1 Chronicles Chapter 27 Back Next{27:1} Now the children of
Israel after their number, the heads of
fathers' households and the
captains of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king, in any matter of the divisions which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year--of every division were twenty-four thousand.
{27:2} Over the first division for the first month was
Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
{27:3} He was of the children of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the
army for the first month.
{27:4} Over the division of the second month was
Dodai the
Ahohite, and his division; and
Mikloth the ruler: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
{27:5} The third captain of the army for the third month was
Benaiah, the son of
Jehoiada the priest, chief: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
{27:6} This is that Benaiah, who was the mighty man of the thirty, and over the thirty: and of his division was
Ammizabad his son.
{27:7} The fourth captain for the fourth month was
Asahel the
brother of
Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
{27:8} The fifth captain for this fifth month was Shamhuth the
Izrahite: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
{27:9} The sixth captain for the sixth month was
Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
{27:10} The seventh captain for the seventh month was
Helez the Pelonite, of the children of
Ephraim: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
{27:11} The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
{27:12} The ninth captain for the ninth month was
Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
{27:13} The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites: and in his division were Twenty-four thousand.
{27:14} The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
{27:15} The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was
Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
{27:16} Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was
Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of
Maacah:
{27:17} of
Levi,
Hashabiah the son of
Kemuel: of
Aaron, Zadok:
{27:18} of
Judah,
Elihu, one of the brothers of
David: of
Issachar, Omri the son of
Michael:
{27:19} of Zebulun,
Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jeremoth the son of Azriel:
{27:20} of the children of Ephraim,
Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half-tribe of
Manasseh,
Joel the son of Pedaiah:
{27:21} of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead,
Iddo the son of Zechariah: of
Benjamin,
Jaasiel the son of
Abner:
{27:22} of Dan, Azarel the son of
Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes of Israel.
{27:23} But David didn't take the number of them from twenty years old and under, because Yahweh had said he would increase Israel like the stars of the sky.
{27:24} Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but didn't finish; and there came wrath for this on Israel; neither was the number put into the account in the
chronicles of king David.
{27:25} Over the king's treasures was
Azmaveth the son of
Adiel: and over the treasures in the
fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the towers, was
Jonathan the son of Uzziah:
{27:26} Over those who did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was
Ezri the son of Chelub:
{27:27} and over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: and over the increase of the vineyards for the winecellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:
{27:28} and over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowland was
Baal Hanan the Gederite: and over the
cellars of oil was
Joash:
{27:29} and over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:
{27:30} and over the
camels was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the
donkeys was
Jehdeiah the
Meronothite: and over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite.
{27:31} All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's.
{27:32} Also Jonathan, David's uncle, was a
counselor, a man of understanding, and a scribe: and
Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons:
{27:33}
Ahithophel was the king's counselor: and
Hushai the
Archite was the king's friend:
{27:34} and after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and
Abiathar: and the captain of the king's army was Joab.
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