Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Burdensome. ) A Levite, son of Elkanah, of the ancestry of Samuel (1 Chr. 6:25, 35). ) The leader of a body of men who joined David in the “stronghold,” probably of Adullam (1 Chr. 12:18). ) One of the priests appointed to precede the ark with blowing of trumpets on its removal from the house of Obed-edom (1 Chr. 15:24). ) 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 (2 Chr. 29:12).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
AMAS'AI (burdensome). 1. A Levite, one of the sons of Elkanah. 1 Chr 6:25. The chief of a party that came to David at Ziklag. 1 Chr 12:18. One of the priests who blew the trumpets before the ark. 1 Chr 15:24. A Kohathite in the reign of Hezekiah. 2 Chr 29:12.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
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