Bible Strands
Amasai
the name means burdensome Strong's Lexicon
Amasai, a priest, was among those who blew the trumpet when the Ark of the Covenant was brought to Jerusalem.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Burdensome. (1.) A Levite, son of Elkanah, of the ancestry of Samuel (1 Chr. 6:25, 35).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
First named at 1 Chronicles 15:24.
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Verses that name Amasai
- 1 Chronicles 15:24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.