1 Chronicles 2:17

17 And Abigail childed Amasa (And Abigail bare Amasa), whose father was Jether (the) Ishmaelite.

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 the sixth, Ozem; the seventh, David;

16 whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. The sons of Zeruiah were three, Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.

17 And Abigail childed Amasa (And Abigail bare Amasa), whose father was Jether (the) Ishmaelite.

18 And Caleb, the son of Hezron, took a wife, Azubah, by name, of whom he begat Jerioth; and his sons were Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon (and her sons were Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon).

19 And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took a wife, Ephrath, which childed Hur to him (who bare him Hur).