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Absalom set Amasa over the host instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man, whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab`s mother.
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A War Between Cousins
Commentaries highlight a tragic detail: Absalom replaces David's general, Joab, with Amasa. Scholars explain that Joab and Amasa were first cousins, and King David was their uncle. This reveals the civil war was not just a political rebellion but a deep, painful conflict that pitted family members against each other in the highest positions of command.
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2 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Ithra an Israelite — Or “Jether the Ishmeelite” (1 Chronicles 2:17). “Ithra” and “Jether” are practically the same names. The wo…
19th Century
Anglican
Amasa. —Joab having adhered to David and gone away with him, Absalom chose his cousin to succeed him as commander-in-chief.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab , &c.] Who was along with David:
which…
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