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2 Samuel 17:25 (MSG)

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²⁵ Absalom had made Amasa head of the army, replacing Joab. (Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, an Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah, the mother of Joab.)

Definition(s):
Amasa (A-mah-sa): sparing the people
Nahash (Na-hash): snake; serpent