1 Chronik 2:17

17 Abigail aber gebar Amasa. Der Vater aber Amasas war Jether, ein Ismaeliter.

1 Chronik 2:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 2:17

And Abigail bare Amasa
Who was Absalom's general, afterwards reconciled to David, and designed to be made general of his army, but was slain by Joab, see ( 2 Samuel 17:25 ) ( 19:13 ) ( 20:10 ) ,

and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite;
he is called an Israelite, ( 2 Samuel 17:25 ) , and so in the Targum here, he being either a proselyte, or else he was an Israelite by birth, but called an Ishmaelite, because he had dwelt among the Ishmaelites some time, as Obededom is called the Gittite for the like reason; so Jarchi and Kimchi interpret it.

1 Chronik 2:17 In-Context

15 Ozem, den sechsten; David, den siebenten.

16 Und ihre Schwestern waren: Zeruja und Abigail. Die Kinder Zerujas sind Abisai, Joab, Asahael, die drei.

17 Abigail aber gebar Amasa. Der Vater aber Amasas war Jether, ein Ismaeliter.

18 Kaleb, der Sohn Hezrons, zeugte mit Asuba, seiner Frau, und mit Jerigoth; und dies sind derselben Kinder: Jeser, Sobab und Ardon.

19 Da aber Asuba starb, nahm Kaleb Ephrath; die gebar ihm Hur.