1 Chronicles 12:18
16 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.
17 And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
19 And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.
20 As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh.
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Compare
- BSB
- Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.
- KJV
- Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
- WEB
- Then the Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, “We are yours, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse. Peace, peace be to you, and peace be to your helpers; for your God helps you.” Then David received them and made them captains of the band.
- ASV
- Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, [and he said], Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thy helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
- DARBY
- And the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the captains, [and he said,] Thine [are we], David, And with thee, thou son of Jesse: Peace, peace be to thee! And peace be to thy helpers! For thy God helps thee. And David received them, and made them chiefs of bands.
- BLB
- And the Spirit came upon Amasai chief of the Thirty: “To you, O David, and with you, O son of Jesse, peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers. For your God helps you.” And David received them and made them leaders of the troop.
- ÅB
- Da kom Ånden over Amasai, høvedsmannen for de tretti, og han sa: Dine er vi, David, og med deg holder vi fred, du Isais sønn! Fred være med deg, og fred være med dine hjelpere! For din Gud hjelper deg. Da tok David imot dem og satte dem til høvedsmenn for sin krigerflokk.
- OTB
- Så kom Ånden over Amasai, som var leder for de tretti, og han sa,
"Vi er dine, David,
og med deg, Isais sønn!
Fred, fred til deg,
og fred til den som hjelper deg;
for din Gud hjelper deg."
Så tok David imot dem og gjorde dem til ledere for troppen. - B1930
- Da kom Ånden over Amasai, høvedsmannen for de tretti, og han sa: Dine er vi, David, og med dig holder vi fred, du Isais sønn! Fred være med dig, og fred være med dine hjelpere! For din Gud hjelper dig. Da tok David imot dem og satte dem til høvedsmenn for sin krigerflokk.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Judges 6:34
But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abi-ezer was gathered after him.
Read in contextJudges 3:10
And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim.
Read in contextJohn 6:67–68
Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
Read in context2 Samuel 17:25
And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: 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.
Read in contextRuth 1:16
And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
Read in contextMatthew 12:30
He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
Read in context2 Kings 9:32
And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs.
Read in contextEphesians 6:23–24
Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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