1 Chronicles 12:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the Thirty, and he said: 'We are yours, David! We are with you, son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to those who help you, for your God helps you.' So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the captains, and he said, We are yours, O David, and we are on your side, son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you. So David received them, and made them captains of the band.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then the Spirit{H7307} came{H3847} upon Amasai,{H6022} who was chief{H7218} of the thirty,{H7970} [and he said], Thine are we, David,{H1732} and on thy side, thou son{H1121} of Jesse:{H3448} peace,{H7965} peace{H7965} be unto thee, and peace{H7965} be to thy helpers;{H5826} for thy God{H430} helpeth{H5826} thee. Then David{H1732} received{H6901} them, and made{H5414} them captains{H7218} of the band.{H1416}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then the spirit{H7307} came{H3847}{(H8804)} upon Amasai{H6022}, who was chief{H7218} of the captains{H7970}{(H8677)}{H7991}, and he said, Thine are we, David{H1732}, and on thy side, thou son{H1121} of Jesse{H3448}: peace{H7965}, peace{H7965} be unto thee, and peace{H7965} be to thine helpers{H5826}{(H8802)}; for thy God{H430} helpeth{H5826}{(H8804)} thee. Then David{H1732} received{H6901}{(H8762)} them, and made{H5414}{(H8799)} them captains{H7218} of the band{H1416}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Neuertheles the sprete endued Amasai the captayne amonge thirtie, and he sayde: We are thine O Dauid, and holde with the thou sonne of Isai. Peace, peace be with the, peace be with thy helpers, for thy God helpeth the. Then Dauid receaued them, and made them captaynes ouer the men of warre.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the spirit came vpon Amasai, which was the chiefe of thirtie, and he said, Thine are we, Dauid, and with thee, O sonne of Ishai. Peace, peace be vnto thee, and peace be vnto thine helpers: for thy God helpeth thee. Then Dauid receiued them, and made them captaines of the garison.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the spirite came vpon Amasai, which was the chiefe among thirtie, & saide: Thyne are we Dauid, and on thy side thou sonne of Isai: Peace, peace be vnto thee, & peace be to thy helpers, for thy God is thyne helpe. Then Dauid receaued them, & made them heades of companies of the men of warre.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the Spirit hath clothed Amasai, head of the captains: `To thee, O David, and with thee, O son of Jesse -- peace! peace to thee, and peace to thy helper, for thy God hath helped thee;' and David receiveth them, and putteth them among the heads of the troop.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then the spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, We are yours, David, we are on your side, O son of Jesse: may peace be with you and peace be with your helpers; for God is your helper. Then David took them into his army and made them captains of the band.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But a spirit empowered Amasai, the leader of the thirty warriors, and he said:“We are yours, O David! We support you, O son of Jesse! May you greatly prosper! May those who help you prosper! Indeed your God helps you!”So David accepted them and made them leaders of raiding bands.

