1 Chronicles 2:17

17 Ab'igail bore Ama'sa, and the father of Ama'sa was Jether the Ish'maelite.

1 Chronicles 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 Chronicles 2:17 In-Context

15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh;

16 and their sisters were Zeru'iah and Ab'igail. The sons of Zeru'iah: Abi'shai, Jo'ab, and As'ahel, three.

17 Ab'igail bore Ama'sa, and the father of Ama'sa was Jether the Ish'maelite.

18 Caleb the son of Hezron had children by his wife Azu'bah, and by Jer'ioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

19 When Azu'bah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur.