1 Chronicles 12:16-18
Lexham English Bible
16 And some of the sons of Benjamin and from Judah came to the fortress, to David. 17 And David went out to meet them[a] and answered and said to them, “If you come in peace to me, to help me, my heart will be joined with you,[b] but if you come to betray me to my adversaries, although there is no wrong on my hands, may the God of our fathers see and pass judgment.” 18 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the thirty who said:
“We are yours, O David!
And we are with you, O son of Jesse!
Peace! Peace to you, and peace to those who help you,
for your God helps you.”
So David appointed them as heads of the troops.
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- 1 Chronicles 12:17 Literally “before them”
- 1 Chronicles 12:17 Literally “the heart will be to me to you together”
1 Chronicles 12:16-18
King James Version
16 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.
17 And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
18 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.
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