Discovery Box1 Chronicles 12:18 
Context12:18 But a spirit 1 empowered 2 Amasai, the leader of the thirty warriors, and he said: 3
“We are yours, O David!
We support 4 you, O son of Jesse!
May you greatly prosper! 5
May those who help you prosper! 6
Indeed 7 your God helps you!”
So David accepted them and made them leaders of raiding bands.
1 Chronicles 28:4
Context28:4 The Lord God of Israel chose me out of my father’s entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. 8 Indeed, 9 he chose Judah as leader, and my father’s family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father’s sons and made me king over all Israel. 10
1 tn Perhaps “the Spirit,” but the text has simply רוּחַ (ruakh) with no article (suggesting an indefinite reference).
2 tn Heb “clothed.”
3 tn The words “and he said” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
4 tn Heb “are with.”
5 tn Heb “Peace, peace to you.” The Hebrew term שָׁלוֹם (shalom, “peace”) is repeated to emphasize degree.
6 tn Heb “and peace to the one who helps you.”
7 tn Or “for.”
8 tn Heb “out of all the house of my father to become king over all Israel permanently.”
9 tn Or “for.”
10 tn Heb “and among the sons of my father he desired to make me king over all Israel.”
