The gatekeepers were posted on all four sides – east, west, north, and south.

So the God of Israel stirred up<n id="1" /> King Pul of Assyria (that is, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria),<n id="2" /> and he carried away the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh and took them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this very day.p>

He gave him<n id="1" /> the blueprints of all he envisioned<n id="2" /> for the courts of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple, all the surrounding rooms, the storehouses of God&#8217;s temple, and the storehouses for the holy items.p>

But a spirit<n id="1" /> empowered<n id="2" /> Amasai, the leader of the thirty warriors, and he said:<n id="3" />p> <p class="bodytext">&#8220;We are yours, O David!p> <p class="bodytext">We support<n id="4" /> you, O son of Jesse!p> <p class="bodytext">May you greatly prosper!<n id="5" />p> <p class="bodytext">May those who help you prosper!<n id="6" />p> <p class="bodytext">Indeed<n id="7" /> your God helps you!&#8221;p> <p class="bodytext">So David accepted them and made them leaders of raiding bands.p>