1 Chronicles 12:17-19

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁷ David went out to meet with them and said to them, “If you have come to me with peaceful intentions to help me, my heart will be one with yours. But if you come to betray me to my enemies, even though there is no violence in my hands, the God of our fathers will see and judge.”

¹⁸ A spirit^[a] came upon^[b] Amazai, head of the Thirty. He said, “We are yours, David, and we are with you, son of Jesse. Peace, peace to you, and peace to those helping you, for your God helps you.” David received them and made them leaders of the troops.

¹⁹ Men from Manasseh deserted to David when he came along with the Philistines for the battle against Saul. These men did not help the Philistines, because the serens^[c] of the Philistines decided to send David away, because they thought, “He will desert to his master Saul with our heads.”