2 Samuel 17:25

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And Absalom made Amasa captaine of the hoast in stede of Ioab: which Amasa, was a mans sonne named Iethra an Israelite, that went into Abigail the daughter of Nahas, sister to Zaruia Ioabs mother.

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  • 2 Sam 19:13 : 13 And say ye to Amasa: Art thou not of my bone and of my fleshe? God do so to me and more also, if thou be not captayne of the hoast to me for euer in the roome of Ioab.
  • 2 Sam 20:9-9 : 9 And Ioab saide to Amasa: Art thou in health my brother? And Ioab toke Amasa by ye beard with the right hand, to kisse him. 10 But Amasa toke no heede to the sword that was in Ioabs hand: for therewith he smote him in the fyst rybbe & shed out his bowels to the grounde, and thrust at him no more, & he dyed: So Ioab and Abisai his brother folowed after Seba the sonne of Bichri. 11 And one of Ioabs men stoode by him, and saide: He that beareth any fauour to Ioab, or good will to Dauid, let him go after Ioab. 12 And Amasa wallowed in blood in the middes of the way: And when the man sawe that all the people stoode still, he remoued Amasa out of the way into the fielde, and cast a cloth vpon him, because he saw that euery one that came by him stoode still.
  • 1 Chr 2:13 : 13 And Isai begat his eldest sonne Eliab, and Aminadab the second, and Simaa the third,
  • 1 Chr 2:16-17 : 16 Whose sisters were Zeruia and Abigail. The sonnes of Zeruia: Abisai, Ioab, and Azael, three. 17 And Abigail bare Amaza, the father of which Amaza, was Iether an Ismaelite.
  • 1 Kgs 2:5 : 5 Moreouer, thou wottest howe Ioab the sonne of Zaruia serued me, and what he did to the two captaynes of the hoastes of Israel, vnto Abner the sonne of Ner, and vnto Amasa the sonne of Iether, whom he slue, and shed blood in time of peace (euen as it had ben in warre) & put the blood of warre vpon his girdle that was about his loynes, and in his shoes that were on his feete.
  • 1 Kgs 2:32 : 32 And the Lorde shall bring his blood vpon his owne head: for he smote two men righteouser and better then he, and slue them with the sworde, my father Dauid not knowing therof, euen Abner the sonne of Ner captayne of the hoast of Israel, and Amasa the sonne of Iether captayne of the hoast of Iuda.
  • 2 Sam 20:4 : 4 Then saide the king to Amasa: Call me the men of Iuda together within three dayes, and be thou here also.

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  • 1 Chr 2:16-17
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    16Whose sisters were Zeruia and Abigail. The sonnes of Zeruia: Abisai, Ioab, and Azael, three.

    17And Abigail bare Amaza, the father of which Amaza, was Iether an Ismaelite.

  • 2 Sam 17:24
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    24Then Dauid came to Mahanaim, And Absalom passed ouer Iordane, he and all the men of Israel with him.

  • 2 Sam 17:26
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    26So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.

  • 2 Sam 19:13
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    13And say ye to Amasa: Art thou not of my bone and of my fleshe? God do so to me and more also, if thou be not captayne of the hoast to me for euer in the roome of Ioab.

  • 2 Sam 14:1
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    1Ioab ye sonne of Zaruia perceaued that the kynges heart was toward Absalom:

  • 1 Chr 27:34
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    34And next to Ahitophel was Iehoiada the sonne of Banaiahu, and Abiathar: and the captayne of the kinges warre, was Ioab.

  • 2 Sam 14:23
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    23And so Ioab arose, and went to Gesur, and brought Absalom to Hierusalem.

  • 1 Chr 3:1-2
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    1These were the sonnes of Dauid whiche were borne vnto him in Hebron: ye eldest, Ammon of Ahinoam the Iesraelitesse: the seconde, Daniel of Abigail the Carmelitesse:

    2The thirde Absalom the sonne of Maacha, the daughter of Thalmai king of Gesur: the fourth, Adonia the sonne of Haggith:

  • 2 Sam 20:8-11
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    8And when they were at ye great stone in Gibeon, Amasa went before them: And Ioabs garment that he had about him, was girde vnto him, & he had gyrded thereon a sword, which was ioyned fast to his loynes in a sheath, that as he went it fell sometime out.

    9And Ioab saide to Amasa: Art thou in health my brother? And Ioab toke Amasa by ye beard with the right hand, to kisse him.

    10But Amasa toke no heede to the sword that was in Ioabs hand: for therewith he smote him in the fyst rybbe & shed out his bowels to the grounde, and thrust at him no more, & he dyed: So Ioab and Abisai his brother folowed after Seba the sonne of Bichri.

    11And one of Ioabs men stoode by him, and saide: He that beareth any fauour to Ioab, or good will to Dauid, let him go after Ioab.

  • 2 Sam 3:2-3
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    2And vnto Dauid were children borne in Hebron: his eldest sonne also was Amnon of Ahinoam the Iesraelite:

    3The seconde, Cheleab of Abigail the wyfe of Nabal the Carmelite: the third, Absalom the sonne of Maacha the daughter of Thalmai, the king of Gessur:

  • 2 Sam 13:1
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    1After this, so it was that Absalom the sonne of Dauid had a fayre sister, named Thamar, whom Amnon ye sonne of Dauid loued.

  • 1 Kgs 2:32
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    32And the Lorde shall bring his blood vpon his owne head: for he smote two men righteouser and better then he, and slue them with the sworde, my father Dauid not knowing therof, euen Abner the sonne of Ner captayne of the hoast of Israel, and Amasa the sonne of Iether captayne of the hoast of Iuda.

