13 And say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me and more also, if you are not commander of my army from now on ⁿin place of Joab.’”

4 Then the king said to ^hAmasa, “Call the men of Judah together to me within three days, and be here yourself.”

5 “Moreover, you also know ^zwhat Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, how he dealt with the two commanders of the armies of Israel, Abner the son of Ner, and Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, avenging¹ in time of peace for blood that had been shed in war, and putting the blood of war² on the belt around his³ waist and on the sandals on his feet.

17 Abigail bore ^oAmasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.