Amasa

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Amasa
     burden. (1.) The son of Abigail, a sister of king David (1 Chr.
     2:17; 2 Sam. 17:25). He was appointed by David to command the
     army in room of his cousin Joab (2 Sam. 19:13), who afterwards
     treacherously put him to death as a dangerous rival (2 Sam.
     20:4-12).


     
       (2.) A son of Hadlai, and chief of Ephraim (2 Chr. 28:12) in
     the reign of Ahaz.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Amasa, sparing the people