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18 Then the Spirit ·entered [came upon; L clothed] Amasai, the ·leader [chief] of the Thirty, and he said:

“We ·belong to you [are yours], David.
    We are with you, son of Jesse.
·Success, success [Peace and prosperity] to you.
    ·Success [Peace] to those who help you,
    because your God helps you.”

So David ·welcomed [received] these men and made them ·leaders [captains] of his ·army [fighters; raiders].

19 Some of the men from Manasseh also ·joined [defected/deserted to] David when he went with the Philistines to fight Saul. But David and his men did not really help the Philistines. After ·talking about it [consultation], the Philistine leaders decided to send David away. They said, “If David ·goes [defects; deserts] back to his master Saul, ·we will be killed [L it will be our heads].” 20 These are the men from Manasseh who ·joined [defected/deserted to] David when he went to Ziklag: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. Each of them was a ·leader [captain; chief] of a thousand men from Manasseh.

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