Amasai

Amasai (meaning burdensome or strong) is the name of three individuals in the Old Testament. (1) A Levite, son of Elkanah, ancestor of the singer Heman (1 Chr. 6:25, 35). (2) The most memorable Amasai was chief of thirty warriors who came to David at Ziklag; the Spirit of God came upon him and he declared, We are yours, O David, and on your side, O son of Jesse (1 Chr. 12:18) — one of the most explicit descriptions of Spirit-inspired loyalty in the historical books. (3) A priest who blew a trumpet before the ark when David brought it to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 15:24). A fourth Amasai, a Levite, participated in Hezekiah's temple cleansing (2 Chr. 29:12).