Bible Person

Amasiah

Male · 1 cross reference

Amasiah is a commander under Jehoshaphat described as one who willingly offered himself to the Lord. He belongs to the military organization of a king remembered for covenant-minded rule. First appears in 2 Chr 17:16.1

AI summary: Amasiah matters because his single cross reference combines military responsibility with explicit voluntary devotion, giving the notice unusual spiritual tone. The entry suggests that Judah's strength under Jehoshaphat was ideally meant to rest on willing consecration as well as numbers. Taken together, the material presents Amasiah as a military leader marked by offered loyalty to the Lord.1

Central Figure

Amasiah

Burden of (i.e., “sustained by”) Jehovah, the “son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the Lord,” a captain over thousands under Jehoshaphat (2 Chr.