Devine Scripture

1 Chronicles 2:17

1 Chronicles chapter 2 · verse 17 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Abigail bare Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Abigail bare Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

Context

v.16and their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

v.17This passage

v.18And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Kings 2:32

    And Jehovah will return his blood upon his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, and my father David knew it not, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.

  • 1 Kings 2:5

    Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did unto me, even what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.

  • 2 Samuel 17:25

    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 20:4

    Then said the king to Amasa, Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be thou here present.

  • 2 Samuel 19:13

    And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.