"Then the spirit camef 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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Verse 1 Chronicles 12:18. _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...
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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...
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2. DAVID'S WARRIORS AND FRIENDS
CHAPTER 12
_ 1. The Benjamite warriors with David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:1)_
2. The other warriors (1 Chronicles 12:8)
3. Those who came to make him king (1 Chr...
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DAVID'S SUPPORTERS. An enumeration of those who rallied round David
during his outlaw life in Ziklag (_cf._ 1 Samuel 27:5 f.), and a list
of those who were instrumental in setting him upon the throne....
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THE SPIRIT. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9. came upon. clothed: i.e. clothed
him with wisdom and power: _i.e.,_ employed him as His mouthpiece.
AMASAI. Probably the same as Amasa, David's nephew (1 Chronicle...
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Amasai and his Companions
16. _to the hold_ See 1 Chronicles 12:8, notes....
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THEN THE SPIRIT CAME UPON AMASAI— See Judges 6:34....
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4. DAVID'S MEN IN SAUL'S DAY (1 Chronicles 12:1-22)
TEXT
1 Chronicles 12:1. Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag,
while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish; and
they...
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_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...
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12:18 came (a-4) Lit. 'clothed.'...
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VARIOUS STATISTICS
This chapter is entirely supplementary to what is related in 2 S, and
gives particulars respecting certain companies that joined David at
various times, and the numbers that came t...
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THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES
GOD RULES HISTORY
1 CHRONICLES
_Ian Mackervoy_
CHAPTER 12
THE MEN WHO CAME TO DAVID AT ZIKLAG – 1 CHRONICLES 12:1-7
V1 David went to Ziklag town to escape from Saul so...
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(8-18) A. list of Gadites, and an account of a band of Judæans and
Benjammites who joined David in the stronghold (1 Chronicles 11:14)
towards the desert of Judah....
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_[1 Chronicles 12:19]_ וְ ר֣וּחַ לָבְשָׁ֗ה אֶת
־עֲמָשַׂי֮ רֹ֣אשׁ
_הַ_†_שָּׁלִישִׁים֒_† לְךָ֤ דָוִיד֙ וְ
עִמְּךָ֣ ב
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DAVID
1. HIS TRIBE AND DYNASTY
KING and kingdom were so bound up in ancient life that an ideal for
the one implied an ideal for the other: all distinction and glory
possessed by either was shared by...
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Here the story is continued; it thrills with the enthusiasm of the
multitudes as they marched under the standard of the new king. Over
the list of names flashes light from certain outstanding statemen...
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Then the (e) 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 he...
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_Spirit of God (Calmet; or good will, Du Hamel) prompted Amasai, the
chief of "the officers." (Calmet) --- Band, or "of a company."
(Haydock)_...
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David seemed to have good ground for his enquiry of the Benjamites,
for Saul was of that tribe. But the Lord was better to him than all
his fears. Is there not a sweet spiritual lesson veiled under th...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10, 11, AND 12.
A brief recital of the ruin of Saul's house introduces Jehovah's
establishment of the house of David. All that took place before the
people g...
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THEN THE SPIRIT CAME UPON AMASAI,.... Or "clothed" f him; a spirit of
fortitude, as the Targum, of strength, courage, and presence of mind,
with which he was endowed, covered, and clothed as with a ga...
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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 helper...
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_The Spirit came upon Amasai_ Not only saving graces, but other
heroical and generous motions are ascribed to God's Spirit, which here
stirred up in him a more than ordinary greatness of mind and
reso...
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1 The companies that came to Dauid at Ziklag.
23 The armies that came to him at Hebron.
1 NOW [NOTE: 1 Samuel 27:1.] these are they that came to Dauid to
Ziklag [NOTE: _Hebrew:_ being yet shut vp.]...
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THE COMPANIES THAT CAME TO DAVID AT ZIKLAG...
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THE SPIRIT CAME UPON AMASAI:
_ Heb._ the Spirit clothed Amasai...
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1-22 Here is an account of those who appeared and acted as David's
friends, while he was persecuted. No difficulties or dangers should
keep the sinner from coming to the Savior, nor drive the believer...
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THE SPIRIT CAME UPON AMASAI; not only saving graces, but other
heroical and generous motions, are ascribed to God's Spirit, which
here stirred up in him a more than ordinary greatness and presentness...
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1 Chronicles 12:18 Spirit H7307 came H3847 (H8804) Amasai H6022 chief
H7218 captains H7970 (H8677) H7991 David H1732 son H1121 Jesse H3448
Peace H7965 peace H7965 peace H7965 helpers H5826 (H8802) God...
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CONTENTS: David's army at Ziglag. The leaders who made David king.
CHARACTERS: Holy Spirit, David, Amasai, Jehoiada.
CONCLUSION: It is good to take sides with those who take sides with
God and have...
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1 Chronicles 12:14. _Over a thousand._ David at Ziklag had but six
hundred men; the query is, whether these had already been captains
over a thousand, or whether David after his coronation promoted th...
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_And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto
David._
RECRUITS FOR KING JESUS
I want to run a parallel between the case of David and that of our
Lord Jesus Christ.
I. Here...
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1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 12:1 Before his reign in Hebron,
David took refuge from Saul in various strongholds in the Judean
desert. He also stayed in Ziklag for 16 months under the protection...
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CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter entirely new matter—supplementary to
Samuel—contains a list of those who joined David in time of Saul (1
Chronicles 12:1), and of those who came to make him king over Isr...
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EXPOSITION
This chapter is retrospective, and the contents of it are not found
elsewhere. It is occupied, first (1 Chronicles 12:1), with the names
and some accounts of those who had come to the help...
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Now in chapter twelve.
These are they which came to David to Ziklag, because he yet kept
himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the
mighty men, the helpers of the war. The...
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1 Chronicles 2:17; 1 Kings 9:22; 1 Samuel 22:7; 1 Samuel 25:28; 1
Samuel 25:29; 1 Samuel 8:12; 2 Kings 10:5; 2 Kings 9:32; 2 Samuel
15:21;...
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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....