25 ¶ And Absalom made ^aAmasa captain of the host instead of ^bJoab: 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.

  4 ¶ Then said the king to ^aAmasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present.