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 6:34 : 34 Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon, and he blew the trumpet, summoning the Abiezrites to follow him.
  • 2 Sam 17:25 : 25 Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, an Israelite who had gone in to Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and the sister of Zeruiah, the mother of Joab.
  • Judg 3:10 : 10 The Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel. He went to war, and the Lord delivered Cushan-Rishathaim, king of Aram, into his hand, giving him victory over Cushan-Rishathaim.
  • Matt 12:30 : 30 Whoever is not with Me is against Me, and whoever does not gather with Me scatters.
  • John 6:67-68 : 67 So Jesus asked the Twelve, 'Do you also want to leave?' 68 Simon Peter answered him, 'Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
  • Gal 6:16 : 16 May peace and mercy come upon all who follow this standard, and also upon the Israel of God.
  • Eph 6:23-24 : 23 Peace to the brothers and sisters, and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love. Amen.
  • 2 Kgs 9:32 : 32 He looked up at the window and called out, 'Who is on my side? Who?' Two or three eunuchs looked down at him.
  • 2 Kgs 10:5 : 5 So the one in charge of the palace, the one in charge of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu, saying, "We are your servants, and we will do everything you tell us. We will not make anyone king; do whatever seems best to you."
  • 1 Chr 2:17 : 17 Abigail gave birth to Amasa, and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite.
  • Isa 59:17 : 17 He put on righteousness as a breastplate and a helmet of salvation on His head. He clothed Himself in garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in zeal as a cloak.
  • Zech 8:23 : 23 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: In those days, ten men from every language and nation will take hold of the robe of a Jewish man and say, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’
  • 2 Sam 19:13 : 13 You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to bring the king back?'
  • 2 Sam 20:4-8 : 4 Then the king said to Amasa, "Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and you must be here as well." 5 But when Amasa went to summon Judah, he took longer than the time the king had set for him. 6 So David said to Abishai, "Now Sheba, son of Bichri, will do us more harm than Absalom did. Take your lord's servants and pursue him quickly, or he may find fortified cities and escape from us." 7 Joab's men, along with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the mighty warriors, marched out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri. 8 When they were at the large stone in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Joab was wearing his military tunic, and strapped over it, at his waist, was a belt with a dagger in its sheath. As he stepped forward, it fell out.
  • 1 Kgs 9:22 : 22 But Solomon did not make slaves of the Israelites; they were his soldiers, servants, officials, commanders, captains, and commanders of his chariots and cavalry.
  • Judg 13:25 : 25 The Spirit of the Lord began to stir him while he was in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
  • Ruth 1:16 : 16 But Ruth replied, "Do not urge me to leave you or to turn back from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you lodge, I will lodge. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.
  • 1 Sam 8:12 : 12 He will appoint them as commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties. Some will plow his fields, reap his harvest, and make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.
  • 1 Sam 22:7 : 7 Saul said to his servants who stood around him, 'Listen now, men of Benjamin! Will the son of Jesse give all of you fields and vineyards? Will he make all of you commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?'
  • 1 Sam 25:5-6 : 5 David sent ten young men and instructed them, "Go to Carmel, find Nabal, and greet him on my behalf. 6 Say this to him: ‘Peace to you! Peace to your household, and peace to all that you have!’
  • 1 Sam 25:28-29 : 28 Please forgive the offense of your servant, for the Lord will certainly make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because my lord fights the Lord’s battles, and no wrongdoing will be found in you as long as you live. 29 Even though someone pursues you to take your life, the life of my lord will be securely bound in the bundle of the living by the Lord your God. But the lives of your enemies he will hurl away as from the pocket of a sling.
  • 2 Sam 5:2 : 2 "In the past, even when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’”
  • 2 Sam 15:21 : 21 But Ittai answered the king, 'As surely as the LORD lives and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be—whether for death or for life—there your servant will be.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 80%

    16 These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing its banks. They drove out all the people living in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.

    17 Some men from Benjamin and Judah also came to David at the stronghold.

  • 76%

    19 Some members of the tribe of Manasseh joined David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. However, they did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers sent him away after consulting, saying, 'He may turn against us and rejoin his master Saul at the cost of our heads.'

    20 When David went to Ziklag, some from the tribe of Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, leaders of thousands in Manasseh.

    21 They helped David against raiding bands, for they were all valiant warriors and became leaders in the army.

    22 Every day men came to David to help him, until he had a great army, like the army of God.

    23 These are the numbers of men equipped for war who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, as the LORD had spoken.

  • 23 But David said, "You must not act this way, my brothers, with what the Lord has given us. He has protected us and delivered the raiding party that came against us into our hands.

  • 1 Then all Israel gathered to David at Hebron and said, "We are your own flesh and blood.

  • 1 These are the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still banished because of Saul, son of Kish. They were among the warriors who helped in battle.

  • 2 Sam 5:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "Here we are, your own flesh and blood."

    2 "In the past, even when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’”

  • 71%

    9 David grew stronger and stronger, for the LORD Almighty was with him.

    10 These were the chiefs of David's mighty warriors, who gave him strong support in his kingdom, together with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.

