And Absalom set Amasa over the host instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man, whose name was Ithra the Israelite, that went in to Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.

And Absalom put Amasa at the head of the army in place of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Ishmaelite, who had been the lover of Abigail, the daughter of Jesse, sister of Zeruiah, Joab's mother.

Και κατεστησεν ο Αβεσσαλωμ αρχιστρατηγον τον Αμασα αντι του Ιωαβ. Ητο δε ο Αμασα υιος ανδρος ονομαζομενου Ιθρα, Ισραηλιτου, οστις εισηλθε προς την Αβιγαιαν, θυγατερα του Ναας, αδελφην Σερουιας, της μητρος του Ιωαβ.

And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.