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16 Others came to David from Benjamin and Judah. 17 David went out to meet them and said, “If you have come to help me, we are friends; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when I am innocent, then may the God of our fathers see and judge you.”

18 Then the Holy Spirit came upon them, and Amasai, a leader of The Thirty, replied,

“We are yours, David;

We are on your side, son of Jesse.

Peace, peace be unto you,

And peace to all who aid you;

For your God is with you.”

So David let them join him, and he made them captains of his army.

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