New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 17:25

25Absalom put 1Amasa 2in command of the army in place of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was 3Ithra the Israelite, who 4had relations with Abigail the daughter of 5Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.

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 advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out and went to his home, to his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; so he died and was buried in his father’s grave. 24Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom crossed the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. Absalom put Amasa in command of the army in place of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who had relations with 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,

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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

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1. 2 Samuel 17:25 2 Sam 19:13; 20:9-12; 1 Kin 2:5, 32 ↩
2. 2 Samuel 17:25 Lit over the army ↩
3. 2 Samuel 17:25 In 1 Chr 2:17, Jether the Ishmaelite ↩
4. 2 Samuel 17:25 Lit came in to ↩
5. 2 Samuel 17:25 1 Chr 2:16 ↩