撒母耳记下 17:25

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

押沙龍派亞瑪撒統率軍隊，作軍隊的元帥，取代約押。亞瑪撒是以實瑪利人以特拉的兒子。以特拉曾經與拿轄的女兒亞比該親近過；亞比該和約押的母親洗魯雅是姊妹。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
押 沙 龙 立 亚 玛 撒 作 元 帅 ， 代 替 约 押 。 亚 玛 撒 是 以 实 玛 利 人 （ 又 作 以 色 列 人 ） 以 特 拉 的 儿 子 。 以 特 拉 曾 与 拿 辖 的 女 儿 亚 比 该 亲 近 ； 这 亚 比 该 与 约 押 的 母 亲 洗 鲁 雅 是 姊 妹 。

Contextual Overview

²² So David and all his people crossed the Jordan River. By dawn, everyone had crossed the Jordan. ²³ When Ahithophel saw that the Israelites did not accept his advice, he saddled his donkey and went to his hometown. He left orders for his family and property, and then he hanged himself. He died and was buried in his father's tomb. ²⁴ David arrived at Mahanaim. And Absalom and all his Israelites crossed over the Jordan River. ²⁵ Absalom had made Amasa captain of the army instead of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Jether the Ishmaelite. Amasa's mother was Abigail daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah, Joab's mother. ²⁶ Absalom and the Israelites camped in the land of Gilead. ²⁷ Shobi, Makir, and Barzillai were at Mahanaim when David arrived. Shobi son of Nahash was from the Ammonite town of Rabbah. Makir son of Ammiel was from Lo Debar, and Barzillai was from Rogelim in Gilead. ²⁸ They brought beds, bowls, clay pots, wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, small peas, ²⁹ honey, milk curds, sheep, and cheese made from cows' milk for David and his people. They said, "The people are hungry and tired and thirsty in the desert."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Amasa: 2 Samuel 19:13, 2 Samuel 20:4, 2 Samuel 20:9-12

Ithra: 1 Chronicles 2:16, 1 Chronicles 2:17, Jether the Ishmaelite

Abigail: Heb. Abigal

Nahash: or, Jesse. 1 Chronicles 2:13, 1 Chronicles 2:16

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 20:12 - General 1 Kings 2:5 - Jether 1 Kings 2:32 - Jether 1 Chronicles 12:18 - came upon Amasai

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab,.... 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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ithra an Israelite - Or “Jether the Ishmeelite” 1 Chronicles 2:17. “Ithra” and “Jether” are practically the same names. “Israelite” in the text is wrong. It should be either “Ishmaelite” or “Jezreelite” 2 Samuel 3:2.

Abigail the daughter of Nahash - If Zeruiah and Abigail were Jesse’s daughters, the only probable way of reconciling our text with 1 Chronicles 2:16-17, is to suppose that Nahash was Jesse’s wife. If Zeruiah and Abigail were only sisters of David by the mother, then Nahash might be the name of her first husband.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 17:25. Amasa captain of the host — From the account in this verse, it appears that Joab and Amasa were sisters' children, and both nephews to David.