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2 Samuel 17:25

Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.

2 Samuel 17:25 BSB
  1. a Ithra is a variant of Jether; see 1 Kings 2:5.
  2. b Some LXX manuscripts (see also 1 Chronicles 2:17); MT and other LXX manuscripts Israelite
  3. c Or Abigal, a variant of Abigail
  4. d Or of Jesse; see DSS and 1 Chronicles 2:13–16

2 Samuel 17:25 has 7 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 3 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 2 Samuel 19:13 (5 votes) and 1 Chronicles 2:13 (5 votes). 8 other verses point back to it. It links with 2 other books, from 2 Samuel 19 to 1 Chronicles 12.

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Which verses does 2 Samuel 17:25 point to?

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  1. 2 Samuel 19:135 votes

    And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from now on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’”

  2. 1 Chronicles 2:135 votes

    Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,

  3. 2 Samuel 20:9–124 votes

    “Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him. Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and spilled out his intestines on the ground. And Joab did not need to strike him again, for Amasa was dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri. …

  4. 2 Samuel 20:43 votes

    Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.”

  5. 1 Kings 2:53 votes

    Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.

  6. 1 Kings 2:323 votes

    The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.

  7. 1 Chronicles 2:16–173 votes

    Their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the three sons of Zeruiah were Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. Abigail was the mother of Amasa, whose father was Jether the Ishmaelite.

Which verses point to 2 Samuel 17:25?

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