AMASAI

1. Elkanah’s son (1 Chr 6:25) and Mahath’s father (1 Chr 6:35), listed in the genealogy of Heman the singer.

2. Leader of 30 warriors who joined David at Ziklag after deserting King Saul (1 Chr 12:18).

3. Trumpeter priest in the procession when David brought the ark of God to Jerusalem (1 Chr 15:24).

4. Father of another Mahath. This Mahath was Hezekiah’s contemporary and a participant in his revival (2 Chr 29:12).