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Selected Verse: 1 Chronicles 12:18 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Ch 12:18 |
Strong Concordance |
Then the spirit [07307] came [03847] upon Amasai [06022], who was chief [07218] of the captains [07970] [07991], and he said, Thine are we, David [01732], and on thy side, thou son [01121] of Jesse [03448]: peace [07965], peace [07965] be unto thee, and peace [07965] be to thine helpers [05826]; for thy God [0430] helpeth [05826] thee. Then David [01732] received [06901] them, and made [05414] them captains [07218] of the band [01416]. |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Amasai - The marginal reference identifies him with Amasa, David's nephew, but it seems unlikely that David would have misdoubted a band led by his own nephew.
The passionate earnestness of Amasai's speech is strongly marked in the original, and will be better seen by omitting the words which our Version adds in italics. Here, as in Ch1 12:8-15, we have manifestly the actual words of a very ancient record. |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
| Then came the Spirit upon Amasai, so that he proclaimed himself enthusiastic for David and his cause. With לבשׁה רוּח cf. Jdg 6:34. Usually יהוה or אלהים is found with this expression (Ch2 24:20), and here also the Spirit of God is meant; and אלהים is omitted only because all that was of importance here was to show that the resolution announced by Amasai was an effect of higher spiritual influence. לך, to thee, David (do we belong), thine are we. עמּך, "with thee," sc. will we remain and fight. "Peace be to thee, and peace be to thy helpers; for thy God helpeth thee." עזרך, He has helped thee in the fortunate combats in which you have heretofore been engaged (Sa1 18:12.), and He will help still further. David thereupon received them and made them captains of his band. הגּדוּד, the warrior-band, which had gathered round David, and were still gathering round him, Sa1 22:2; Sa1 27:8, cf. also Ch1 12:21; Sa1 30:8, Sa1 30:15, Sa1 30:23, etc. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The Spirit - Not only saving graces, but other heroical and generous motions are ascribed to God's spirit, which here stirred up in him a more that ordinary greatness of mind and resolution. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
The spirit came upon Amasai - "The spirit of fortitude clothed Amasai, the chief of the mighty men; and he answered, For thy sake, O David, are we come, that we may be with thee, thou son of Jesse.
Prosperity be to thee by night and by day; and prosperity be to thy helpers; for the Word of the Lord is thy assistant." - T. |
8 And of the Gadites [01425] there separated [0914] themselves unto David [01732] into the hold [04679] to the wilderness [04057] men [01368] of might [02428], and men [0582] of war [06635] fit for the battle [04421], that could handle [06186] shield [06793] and buckler [07420], whose faces [06440] were like the faces [06440] of lions [0738], and were as swift [04116] as the roes [06643] upon the mountains [02022];
9 Ezer [05829] the first [07218], Obadiah [05662] the second [08145], Eliab [0446] the third [07992],
10 Mishmannah [04925] the fourth [07243], Jeremiah [03414] the fifth [02549],
11 Attai [06262] the sixth [08345], Eliel [0447] the seventh [07637],
12 Johanan [03110] the eighth [08066], Elzabad [0443] the ninth [08671],
13 Jeremiah [03414] the tenth [06224], Machbanai [04344] the eleventh [06249] [06240].
14 These were of the sons [01121] of Gad [01410], captains [07218] of the host [06635]: one [0259] of the least [06996] was over an hundred [03967], and the greatest [01419] over a thousand [0505].
15 These are they that went over [05674] Jordan [03383] in the first [07223] month [02320], when it had overflown [04390] all his banks [01415] [01428]; and they put to flight [01272] all them of the valleys [06010], both toward the east [04217], and toward the west [04628].
23 Then said [0559] David [01732], Ye shall not do so [06213], my brethren [0251], with that which the LORD [03068] hath given [05414] us, who hath preserved [08104] us, and delivered [05414] the company [01416] that came [0935] against us into our hand [03027].
15 And David [01732] said [0559] to him, Canst thou bring me down [03381] to this company [01416]? And he said [0559], Swear [07650] unto me by God [0430], that thou wilt neither kill [04191] me, nor [0518] deliver [05462] me into the hands [03027] of my master [0113], and I will bring thee down [03381] to this company [01416].
8 And David [01732] enquired [07592] at the LORD [03068], saying [0559], Shall I pursue [07291] after [0310] this troop [01416]? shall I overtake [05381] them? And he answered [0559] him, Pursue [07291]: for thou shalt surely [05381] overtake [05381] them, and without fail [05337] recover [05337] all.
21 And they helped [05826] David [01732] against the band [01416] of the rovers: for they were all mighty men [01368] of valour [02428], and were captains [08269] in the host [06635].
8 And David [01732] and his men [0582] went up [05927], and invaded [06584] the Geshurites [01651], and the Gezrites [01511], and the Amalekites [06003]: for those [02007] nations were of old [05769] the inhabitants [03427] of the land [0776], as thou goest [0935] to Shur [07793], even unto the land [0776] of Egypt [04714].
2 And every one [0376] that was in distress [04689], and every one [0376] that was in debt [05378], and every one [0376] that was discontented [04751] [05315], gathered [06908] themselves unto him; and he became a captain [08269] over them: and there were with him about four [0702] hundred [03967] men [0376].
12 And Saul [07586] was afraid [03372] of [06440] David [01732], because the LORD [03068] was with him, and was departed [05493] from Saul [07586].
20 And the Spirit [07307] of God [0430] came [03847] upon Zechariah [02148] the son [01121] of Jehoiada [03077] the priest [03548], which stood [05975] above the people [05971], and said [0559] unto them, Thus saith [0559] God [0430], Why transgress [05674] ye the commandments [04687] of the LORD [03068], that ye cannot prosper [06743]? because ye have forsaken [05800] the LORD [03068], he hath also forsaken [05800] you.
34 But the Spirit [07307] of the LORD [03068] came [03847] upon Gideon [01439], and he blew [08628] a trumpet [07782]; and Abiezer [044] was gathered [02199] after [0310] him.