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Amasai
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
Burdensome. (1.) A Levite, son of Elkanah, of the ancestry of Samuel (1 Chr. 6:25, 35). (2.) The leader of a body of men who joined David in the “stronghold,” probably of Adullam (1 Chr. 12:18). (3.) One of the priests appointed to precede the ark with blowing of trumpets on its removal from the house of Obed-edom (1 Chr. 15:24). (4.) The father of a Levite, one of the two Kohathites who took a prominent part at the instance of Hezekiah in the cleansing of the temple (2 Chr. 29:12).
Scripture references
Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
AMAS'AI (burdensome). 1. A Levite, one of the sons of Elkanah. 1 Chr 6:25. The chief of a party that came to David at Ziklag. 1 Chr 12:18. One of the priests who blew the trumpets before the ark. 1 Chr 15:24. A Kohathite in the reign of Hezekiah. 2 Chr 29:12.
Scripture references
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
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Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
AMAS'AI (burdensome). 1. A Levite, one of the sons of Elkanah. 1 Chr 6:25. The chief of a party that came to David at Ziklag. 1 Chr 12:18. One of the priests who blew the trumpets before the ark. 1 Chr 15:24. A Kohathite in the reign of Hezekiah. 2 Chr 29:12.