under the direct guidance of the Spirit. David accepted Amasai’s testimonial and admitted him and his followers to his band. Amasai is mentioned as one of the “thirty,” but he is not included in the list in the previous chapter, thus supporting the idea that membership in this group was a flexible, honorary designation. Some people (Thompson, 124) speculate that Amasai might have been the same person as Amasa, the son of David’s half sister Abigail. If so, he wound up leading Absalom’s rebellion