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Amasai

Amasai, a chief of thirty mighty men, joined David at Ziklag while he was fleeing from Saul. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 12:18.

Why it matters. Chief of thirty who joined David

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2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Amasai

Amasai was a chief of thirty mighty men who joined David at Ziklag when he was fleeing from King Saul. When David was in the wilderness, a group of men came to him, and the Spirit came upon Amasai, who was their leader. Amasai pledged his allegiance to David, saying, "We are yours, David! We are with you, son of Jesse! Success, success to you, and success to those who help you, for your God will help you." David received them and made them leaders of his troops.

Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.

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Appears in Scripture

Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

  • 1 Chronicles (1 verse)

    12:18

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