2 Samuel 17:25

English Standard Version

25 Now Absalom had set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Ishmaelite,[1] who had married Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother. (2Sa 19:13; 2Sa 20:9; 2Sa 20:12; 1Ki 2:5; 1Ki 2:32; 1Ch 2:13; 1Ch 2:16)

New International Version

25 Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of Jether,[1] an Ishmaelite[2] who had married Abigail,[3] the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab. (1Ch 2:17)

New International Reader’s Version

25 Absalom had made Amasa commander of the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of Jether. Jether belonged to the family line of Ishmael. He had married Abigail. She was the daughter of Nahash and the sister of Zeruiah. Zeruiah was the mother of Joab.

King James Version

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