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1 Chronicles 12:18

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Then the Spirit enveloped  , 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 him who helps you, for your God helps you. So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.

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The Spirit of the Lord enveloped  Gideon,  and he blew the ram’s horn and the Abiezrites rallied behind him.


The Spirit of the Lord came on him, and he judged Israel. Othniel went out to battle, and the Lord handed over King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram to him, so that Othniel overpowered him.


Now Absalom had appointed Amasa  over the army in Joab’s place. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra  the Israelite;  , Ithra had married Abigail daughter of Nahash.  Abigail was a sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.


But Ruth replied: Don’t plead with me to abandon you or to return and not follow you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.


May peace come to all those who follow this standard, and mercy even to the Israel  of God!


Anyone who is not with me is against me,   and anyone who does not gather with me scatters.


He put on righteousness as body armour, and a helmet of salvation on his head; he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and he wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.


Amasa’s mother was Abigail, and his father was Jether the Ishmaelite.


So the overseer of the palace, the overseer of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu: ‘We are your servants, and we will do whatever you tell us. We will not make anyone king. Do whatever you think is right.’  ,


He looked up towards the window and said, ‘Who is on my side? Who? ’ Two or three eunuchs  looked down at him,


But Solomon did not consign the Israelites to slavery;  they were soldiers, his servants, his commanders, his captains, and commanders of his chariots and his cavalry.


The Lord of Armies says this: ‘In those days, ten men from nations of every language will grab the robe of a Jewish man tightly, urging: Let us go with you,  for we have heard that God is with you.’


And tell Amasa,  “Aren’t you my flesh and blood?  May God punish me and do so severely if you don’t become commander of my army from now on instead of Joab! ” ’


But in response, Ittai vowed to the king, ‘As the Lord lives and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king is, whether it means life or death, your servant will be there! ’


Even while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led us out to battle and brought us back.  The Lord also said to you, “You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will be ruler over Israel.” ’


Saul said to his servants, ‘Listen, men of Benjamin: Is Jesse’s son going to give all of you fields and vineyards? Do you think he’ll make all of you commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?


He can appoint them for his use as commanders of thousands or commanders of fifties,  to plough his ground and reap his harvest, or to make his weapons of war and the equipment for his chariots.


Then the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him in the Camp of Dan,  between Zorah and Eshtaol.


Samuel did what the Lord directed and went to Bethlehem.  When the elders of the town met him, they trembled  and asked, ‘Do  you come in peace? ’


This  is the list of David’s warriors: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief  of the Thirty;  he wielded his spear against three hundred and killed them at one time.


David went out to meet them and said to them, ‘If you have come in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you, but if you have come to betray me to my enemies even though my hands have done no wrong, may the God of our ancestors look on it and judge.’


‘In peace,’ he replied. ‘I’ve come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves  and come with me to the sacrifice.’  Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.


‘May the Lord judge between me and you, and may the Lord take vengeance on you for me, but my hand will never be against you.


As the old proverb says, “Wickedness comes from wicked people.”  My hand will never be against you.


When David finished saying these things to him, Saul replied, ‘Is that your voice, David my son? ’  Then Saul wept aloud


When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab  coming to meet him. He greeted him and then asked, ‘Is your heart one with mine? ’ ‘It is,’ Jehonadab replied. Jehu said, ‘If it is,  give me your hand.’ So he gave him his hand, and Jehu pulled him up into the chariot with him.





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