A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.17.25; son of: Jether (H3500H) and Abigail (H0026H) § Amasa = "burden" 1) son of Ithra or Jether by Abigail the sister of David and general of the army of Absalom 2) son of Hadlai and a prince of Ephraim in the reign of king Ahaz
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H6021 — עֲמָשָׂא
a.ma.sa · Amasa · Hebrew/Aramaic
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2 Samuel 17:25 · עֲמָשָׂ֗א · וַעֲמָשָׂ֣אAbsalom set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man, whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.2 Samuel 19:13 · וְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא֙Say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if you aren’t captain of the army before me continually in the room of Joab.’”2 Samuel 20:4 · עֲמָשָׂ֔אThen the king said to Amasa, “Call me the men of Judah together within three days, and be here present.”2 Samuel 20:5 · עֲמָשָׂ֖אSo Amasa went to call the men of Judah together; but he stayed longer than the set time which he had appointed him.2 Samuel 20:8 · וַעֲמָשָׂ֖אWhen they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Joab was clothed in his apparel of war that he had put on, and on it was a sash with a sword fastened on his waist in its sheath; and as he went forth it fell out.2 Samuel 20:9 · לַעֲמָשָׂ֔א · עֲמָשָׂ֖אJoab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.2 Samuel 20:10 · וַעֲמָשָׂ֨אBut Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand. So he struck him with it in the body, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and didn’t strike him again; and he died. Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.2 Samuel 20:12 · וַעֲמָשָׂ֛א · עֲמָשָׂ֨אAmasa lay wallowing in his blood in the midst of the highway. When the man saw that all the people stood still, he carried Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a garment over him, when he saw that everyone who came by him stood still.1 Kings 2:5 · וְלַעֲמָשָׂ֤א“Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, even what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war on his sash that was about his waist, and in his shoes that were on his feet.1 Kings 2:32 · עֲמָשָׂ֥אYahweh will return his blood on his own head, because he fell on two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, and my father David didn’t know it: Abner the son of Ner, captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah.1 Chronicles 2:17 · עֲמָשָׂ֑א · עֲמָשָׂ֔אAbigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.2 Chronicles 28:12 · וַעֲמָשָׂ֖אThen some of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against those who came from the war,