  • 2 Sam 13:32
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    32And Ionadab the sonne of Simeach Dauids brother, aunswered, and sayde: Let not my lorde suppose that they haue slaine all the young men of the kings sonnes, but Amnon onely is dead: For that hath ben determined in Absaloms minde, since he forced his sister Thamar.

  • 2 Sam 2:8
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    8But Abner the sonne of Ner that was captayne of Sauls hoaste, toke Isboseth the sonne of Saul, and brought him to Mahanaim,

  • 2 Sam 15:1-2
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    1After this, Absalo prepared him charettes & horses, and fiftie men to runne before him.

    2And Absalom rose vp early, and stoode in the place of the entring in of the gate: And euery man that had any matter and came to the king for iudgement, him did Absalom cal vnto him, and sayde: Of what citie art thou? He aunswered: Thy seruaunt is of one of the tribes of Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 1:6
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    6And his father for his time would not displease him, to say why hast thou done so? And he was a very goodly man: and his mother bare him next after Absalom.

  • 1 Chr 18:15
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    15And Ioab the sonne of Zaruia was ouer the hoast, & Iehosaphat the sonne of Ahilud recorder:

  • 2 Sam 3:30
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    30(So Ioab & Abisai his brother slue Abner, because he had slayne their brother Asahel at Gibeon in battell.)

  • 2 Sam 3:6-7
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    6And whyle there was warre betweene the house of Saul and the house of Dauid, Abner held vp the house of Saul.

    7And Saul had a concubine named Rispha, the daughter of Ahia: And Isboseth sayd to Abner, Wherfore hast thou gone in vnto my fathers concubine?

  • 2 Sam 14:27
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    27And Absalom had three sonnes borne him, and one daughter named Thamar, whiche was a fayre woman to loke vpon.

  • 2 Sam 15:12-13
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    12And Absalom sent for Ahithopel the Gilonite Dauids counseller, fro his citie Gilo, while he offered sacrifices, and there was wrought strong treason: For the people went and increased with Absalom.

    13And ther came a messenger to Dauid, and sayde: The heartes of the men of Israel are turned after Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 14:31-33
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    31Then Ioab arose, and came to Absalom vnto his house, and sayd vnto him: Wherfore haue thy seruauntes burnt my fielde with fire?

    32And Absalo aunswered Ioab: Behold, I sent for thee, desiring thee to come, because I woulde haue sent thee to the king, for to say, Wherfore am I come from Gesur? It had ben better for me to haue ben there still: Nowe therfore would I see the kinges face: And if ther be any trespasse in me, let hym kil me.

    33And so Ioab came to the king, and tolde him: Which when he had sent for Absalom, he came to the king, and fel to the ground on his face before him, and the king kissed Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 20:5
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    5And so Amasa went to gather ye men of Iuda together, but taryed longer the the time which he had appoynted him.

  • 2 Sam 13:27-28
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    27But Absalom made such instaunce, that he let Amnon & all the kinges children go with him.

    28Now had Absalom commaunded his young men, saying: Marke when Amnons heart is mery with wine, and when I bid you smyte Amnon: then kil him, and feare not: haue not I bidden you? be bolde therfore, & play the men.

  • 2 Sam 18:14-15
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    14Then sayde Ioab, I may not stand thus tarying with thee: And he toke three dartes in his hande, & thrust them through Absalom whyle he was yet alyue in the middes of the oke.

    15And ten seruauntes that bare Ioabs weapons, turned and smote Absalom, and slue him.

  • 2 Sam 16:21-22
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    21And Ahithophel said vnto Absalom: Get thee in vnto thy fathers cocubines whiche he hath left to kepe the house, and all Israel shal heare, that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hades of al that are with thee, be strong.

    22And so they spread Absalom a tent vpon the toppe of the house, and Absalom went in vnto his fathers concubines in the sight of all Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 2:5
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    5Moreouer, thou wottest howe Ioab the sonne of Zaruia serued me, and what he did to the two captaynes of the hoastes of Israel, vnto Abner the sonne of Ner, and vnto Amasa the sonne of Iether, whom he slue, and shed blood in time of peace (euen as it had ben in warre) & put the blood of warre vpon his girdle that was about his loynes, and in his shoes that were on his feete.

  • 1 Sam 14:50
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    50And the name of Sauls wife, was Ahinoa, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of his chiefe captaine, was Abner the sonne of Ner, Sauls vncle.

  • 2 Sam 15:5-6
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    5And when any man came nye to him, and dyd him obeysaunce, he put foorth his hande, and toke him to him, and kissed him.

    6And on this maner dyd Absalom to al Israel that came to the king for iudgement: so Absalom stale the heartes of the men of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 2:29
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    29And the wyfe of Abisur was called Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.

  • 2 Sam 8:16
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    16And Ioab the sonne of Zaruia was ouer the hoast, & Iehosaphat the sonne of Ahilud was recorder.

  • 2 Sam 13:37
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    37But Absalom escaped, and went to Thalmai the sonne of Ammihur kyng of Gesur: And Dauid mourned for his sonne euery day.

  • 2 Sam 19:5
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    5And Ioab came into the house to the king, and sayd: Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy seruautes, which this day haue saued thy life, & the liues of thy sonnes, and of thy daughters, & the liues of thy wyues, and of thy concubines,

  • 1 Chr 19:11
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    11And the rest of ye people he deliuered vnto the hand of Abisai his brother, & they put them selues in aray against the children of Ammon.

  • 2 Sam 18:5
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    5And the king commaunded Ioab, and Abisai, and Ithai, saying: Intreate the young man Absalom gently for my sake. And all the people hearde that the king gaue all the captaynes charge concerning Absalom.