1 Chronicles 12:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Came upon amasai

1 Chronicles 2:17

2 Samuel 17:25

2 Samuel 19:13

And on thy side

Thy god

Captains of the band

1 Samuel 8:12

1 Samuel 22:7

1 Kings 9:22

General references

Psalm 54:4

2 Corinthians 1:2

Bible References

Came upon amasai

And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.

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.

And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.

And on thy side

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:

And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.

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.

He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.

Thy god

I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.

Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.

Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?

Captains of the band

And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.

Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;

But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.

General references

Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.