of Nahash the sister of Joab’s mother Serujah.

  • 2 Samuel 17:25
    American Standard Version

    • 25 And Absalom set Amasa over the host instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man, whose name was Ithra the Israelite, that went in to Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.

  • 2 Samuel 17:25
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 25 Now Absolom had appointed Amasa instead of Joab over the army,—Amasa being the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Ishmaelite, who went in unto Abigail, daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, mother of Joab.

  • 2 Samuel 17:25
    King James Version

    • 25 And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.