1 Chroniques 2:17

17 Abigaïl enfanta Amasa; le père d'Amasa fut Jéther, l'Ismaélite.

1 Chroniques 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 Chroniques 2:17 In-Context

15 Otsem le sixième, David le septième.

16 Leurs soeurs étaient: Tseruja et Abigaïl. Fils de Tseruja: Abischaï, Joab et Asaël, trois.

17 Abigaïl enfanta Amasa; le père d'Amasa fut Jéther, l'Ismaélite.

18 Caleb, fils de Hetsron, eut des enfants d'Azuba, sa femme, et de Jerioth. Voici les fils qu'il eut d'Azuba: Jéscher, Schobab et Ardon.

19 Azuba mourut; et Caleb prit Ephrath, qui lui enfanta Hur.