War Between the Houses of David and Saul(A)

Meanwhile, Abner(B) son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ish-Bosheth(C) son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.(D)

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25 Absalom had appointed Amasa(A) over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of Jether,[a](B) an Ishmaelite[b] who had married Abigail,[c] the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 17:25 Hebrew Ithra, a variant of Jether
  2. 2 Samuel 17:25 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Chron. 2:17); Hebrew and other Septuagint manuscripts Israelite
  3. 2 Samuel 17:25 Hebrew Abigal, a variant of Abigail

David’s Officials

23 Joab(A) was over Israel’s entire army; Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites;

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