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

Abigail bore Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

Now Absalom had set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Ishmaelite, who had married Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab's mother.

And say to Amasa, 'Are you not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me and more also, if you are not commander of my army from now on in place of Joab.'"

And on thy side

But Ruth said, "Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.

But Ittai answered the king, "As the LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king shall be, whether for death or for life, there also will your servant be."

And he lifted up his face to the window and said, "Who is on my side? Who?" Two or three eunuchs looked out at him.

Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

Thy god

Please forgive the trespass of your servant. For the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the LORD, and evil shall not be found in you so long as you live.

In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the LORD said to you, 'You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.'"

Thus says the LORD of hosts: In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, 'Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.'"

So Jesus said to the Twelve, "Do you want to go away as well?"

Captains of the band

And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots.

And Saul said to his servants who stood about him, "Hear now, people of Benjamin; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, will he make you all commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds,

But of the people of Israel Solomon made no slaves. They were the soldiers, they were his officials, his commanders, his captains, his chariot commanders and his horsemen.

General references

Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life.

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