  • 15 David asked him, "Can you lead me to this raiding party?" He answered, "Swear to me by God that you will neither kill me nor hand me over to my master, and I will lead you to them."

  • 18 Now do it! For the Lord has promised David, 'By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the Philistines and from all their enemies.’'

  • 38 From across the Jordan, from the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, there were 120,000 men armed with every kind of weapon for war.

  • 1 In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies to wage war against Israel, and Achish said to David, "You surely know that you and your men will go out with me in the army."

  • 2 Sam 18:1-3
    3 verses
    70%

    1 David mustered the people who were with him and appointed commanders over thousands and commanders over hundreds.

    2 David divided the troops into three groups: one-third under Joab, one-third under Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and one-third under Ittai the Gittite. Then the king said to the troops, 'I will also go into battle with you.'

    3 But the people replied, 'You must not go with us. If we are forced to flee, no one will care about us. Even if half of us die, no one will pay attention. But you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better for you to provide support from the city.'

  • 19 When the servants of Hadadezer saw that they were defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became his subjects. After this, the Arameans were no longer willing to help the Ammonites.

  • 1 David consulted with the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.

  • 18 One of the young men answered, "I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a valiant warrior, eloquent, and handsome, and the LORD is with him."

  • 5 David went out and was successful in everything Saul sent him to do. Saul gave him command over the soldiers, and he was well-liked by everyone, including Saul’s officers.

  • 1 David assembled all the leaders of Israel—the tribal leaders, the commanders of the divisions that served the king, the leaders of thousands and of hundreds, the officials in charge of the king's property and livestock, and all the soldiers and mighty warriors—at Jerusalem.

  • 2 All those who were in distress, in debt, or bitter in spirit gathered to him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.

  • 13 Then a messenger came to David and reported, 'The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.'

  • 21 Then David returned to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and had stayed behind at the Besor Valley. They came out to meet David and the troops with him, and David greeted them warmly.

  • 17 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and David's sons were chief advisors to the king.

  • 31 From the tribe of Ephraim, there were 20,800 valiant warriors, famous men from their ancestral houses.

  • 12 Joab said, 'If the Arameans are too strong for me, you will come to my rescue, and if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will help you.'

  • 15 So they stood up and were counted—twelve from Benjamin and from the followers of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve from the servants of David.

  • 18 He said, 'Isn’t the Lord your God with you? And hasn’t He given you rest on every side? For He has handed the inhabitants of the land over to me, and the land is subdued before the Lord and His people.'

  • 68%

    12 Then King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: "Say to the elders of Judah, 'Why should you be the last to bring the king back to his house, when the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his house?'

    13 You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to bring the king back?'

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    12 David’s men turned and went back. When they arrived, they reported every word.

    13 David said to his men, "Each of you, strap on your sword!" So they did, and David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men went with David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.

  • 8 Ask your servants, and they will confirm this. Therefore, may my men find favor in your eyes, because we have come on a festive day. Please give whatever you can spare to your servants and to your son, David.’"

  • 6 David then answered and said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, "Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?" Abishai said, "I will go down with you."

  • 16 Next to him was Amasiah, son of Zichri, who volunteered himself to the LORD, with 200,000 mighty men of valor.

  • 8 Abishai said to David, "Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I won't need to strike him twice."

  • 10 David continued to grow in power, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.

  • 11 Joab said, 'If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you will help me; but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to help you.'

  • 45 David replied to the Philistine, 'You come against me with a sword, spear, and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.'

  • 30 The Philistine commanders continued to go out to battle, but every time they went out, David had more success than all of Saul’s servants, and he became highly esteemed.

  • 11 David summoned Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, and the Levites: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.

  • 12 Then Abner sent messengers on his behalf to David, saying, 'Whose land is it? Make an agreement with me, and I will help bring all Israel to you.'

  • 24 David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.

  • 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. They anointed David king over Israel, as the LORD had said through Samuel.