⁴ And the king saith unto Amasa, `Call for me the men of Judah `in' three days, and thou, stand here,'

²⁵ and Amasa hath Absalom set instead of Joab over the host, and Amasa `is' a man's son whose name is Ithra the Israelite who hath gone in unto Abigail, daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, mother of Joab;

¹³ And to Amasa say ye, Art not thou my bone and my flesh? Thus doth God do to me, and thus He doth add, if thou art not head of the host before me all the days instead of Joab.'

¹⁷ And Abigail hath borne Amasa, and the father of Amasa `is' Jether the Ishmeelite.