2Sa 17:25, 1Ch 2:16-17, 12:18 | ESV | STEP | Now Absalom had set Amasa over the army instead of Joab . Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Ishmaelite , who had married Abigal the daughter of Nahash , sister of Zeruiah , Joab’s mother .

2 Samuel 17:25

25 Now Absalom had set ^aAmasa over the army instead of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Ishmaelite, ^{▼▼Compare 1 Chronicles 2:17; Hebrew Israelite} who had married Abigal the daughter of ^cNahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.

1 Chronicles 2:16-17

16 And their sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. ^dThe sons of Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, three. 17 ^eAbigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was ^fJether the Ishmaelite.

1 Chronicles 12:18

18 Then ^gthe Spirit clothed ^hAmasai, chief of the thirty, and he said,

“We are yours, O David,
and with you, O son of Jesse!
ⁱPeace, peace to you,
and peace to your helpers!
For your God helps you.”
Then David received them and made them officers of his troops.