King James Version
What Does 1 Chronicles 2:17 Mean?
“And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.”
Context
15
Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:
16
Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
17
And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.
18
And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
19
And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary**17. cut off the borders of the bases, &c.--**It is thought that he did this to use the elaborate sculpture in adorning his palace.
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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