And Abigail bore Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.

And the sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.

the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,

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.

And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew with the trumpets before the ark of God; and Obed-Edom and Jehijah were doorkeepers for the ark.