Amasa
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Amasa is a biblical military commander mentioned in the Old Testament, notably involved in the power struggles during King David’s reign.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament person
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Absalom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointmentContext |
Absalom's rebellion against David
ⓘ
David's effort to reconcile with Judah after Absalom's revolt ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Absalom's revolt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sheba's rebellion ⓘ |
| cousin |
Abishai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asahel NERFINISHED ⓘ Joab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathContext | pursuit of Sheba son of Bichri ⓘ |
| deathLocation | near Gibeon ⓘ |
| deathMethod | stabbed ⓘ |
| familyConnection | son of David's sister Abigail ⓘ |
| father | Jether NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherAlternativeName | Ithra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | United Monarchy of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | Joab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageContext | Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maternalAunt | Zeruiah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maternalUncle | King David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
First Book of Chronicles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Book of Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Abigail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | burden ⓘ |
| nationality | Israelite ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being treacherously killed by Joab
ⓘ
replacing Joab as commander under David ⓘ |
| relativeOf |
David
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Israelite religion ⓘ |
| role |
commander of Absalom's army
ⓘ
commander of David's army ⓘ |
| scripturalReference |
1 Chronicles 2
ⓘ
2 Samuel 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ 2 Samuel 19 ⓘ 2 Samuel 20 ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Absalom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tribe | Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.