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<li> 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 (&nbsp;2 Chronicles 29:12 ). <div> <p> '''Copyright Statement''' These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by [[Thomas]] Nelson, 1897. Public Domain. </p> <p> '''Bibliography Information''' Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Amasai'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/a/amasai.html. 1897. </p> </div> </li>

<p> [[Amasai]] (''A-Măs'A-'' ''Î'' or ''Ăm'A-S'' ''Â-I'' ), ''Burdensame.'' 1. A Levite, one, of the sons of Elkanah. &nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:25. 2. A chief of the captains who joined David in the desert. &nbsp;1 Chronicles 12:18. 3. One of the Levites. &nbsp;1 Chronicles 15:24. 4. The father of Mahath. &nbsp;2 Chronicles 29:12. </p>

<p> [some Amas'ai] (Hebrew Amasay', עֲמָשִׂי '', Burdensome),'' the name of several men. (See [[Amashai]]). </p> <p> '''1.''' (Sept. Ἀμασί and Ἀμάς v. r. Ἀμεσσί and Ἀμαθί .) A Levite, son of Elkanah, and father of [[Ahimoth]] or Mahath, of the ancestry of Samuel (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:25; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:35), B.C. cir. 1410. '''2.''' (Sept. Ἀμασαί ''.'' ) The principal leader of a considerable body of men from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, who joined David in "the stronghold," apparently the cave of Adullam; his fervent declaration of attachment instantly dispelled the apprehensions that David expressed at their coming (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 12:18), B.C. cir. 1061. There is not much probability in the supposition (Ewald, ''Isr. Gesch.'' 2, 544) that he was the same with AMASA (See Amasa)'''' (q.v.), the nephew of David. </p> <p> '''3.''' (Sept. Ἀμασαϊ v ''.'' ) One of the priests appointed to precede the ark with blowing of trumpets on its removal from the house of Obed-edom to [[Jerusalem]] (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 15:24), B.C. cir. 1043. </p> <p> '''4.''' (Sept. Ἀμασί ''.'' ) Another Levite, father of a different Mahath, and one of the two Kohathites that were forward at the instance of Hezekiah in cleansing the temple (&nbsp;2 Chronicles 29:12), B.C. 726. </p>

<p> '''''a''''' -'''''mā´sı̄''''' ( עמשׂי , <i> '''''‛ămāsay''''' </i> , perhaps rather to be read עמּשׁי , <i> '''''‛ammishay''''' </i> ; so Wellhausen, <i> IJG </i> , II, 24, n.2): </p> <p> (1) A name in the genealogy of Kohath, son of Elkanah, a [[Levite]] of the Kohathite family (compare &nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:25; &nbsp;2 Chronicles 29:12 ). </p> <p> (2) Chief of the captains who met David at Ziklag and tendered him their allegiance. Some have identified him with Amasa and others with Abishai, who is called [[Abshai]] in &nbsp;1 Chronicles 11:20 m (compare &nbsp; 1 Chronicles 18:12 ). The difficulty is that neither Amasa nor [[Abishai]] occupied the rank of the chief of thirty according to the lists in 2 Sam 23 and 1 Ch 11, the rank to which David is supposed to have appointed into (compare &nbsp;1 Chronicles 12:18 ). </p> <p> (3) One of the trumpet-blowing priests who greeted David when he brought back the [[Ark]] of the [[Covenant]] (compare &nbsp;1 Chronicles 15:24 ). </p>