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2 Samuel 17:25 (NIV)
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25 Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Jether, an Israelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab. Definition(s): Amasa (A-mah-sa): sparing the people
Nahash (Na-hash): snake; serpent
Zeruiah (Zer-oo-eye-a): pain or tribulation of the Lord