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Amasai

Disambiguation

The source enumerates 4 distinct subjects under Amasai. Jump to one below, or read in order.

  1. 1.A Levite, son of Elkanah, of the ancestry of Samuel (1 Chr.
  2. 2.The leader of a body of men who joined David in the “stronghold,” probably of…
  3. 3.One of the priests appointed to precede the ark with blowing of trumpets on its…
  4. 4.The father of a Levite, one of the two Kohathites who took a prominent part at the…

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  1. Amasai (1)

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    A Levite, son of Elkanah, of the ancestry of Samuel (1 Chr. 6:25, 35).

  2. Amasai (2)

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    The leader of a body of men who joined David in the “stronghold,” probably of Adullam (1 Chr. 12:18).

  3. Amasai (3)

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    One of the priests appointed to precede the ark with blowing of trumpets on its removal from the house of Obed-edom (1 Chr. 15:24).

  4. Amasai (4)

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    The father of a Levite, one of the two Kohathites who took a prominent part at the instance of Hezekiah in the cleansing of the temple (2 Chr. 29:12).

In the Bible

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Verses where Amasai is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 6:25

    The descendants of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth,

  • 1 Chronicles 6:35

    the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,

  • 1 Chronicles 12:18

    Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.

  • 1 Chronicles 15:24

    Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.

  • 2 Chronicles 29:12

    Then the Levites set to work: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;

Scripture on Amasai

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Amasai references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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