| 27 | 1 Chronicles | ||
| 1 | THE NUMBER OF THE ISRAELITES—that is to say, of the heads of families, the officers over units of a thousand and a hundred, and the clerks who had their share in the king's service in the various divisions which took monthly turns of duty throughout the year—was twenty-four thousand in each division. | Military & civil organisation. 1Chr.27.1-15 | |
| 2 | first, Jashobeam son of Zabdiel commanded the division for the first month with twenty-four thousand in his division; | ||
| 3 | a member of the house of Perez, he was chief officer of the temple staff for the first month. | ||
| 4 | Eleazar son of Dodai the Ahohite commanded the division for the second month with twenty-four thousand in his division. | ||
| 5 | Third, Benaiah son of Jehoiada the chief priest, commander of the army, was the officer for the third month with twenty-four thousand in his division | ||
| 6 | (he was the Benaiah who was one of the thirty warriors and was a chief among the thirty); but his son Ammizabad commanded his division. | ||
| 7 | Fourth, Asahel, the brother of Joab, was the oflicer commanding for the fourth month with twenty-four thousand in his division; and his successor was Zebediah his son. | ||
| 8 | fifth, Shamhuth the Zerahite was the officer commanding for the fifth month with twenty-four thousand in his division. | ||
| 9 | Sixth, Ira son of Ikkesh, a man of Tekoa, was the officer commanding for the sixth month with twenty-four thousand in his division. | ||
| 10 | Seventh, Helez an Ephraimite, from a place unknown, was the officer commanding for the seventh month with twenty-four thousand in his division. | ||
| 11 | Eighth, Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the family of Zerah, was the officer commanding for the eighth month with twenty-four thousand in his division. | ||
| 12 | Ninth, Abiezer, from Anathoth in Benjamin, was the officer commanding for the ninth month with twenty-four thousand in his division. | ||
| 13 | Tenth, Maharai the Netophathite, of the family of Zerah, was the officer commanding for the tenth month with twenty-four thousand in his division. | ||
| 14 | Eleventh, Benaiah the Pirathonite, from Ephraim, was the officer commanding for the eleventh month with twenty-four thousand in his division. | ||
| 15 | Twelfth, Heldai the Netophathite, of the family of Othniel, was the officer commanding for the twelfth month with twenty-four thousand in his division. | ||
| 16 | The following were the principal officers in charge of the tribes of Israel: of Reuben, Eliezer son of Zichri; of Simeon, Shephatiah son of Maacah; | Administration of the tribes of Israel. 1Chr.27.16-24 | |
| 17 | of Levi, Hashabiah son of Kemuel; of Aaron, Zadok; | ||
| 18 | of Judah, Elihu a kinsman of David; of Issachar, Omri son of Michael; | ||
| 19 | of Zebulun, Ishmaiah son of Obadiah; of Naphtali, Jerimoth son of Azriel; | ||
| 20 | of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Azaziah; of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel son of Pedaiah; | ||
| 21 | of the half of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo son of Zechariah; of Benjamin, Jaasiel son of Abner; | ||
| 22 | of Dan, Azareel son of Jeroham. These were the officers in charge of the tribes of Israel. | ||
| 23 | David took no census of those under twenty years of age, for the LORD had promised to make the Israelites as many as the stars in the heavens. | ||
| 24 | Joab son of Zeruiah did begin to take a census but he did not finish it; this brought harm upon Israel, and the census was not entered in the chronicle of King David's reign. | ||
| 25 | Azmoth son of Adiel was in charge of the king's stores; Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the stores in the country, in the cities, in the villages and in the fortresses. | Administrators of the royal estate. 1Chr.27.25-31 | |
| 26 | Ezri son of Kelub had oversight of the workers on the land; | ||
| 27 | Shimei of Ramah was in charge of the vine-dressers, while Zabdi of Shephem had charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine-cellars. | ||
| 28 | Baal-hanan the Gederite supervised the wild olives and the sycomore-figs in the Shephelah; Joash was in charge of the oil-stores. | ||
| 29 | Shitrai of Sharon was in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon, Shaphat son of Adlai of the herds in the vales. | ||
| 30 | Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels, Jehdeiah the Meronothite of the asses. | ||
| 31 | Jaziz the Hagerite was in charge of the flocks. All these were the officers in charge of King David's possessions. | ||
| 32 | David's favourite nephew Jonathan, a counsellor, a discreet and learned man, and Jehiel the Hachmonite, were tutors to the king's sons. | David's personal advisers. 1Chr.27.32-34 | |
| 33 | Ahithophel was a king's counsellor; Hushai the Archite was the King's Friend. | ||
| 34 | Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah, and Abiathar. Joab was commander of the army. | ||
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