King James Bible Dictionary

Surplus; excellence.

1. Father-in-law of Moses (Exodus 4:18 marg.), called elsewhere Jethro (q.v.).

2. The oldest of Gideon's seventy sons (Judges 8:20).

3. The father of Amasa, David's general (1 Kings 2:5, 32); called Ithra (2 Samuel 17:25).

4. 1 Chronicles 7:38.

5. 1 Chronicles 2:32; one of Judah's posterity.

6. 1 Chronicles 4:17.

he that excels

1. Son of Gideon, Feared to slay the Midianitish kings
Judges 8:20

2. An Ishmaelite who married David's sister

General references
1 Kings 2:5; 1 Kings 2:32; 1 Chronicles 2:17

Called Ithra
2 Samuel 17:25

3. A son of Jada
1 Chronicles 2:32

4. A son of Ezra
1 Chronicles 4:17

5. A chief of the line of Asher
1 Chronicles 7:38

(his excellence).

1. Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses. (Exodus 4:18) (B.C. 1530.)
2. The first-born of Gideon's seventy sons. (Judges 8:20) (B.C. 1256.)
3. The father of Amasa, captain-general of Absalom's army. (B.C. 1023.) Jether is another form of ITHRA. (2 Samuel 17:25) He is described in (1 Chronicles 2:17) as an Ishm'lite, which again is more likely to be correct than the "Isr'lite" of the Hebrew in (2 Samuel 17:1) ...
4. The son of Jada, a descendant of Hezron, of the tribe of Judah. (1 Chronicles 2:32)
5. The son of Ezra. (1 Chronicles 2:32)
6. The chief of a family of warriors of the line of Asher, and father of Jephunneh. (1 Chronicles 7:38) He is probably the same as ITHRAN in the preceding verse.