1 Chronicles 12:18

And David went out to meet them, and said to them, If ye are come peaceably to me, let my heart be at peace with you: but if ye are come to betray me to my enemies unfaithfully, the God of your fathers look upon it, and reprove it.

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In The King James 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.

In Context

17And there came some of the sons of Benjamin and Judah to the assistance of David.

19And the Spirit came upon Amasai, a captain of the thirty, and he said, 1 Go, David, son of Jesse, 1 Thou and thy people, 1 Peace, peace be to thee, 1 And peace to thy helpers, 1 For thy God has helped thee. And David received them, and made them captains of the forces.

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Cross References

Judges 3:10And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel; and he went out to war against Cushan-rishathaim: and the Lord delivered into his hand Cushan-rishathaim king of Syria of the rivers, and his hand prevailed against Cushan-rishathaim.

Judges 13:25And the Spirit of the Lord began to go out with him in the camp of Dan, and between Zorah and Eshtaol.

1 Samuel 8:12and his manner shall be to make them to himself captains of hundreds and captains of thousands; and to reap his harvest, and gather his vintage, and prepare his instruments of war, and the implements of his chariots.

1 Samuel 16:5And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. Sanctify yourselves, and rejoice with me this day: and he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and he called them to the sacrifice.

1 Samuel 24:12And behold, the skirt of thy mantle is in my hand, I cut off the skirt, and did not slay thee: know then and see today, there is no evil in my hand, nor impiety, nor rebellion; and I have not sinned against thee, yet thou layest snares for my soul to take it.

1 Samuel 24:16The Lord be judge and umpire between me and thee, the Lord look upon and judge my cause, and rescue me out of thy hand.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 12:2-23

David's Army. ( b. c. 1055.) 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 were among the mighty men, helpers of the war. 2 They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin. 3 The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the… Read the whole commentary →

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