1 Chronicles 12:16-18

EasyEnglish Bible

¹⁶ Some other men from the tribes of Benjamin and Judah also came to David in his strong place. ¹⁷ David went out to meet them. He said to them, ‘I hope that you have come here as my friends. If you have come to help me, I will make an agreement with you. But I hope that you have not come here to help my enemies and to tell them where I am hiding. I have not done anything wrong. So I pray that the God of our ancestors will see what you do. He will punish you as you deserve!’

¹⁸ Then God's Spirit came to Amasai with power. He was the leader of the 30 great soldiers. He said,

So David accepted them as his friends. He made them officers in his army.