1 Chronicles 22:17

22:17 David ordered all the officials of Israel to support ¹  his son Solomon.

1 Chronicles 12:18

12:18 But a spirit ²  empowered ³  Amasai, the leader of the thirty warriors, and he said: ⁴ 

“We are yours, O David!

We support ⁵  you, O son of Jesse!

May you greatly prosper! ⁶ 

May those who help you prosper! ⁷ 

Indeed ⁸  your God helps you!”

So David accepted them and made them leaders of raiding bands.

1 Chronicles 5:20

5:20 They received divine help in fighting them, and the Hagrites and all their allies were handed over to them. They cried out to God during the battle; he responded to their prayers because they trusted in him. ⁹ 

1 Chronicles 12:1

Warriors Who Joined David at Ziklag

12:1 These were the men who joined David in Ziklag, when he was banished ¹⁰  from the presence of Saul son of Kish. (They were among the warriors who assisted him in battle.

1 Chronicles 12:21-22

12:21 They helped David fight against raiding bands, for all of them were warriors and leaders in the army. 12:22 Each day men came to help David until his army became very large. ¹¹ 

1 Chronicles 15:26

15:26 When God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the Lord’s covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

1 Chronicles 18:5

18:5 The Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, but David killed 22,000 of the Arameans.

1 Chronicles 12:17

12:17 David went out to meet them and said, ¹²  “If you come to me in peace and want to help me, then I will make an alliance with you. ¹³  But if you come to betray me to my enemies when I have not harmed you, ¹⁴  may the God of our ancestors ¹⁵  take notice and judge!”

1 Chronicles 12:19

12:19 Some men from Manasseh joined ¹⁶  David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (But in the end they did not help the Philistines because, after taking counsel, the Philistine lords sent David away, saying: “It would be disastrous for us if he deserts to his master Saul.”) ¹⁷ 

[22:17]  ¹ tn Or “help.”

[12:18]  ² tn Perhaps “the Spirit,” but the text has simply רוּחַ (ruakh) with no article (suggesting an indefinite reference).

[12:18]  ³ tn Heb “clothed.”

[12:18]  ⁴ tn The words “and he said” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[12:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “are with.”

[12:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “Peace, peace to you.” The Hebrew term שָׁלוֹם (shalom, “peace”) is repeated to emphasize degree.

[12:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “and peace to the one who helps you.”

[12:18]  ⁸ tn Or “for.”

[5:20]  ³ tn Heb “and they were helped against them and they were given over into their hand, the Hagrites and all who were with them, for to God they cried out in the battle and he was entreated [or “allowed himself to be entreated”] by them for they trusted in him.”

[12:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “kept from.”

[12:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “for at the time of day in a day they were coming to David to help him until [there was] a great camp like the camp of God.” The term אֱלֹהִים (’elohim, “God”) is probably used idiomatically here to indicate the superlative.

[12:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “and David went out before them and answered and said to them.”

[12:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “there will be to me concerning you a heart for unity.”

[12:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “with no violence in my hands.”

[12:17]  ⁹ tn Heb “fathers.”

[12:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “fell upon,” here in a good sense.

[12:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “and they did not help them for by counsel they sent him away, the lords of the Philistines, saying, ‘With our heads he will fall to his master Saul.’”