Study it in the app“Absalom had set Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who had gone in to Abigail daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, the mother of Joab.”
Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹםhad setשָׂםAmasaעֲמָשָׂאoverעַלthe armyהַצָּבָאin place ofתַּחַתJoab.יוֹאָבAmasaוַעֲמָשָׂאwas the sonבֶןof a manאִישׁwhose name wasוּשְׁמוֹIthraיִתְרָאthe Israelite,הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִיwhoאֲשֶׁרhad gone inבָּאtoאֶלAbigailאֲבִיגַלdaughterבַּתof Nahash,נָחָשׁsisterאֲחוֹתof Zeruiah,צְרוּיָהthe motherאֵםof Joab.יוֹאָב
Absalom
Absalom: third son of David, born of Maacah; he rebelled against his father (2 Samuel 13–18). The name, also written in a longer form (Abishalom), means "father of peace"; it is borne also by the father of Maacah, Rehoboam's wife.
Where else “avshalom” appearsappoint
To set someone as leader, or fix something.
Where else “sam” appearsAmasa
Amasa: the name of two men: the son of Ithra and Abigail, David's nephew, whom Absalom put at the head of his army and whom Joab later killed (2 Samuel 17–20); and a chief of Ephraim in the time of King Ahaz (2 Chronicles 28:12). The lexicon relates the name to "burden."
Where else “amasa” appearsarmy
An army.
Where else “tsava” appearsJoab
Joab: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Zeruiah and nephew of David, commander of his army (2 Samuel 2:13). It means "YHWH is father."
Where else “yoav” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearsname
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appearsIthra
Ithra, the father of Amasa, the commander of Absalom's army (2 Samuel 17:25). In other places he is called Jether (1 Kings 2:5; 1 Chronicles 2:17). The lexicon links the name with "abundance".
Where else “yitra” appearsIsraelite
Israelite: a man of the people of Israel.
Where else “yisreli” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “ba” appearsAbigail
Abigail: the name of two women; best known is the wife of Nabal, a woman of good understanding, who later became David's wife (1 Samuel 25); the other is a sister of David (1 Chronicles 2:16). It means "my father rejoices".
Where else “avigal” appearsdaughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bat” appearsNahash
Nahash: the name of two people; best known is the king of the Ammonites who besieged Jabesh-gilead (1 Samuel 11:1). The name means "serpent".
Where else “nachash” appearssister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achot” appearsZeruiah
Zeruiah: sister of David and mother of Joab, Abishai and Asahel (1 Chronicles 2:16). Her sons are named after her: "the sons of Zeruiah."
Where else “tseruya” appearsmother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “em” appearsThe Hebrew says here “Ithra the Israelite”; 1 Chronicles 2:17 calls him “Jether the Ishmaelite.” Abigail was the sister of Zeruiah and of David (1 Chronicles 2:16).
24David came to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
25 · This verse (above)
26Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.
