Jether

A son of Jada from the tribe of Judah.

A written article for Jether is still to come. Below and alongside: where Jether appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1600 BC
    1400 BC
  • Jether
    c. 1450 BC

Original word

  • יֶתֶר jether
    H3500
Relationships
Father: Jada Brother: Jonathan Member of: Tribe of Judah
Citations
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Where Jether appears in Scripture

Exodus 4

וַיֵּלֶךְ מֹשֶׁה וַיָּשָׁב׀ אֶל-יֶתֶר חֹֽתְנוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ אֵלְכָה נָּא וְאָשׁוּבָה אֶל-אַחַי אֲשֶׁר-בְּמִצְרַיִם וְאֶרְאֶה הַֽעוֹדָם חַיִּים וַיֹּאמֶר יִתְרוֹ לְמֹשֶׁה לֵךְ לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃
18
And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

Judges 8

וַיֹּאמֶר לְיֶתֶר בְּכוֹרוֹ קוּם הֲרֹג אוֹתָם וְלֹֽא-שָׁלַף הַנַּעַר חַרְבּוֹ כִּי יָרֵא כִּי עוֹדֶנּוּ נָֽעַר׃
20
And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.

1 Kings 2

וְגַם אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר-עָשָׂה לִי יוֹאָב בֶּן-צְרוּיָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לִשְׁנֵֽי-שָׂרֵי צִבְאוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל לְאַבְנֵר בֶּן-נֵר וְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא בֶן-יֶתֶר וַיַּהַרְגֵם וַיָּשֶׂם דְּמֵֽי-מִלְחָמָה בְּשָׁלֹם וַיִּתֵּן דְּמֵי מִלְחָמָה בַּחֲגֹֽרָתוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּמָתְנָיו וּֽבְנַעֲלוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּרַגְלָֽיו׃
5
Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
וְהֵשִׁיב יְהוָה אֶת-דָּמוֹ עַל-רֹאשׁוֹ אֲשֶׁר פָּגַע בִּשְׁנֵֽי-אֲנָשִׁים צַדִּקִים וְטֹבִים מִמֶּנּוּ וַיַּֽהַרְגֵם בַּחֶרֶב וְאָבִי דָוִד לֹא יָדָע אֶת-אַבְנֵר בֶּן-נֵר שַׂר-צְבָא יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֶת-עֲמָשָׂא בֶן-יֶתֶר שַׂר-צְבָא יְהוּדָֽה׃
32
And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.

1 Chronicles 2

וַֽאֲבִיגַיִל יָֽלְדָה אֶת-עֲמָשָׂא וַֽאֲבִי עֲמָשָׂא יֶתֶר הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִֽי׃
17
And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.
וּבְנֵי יָדָע אֲחִי שַׁמַּי יֶתֶר וְיֽוֹנָתָן וַיָּמָת יֶתֶר לֹא בָנִֽים׃
32
And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.

1 Chronicles 4

וּבֶן-עֶזְרָה יֶתֶר וּמֶרֶד וְעֵפֶר וְיָלוֹן וַתַּהַר אֶת-מִרְיָם וְאֶת-שַׁמַּי וְאֶת-יִשְׁבָּח אֲבִי אֶשְׁתְּמֹֽעַ׃
17
And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

1 Chronicles 7

וּבְנֵי יֶתֶר יְפֻנֶּה וּפִסְפָּה וַאְרָֽא׃
38
And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara.