1 Chronicles 12:18

Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

Cross-reference

1 Chronicles 12:38 Historical context

In 1 Chronicles 12:38, the same gathering is summarized: warriors came wholeheartedly to make David king, directly continuing the narrative of Amasai's declaration.

Judges 6:34 Parallel

Judges 6:34 also says 'the Spirit of the Lord came upon' a leader — Gideon, as Amasai is empowered here.

Ittai's oath in 2 Samuel 15:21 echoes this same total allegiance to David, promising to follow him through life and death.

In 1 Samuel 25:6, David sends a triple peace blessing to Nabal, mirroring Amasai's triple peace to David. Both use the same distinctive blessing formula involving David.

Judges 13:25 describes the Spirit stirring Samson — similar empowerment but different verb.

Psalm 122:7 Related theme

In Psalm 122:7, the blessing of peace for Jerusalem echoes the triple peace blessing Amasai pronounces over David.