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Jerome's Latin Vulgate
1 Esdræ 12:18
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Quam ob rem tulit Joas rex Juda omnia sanctificata, quæ consecraverant Josaphat, et Joram, et Ochozias, patres ejus reges Juda, et quæ ipse obtulerat : et universum argentum, quod inveniri potuit in thesauris templi Domini, et in palatio regis : misitque Hazaëli regi Syriæ, et recessit ab Jerusalem.
[12:19] Spiritus vero induit Amasai principem inter triginta, et ait: "Tui sumus, o David, et tecum, fili Isai! Pax, pax tibi et pax adiutoribus tuis; te enim adiuvat Deus tuus". Suscepit ergo eos David et constituit principes turmae.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the spirit: Judges 6:34, Judges 13:25, Isaiah 59:17
came upon Amasai: Heb. clothed Amasai, 1 Chronicles 2:17, 2 Samuel 17:25, 2 Samuel 19:13, 2 Samuel 20:4-8, Amasa, Thine are we. 2 Kings 10:5, and on they side, Ruth 1:16, 2 Samuel 15:21, 2 Kings 9:32, Matthew 12:30
peace: Galatians 6:16, Ephesians 6:23, Ephesians 6:24
thy God: 1 Samuel 25:28, 1 Samuel 25:29, 2 Samuel 5:2, Zechariah 8:23, John 6:67, John 6:68
captains of the band: 1 Samuel 8:12, 1 Samuel 22:7, 1 Kings 9:22
Reciprocal: Genesis 43:23 - Peace Joshua 5:13 - Art thou for us Judges 11:29 - the spirit Judges 19:20 - Peace be 1 Samuel 16:4 - Comest 1 Samuel 25:6 - Peace be both 1 Kings 2:13 - Comest 2 Kings 10:15 - Is thine heart right 1 Chronicles 12:38 - all the rest 2 Chronicles 24:20 - came upon 2 Chronicles 26:7 - God helped Psalms 54:4 - General Psalms 118:7 - taketh Psalms 122:7 - Peace Isaiah 41:10 - for I am thy God Daniel 4:1 - Peace 1 Corinthians 16:16 - helpeth 2 Corinthians 1:2 - General 2 Corinthians 8:5 - unto
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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 garment; this was a sister's son of David's, see 2 Samuel 17:25
who was chief of the captains; of them that came at this time with him to David; he was afterwards Absalom's general, and designed to be David's, but was murdered by Joab:
and he said, thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse; which being spoken in this short and concise manner, as the supplement shows, denotes the vehemency with which he spake, and is expressive of their cordial fidelity to him, and their resolution to abide by him at all events:
peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; wishing all prosperity, temporal and spiritual, to him and all his confederates and auxiliaries, among whom they reckoned themselves:
for thy God helpeth thee; which they perceived by the remarkable deliverances of him out of the hand of Saul, when in imminent danger; the Targum is,
"for the Word of the Lord is for thy help:''
then David received them; into the hold, and admitted them as his friends:
and made them the captains of the band; they brought with them; or in later times, when he came to the throne.
f לבשה "induit", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
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 speech is strongly marked in the original, and will be better seen by omitting the words which our Version adds in italics. Here, as in 1 Chronicles 12:8-15, we have manifestly the actual words of a very ancient record.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
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 thee, thou son of Jesse. Prosperity be to thee by night and by day; and prosperity be to thy helpers; for the Word of the Lord is thy assistant." - T.
