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16 Some from Benjamin and Judah also came to David's stronghold. 17 David went out to meet them and said, |If you come to me in peace and want to help me, then I will make an alliance with you. But if you come to betray me to my enemies when I have not harmed you, may the God of our ancestors take notice and judge!| 18 But a spirit empowered Amasai, the leader of the thirty warriors, and he said: |We are yours, O David! We support you, O son of Jesse! May you greatly prosper! May those who help you prosper! Indeed your God helps you!| So David accepted them and made them leaders of raiding bands. 1 Chronicles 12:16-18, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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