Nahash

The father of Amasa, who was commander-in-chief of Abasolom’s army (2 Sam. 17:25). Jesse’s wife had apparently been first married to this man, to whom she bore Abigail and Zeruiah, who were thus David’s sisters, but only on the mother’s side (1 Chr. 2:16).

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Show passage in OET: SA2 17:25

OET-RV SA2 17:25

25 As the replacement for Yoav (Joab) as army commander, Avshalom had appointed Amasa. (He was Yeter’s son, and his mother was Nahash’s daughter Avigayil who was the sister of Yoav’s mother Tseruyah.)

OET-LV SA2 17:25

25 And_DOM ˊAmāsāʼ ʼAⱱīshālōm he _had _appointed in _place _of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) over the_army and_ˊAmāsāʼ was_a _son _of a _man and_his/its_name was_Yeter/(Jether) the_Israelite who he _had _gone into ʼAⱱīgayil the _daughter _of Nāḩāsh the _sister _of Tsərū^yāh/(Zeruiah) the _mother _of Yōʼāⱱ.

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