2 Samuel 17:25

2 Samuel 17:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of Jether, an Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now Absalom had set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Ishmaelite, who had married Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab's mother.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Absalom made Amasa captain of the army instead of Joab. This Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Jithra, an Israelite, who had gone in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.

Context of 2 Samuel 17:25

23Now when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and arose and went to his home, to his city, and set his house in order, and strangled himself; thus he died and was buried in the grave of his father. 24Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom crossed the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. Absalom set Amasa 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 Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother. 26And Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead. 27Now when David had come to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, Machir the son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim,

2 Samuel 17:25 word by word

וְאֶת־עֲמָשָׂ֗א שָׂ֧ם אַבְשָׁלֹ֛ם תַּ֥חַת יוֹאָ֖ב עַל־הַצָּבָ֑א וַעֲמָשָׂ֣א בֶן־אִ֗ישׁ וּשְׁמוֹ֙ יִתְרָ֣א הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔י אֲשֶׁר־בָּא֙ אֶל־אֲבִיגַ֣ל בַּת־נָחָ֔שׁ אֲח֥וֹת צְרוּיָ֖ה אֵ֥ם יוֹאָֽב׃Read the interlinear

• Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53
• setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: appointH7760
• Amasaעֲמָשָׂא‛ămâώâ' · AmasaH6021
• overעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the armyצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• in placeתַּחַתtachath · underneath: insteadH8478
• of Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• was the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• whose nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Ithraיִתְרָאyithrâ' · IthraH3501
• the Israeliteיִשְׂרְאֵלִיyiώre'êlîy · IshmaeliteH3481
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• wentבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): marryH935
• in to Abigailאֲבִיגַ֫יִל, אֲבִיגַ֫ל'ăbîygayil 'ăbîygal · AbigailH26
• the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• Nahashנָחָשׁnâchâsh · NahashH5176
• sisterאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
• of Zeruiahצְרוּיָהtserûyâh · ZeruiahH6870
• motherאֵם'êm · motherH517

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 17:25

• 2 Samuel 19:13Say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God do so to me, and more also, if you will not be commander of the army before me continually in place of Joab.’”
• 2 Samuel 20:4Then the king said to Amasa, “Call out the men of Judah for me within three days, and be present here yourself.”
• 1 Chronicles 2:16and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abshai, Joab and Asahel.
• 1 Chronicles 2:13and Jesse became the father of Eliab his firstborn, then Abinadab the second, Shimea the third,

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 17:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Amasa captain of the host - From the account in this verse, it appears that Joab and Amasa were sisters' children, and both nephews to David.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Ithra an Israelite - Or “Jether the Ishmeelite” 1 Chronicles 2:17. “Ithra” and “Jether” are practically the same names. “Israelite” in the text is wrong. It should be either “Ishmaelite” or “Jezreelite” 2 Samuel 3:2. Abigail the daughter of Nahash - If Zeruiah and Abigail were Jesse‘s daughters, the only probable way of reconciling our text with 1 Chronicles 2:16-17, is to suppose that Nahash was Jesse‘s wife. If Zeruiah and Abigail were only sisters of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-29Verses 22-29 Ahithophel hanged himself for vexation that his counsel was not followed. That will break a proud man's heart which will not break a humble man's sleep. He thought himself in danger, concluding, that, because his counsel was not followed, Absalom's cause would fail; and to prevent a possible public execution, he does justice upon himself. Thus the breath is stopped, and the head laid low, from which nothing could be expected but mischief…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25According to 1 Chronicles 2:15–16, Abigail and Zeruiah were David’s sisters. However, since Abigail is called the daughter of Nahash, they were likely David’s half-sisters. Nahash was probably their father, and his widow may have married Jesse, who then had David and his brothers.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. Amasa--By the genealogy it appears that this captain stood in the same relation to David as Joab, both being his nephews. Of course, Amasa was Absalom's cousin, and though himself an Israelite, his father was an Ishmaelite (1Ch 2:17). Nahash--is thought by some to be another name of Jesse, or according to others, the name of Jesse's wife.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 17:25

• Abigail
• Amasa
• Amnesty
• Armies
• Captain
• Clemency
• David
• Ithra
• Jether
• Joab
• Nahash
• Zeruiah

In the dictionaries

• Absalom
• Joab
• Abigail
• Amasa
• David
• Instead
• Jether
• Mahanaim
• Murder
• Nahash

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings