2 Samuel 17:25

Listen to 2 Samuel 17:25
25 Absal贸n hab铆a nombrado a Amasa comandante de su ej茅rcito para reemplazar a Joab, quien hab铆a sido el comandante bajo David. (Amasa era primo de Joab. Su padre era Jeter,
un ismaelita.
Su madre, Abigail, hija de Nahas, era hermana de Sarvia, la madre de Joab).

2 Samuel 17:25 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 17:25

And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab,
&c.] Who was along with David:

which Amasa [was] a man's son whose name [was] Ithra, an Israelite;
he is called Jether the Ishmaelite, ( 1 Chronicles 2:17 ) ; either because he was an Ishmaelite by birth, and being proselyted to the Jewish religion, was called an Israelite; or rather he was an Israelite by birth, and having sojourned in the land of Ishmael some time, was called an Ishmaelite, as Uriah the Hittite, and others; and when Amasa is called a "man's son", it means a great man, as Kimchi observes:

that went in to Abigail, the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah,
Joab's mother:
so that Joab and Amasa, the generals of David and Absalom, were own cousins, sisters' children, and David uncle to them both; for Abigail and Zeruiah were David's sisters, ( 1 Chronicles 2:16 ) ; children of Jesse, whose name is here called Nahash, having two names, or this was his surname; though others think Nahash is the name of a woman, the wife of Jesse, and that these two sisters had two mothers, but one father; it seems by this expression, "went in to", as if Amasa was not begotten in the conjugal state, but was illegitimate.

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2 Samuel 17:25 In-Context

23 Cuando Ahitofel se dio cuenta de que no se hab铆a seguido su consejo, ensill贸 su burro y se fue a su pueblo natal, donde puso sus asuntos en orden y se ahorc贸. Muri贸 all铆 y lo enterraron en la tumba de la familia.
24 Pronto David lleg贸 a Mahanaim. A estas alturas, Absal贸n hab铆a movilizado a todo el ej茅rcito de Israel y estaba guiando a sus tropas a trav茅s del r铆o Jord谩n.
25 Absal贸n hab铆a nombrado a Amasa comandante de su ej茅rcito para reemplazar a Joab, quien hab铆a sido el comandante bajo David. (Amasa era primo de Joab. Su padre era Jeter,
un ismaelita.
Su madre, Abigail, hija de Nahas, era hermana de Sarvia, la madre de Joab).
26 Absal贸n y el ej茅rcito israelita armaron el campamento en la tierra de Galaad.
27 Cuando David lleg贸 a Mahanaim, fue recibido calurosamente por Sobi, hijo de Nahas, que ven铆a de Rab谩 de los amonitas; por Maquir, hijo de Amiel, de Lodebar; y por Barzilai de Galaad, que era de Rogelim.
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