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2 Samuel 17:25

Listen to 2 Samuel 17:25
25 Ahora bien, en lugar de Joab, Absalón había nombrado general de su ejército a Amasá, que era hijo de un hombre llamado Itrá,[a] el cual era ismaelita[b] y se había casado con Abigaíl, hija de Najás y 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 Ajitofel, por su parte, al ver que Absalón no había seguido su consejo, aparejó el asno y se fue a su pueblo. Cuando llegó a su casa, luego de arreglar sus asuntos, fue y se ahorcó. Así murió, y fue enterrado en la tumba de su padre.
24 David se dirigió a Majanayin, y Absalón lo siguió, cruzando el Jordán con todos los israelitas.
25 Ahora bien, en lugar de Joab, Absalón había nombrado general de su ejército a Amasá, que era hijo de un hombre llamado Itrá, el cual era ismaelita y se había casado con Abigaíl, hija de Najás y hermana de Sarvia, la madre de Joab.
26 Los israelitas que estaban con Absalón acamparon en el territorio de Galaad.
27 Cuando David llegó a Majanayin, allí estaban Sobí hijo de Najás, oriundo de Rabá, ciudad amonita; Maquir hijo de Amiel, que era de Lo Debar; y Barzilay el galaadita, habitante de Roguelín.

Footnotes 2

  • [a] "Itrá" . También llamado "Jeter " (véase 1Cr 2:17).
  • [b] "ismaelita " (mss. de LXX; véase 1Cr 2:17); "israelita " (TM).

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