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1 Chronicles 2:17

And Abigail bare Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite, 2 Samuel 17:25. Thus the family of David was shown to go back directly to Judah, a fact which sets forth his importance in the Messianic story.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 1 Chronicles 2:17. _JETHER THE ISHMEELITE._] "They called him Jether, because he girded himself with his sword, that he might assist David with the Arabians, when Abner was endeavouring to destr...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    JETHER THE ISHMEELITE - See the marginal note and reference....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    2. THE SONS OF ISRAEL AND THE DESCENDANTS OF JUDAH (2:1-4:23) CHAPTER 2 From Israel to Caleb _ 1. The sons of Israel (1 Chronicles 2:1)_ 2. The sons of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:3) 3. The offspring of...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    PART I (1 Chronicles 1-9). GENEALOGICAL LISTS, TOGETHER WITH GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTES. These Chapter s form a general introduction to the whole work. They contain the following genealogies, o...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    JETHER. Compare 2 Samuel 17:25 (marg). Another name was Ithra....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Jether_ 2 Samuel 17:25, "Ithra," a small difference of spelling in the Heb. _the Ishmeelite_ 2 Samuel 17:25, "the Israelite," a reading yielding no satisfactory sense....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The Descent of the Sons of Jesse from Judah 4. _Pharez_ R.V. PEREZ....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    LESSON TWO 4-6 I. GENEALOGIES FROM ADAM TO DAVID (1 Chronicles 1:1 to 1 Chronicles 9:44) 3. THE DESCENDANTS OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH (1 Chronicles 2:1-55,...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND ABIGAIL BARE AMASA: AND THE FATHER OF AMASA WAS JETHER THE ISHMEELITE._ Jether the Ishmealite - (cf. 2 Samuel 17:25.) In that passage he is called Ithra an Israelite; and there seems no reason w...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    GENEALOGIES (CONTINUED) The genealogies in this chapter comprise the descendants of Isaac through Israel (Jacob), and the descendants of Judah....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 2 The *tribes of *Israel –...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (9-41) The Hezronites, who were sons of Pharez (1 Chronicles 2:5), and their three lines of descent, Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    I. — (10-17) The descent of David from Amminadab, of the house of Ram. The royal line naturally takes precedence of the other two. Ruth 4:18 gives this line from Pharez to David. (Compare the genealog...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ אֲבִיגַ֕יִל יָלְדָ֖ה אֶת ־עֲמָשָׂ֑א וַ אֲב

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    NAMES 1 Chronicles 1:1; 1 Chronicles 2:1; 1 Chronicles 3:1; 1 Chronicles 4:1;...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    1 Chronicles 1:19 FAMILY TRADITIONS 1 Chronicles 1:10; 1 Chronicles 1:19; 1 Chronicles 2:3;...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Still the same method is manifest. The twelve sons of Israel are mentioned. All of them are subsequently referred to, with the exception of Dan and Zebulun, of whose descendants this chronicler gives...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Ismahelite, or more correctly, "Jethra, of Jezrahel;" (2 Kings xvii. 25.) though the Hebrew and Septuagint in that place read "Israelite," which would be a trifling remark; and it is improbable that...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    If the Reader be desirous to attend to the history of some of the persons here registered, he will find an account of them elsewhere in the Bible. But many of them are only mentioned in this record, a...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    At length, in the second chapter, we find Israel, all of whose sons were more or less under the care of God who had loved Jacob. Judah is then introduced to lead us to the royal race of David, the obj...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND ABIGAIL BARE AMASA,.... Who was Absalom's general, afterwards reconciled to David, and designed to be made general of his army, but was slain by Joab, see 2 Samuel 17:25, AND THE FATHER OF AMASA...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa [was] Jether the Ishmeelite. Ver. 17. _Jether the Ishmeelite._] See on 2 Samuel 17:25 ....

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Jether the Ishmaelite_ By birth or habitation, but by profession an Israelite, 2 Samuel 17:25. _And her sons_ The sons of Azubah, who is by way of distinction called his wife, when Jerioth probably w...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The sonnes of Israel. 3 The posteritie of Iudah by Tamar. 13 The children of Iesse. 18 The posteritie of Caleb the sonne of Hesron. 21 Hesrons posteritie by the daughter of Machir. 25 Ierahmeel...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THE ISHMEELITE, by birth or habitation, but by profession an Israelite, 2 SAMUEL 17:25, SEE POOLE ON "2 SAMUEL 17:25"....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Chronicles 2:17 Abigail H26 bore H3205 (H8804) Amasa H6021 father H1 Amasa H6021 Jether H3500 Ishmaelite H3459

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Genealogy, sons of Judah. CHARACTERS: Jacob, Judah, Boaz, Jesse, David. CONCLUSION: The best and most honorable families may have those belonging to them who are black sheep. KEY WORD: Ge...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 CHRONICLES 2:3 The Tribe of Judah. The first and most extensive place in the genealogy is given to Judah. The author has arranged it as follows: ⇐...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 2:9 Verses 1 Chronicles 2:10 are drawn mainly from Ruth 4:19. Here, onl

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] The sons of Israel. Names more numerous than Genesis, without regard to order. Greater interest by filling up former accounts. _1 Chronicles 2:3_.—_Posterity of Judah_. 1 Chronicles 2...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION The interest of this chapter owes something to the several unsatisfied questions which it suggests, to difficult and knotty points which nevertheless do not altogether counsel despair, and...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now these are the sons of Israel (1 Chronicles 2:1); And the twelve sons of Jacob. And then we follow for a little bit the sons of Judah, and then we are now zeroing in. As I tell you, we keep coming...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 2:32; 1 Kings 2:5; 2 Samuel 17:25; 2 Samuel 19:13; 2 Sam

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Ishmaelite — By birth or habitation, but by profession an Israelite, 2 Samuel 17:25....

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