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Text -- 1 Chronicles 27:1-26 (NET)
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Leaders of the Army
27:1 What follows is a list of Israelite family leaders and commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred , as well as their officers who served the king in various matters . Each division was assigned to serve for one month during the year ; each consisted of 24,000 men.
27:2 Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division , which was assigned the first month . His division consisted of 24,000 men.
27:3 He was a descendant of Perez ; he was in charge of all the army officers for the first month .
27:4 Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division assigned the second month ; Mikloth was the next in rank . His division consisted of 24,000 men.
27:5 The third army commander , assigned the third month , was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest . He was the leader of his division , which consisted of 24,000 men.
27:6 Benaiah was the leader of the thirty warriors and his division ; his son was Ammizabad .
27:7 The fourth , assigned the fourth month , was Asahel , brother of Joab ; his son Zebadiah succeeded him. His division consisted of 24,000 men.
27:8 The fifth , assigned the fifth month , was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite . His division consisted of 24,000 men.
27:9 The sixth , assigned the sixth month , was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite . His division consisted of 24,000 men.
27:10 The seventh , assigned the seventh month , was Helez the Pelonite , an Ephraimite . His division consisted of 24,000 men.
27:11 The eighth , assigned the eighth month , was Sibbekai the Hushathite , a Zerahite . His division consisted of 24,000 men.
27:12 The ninth , assigned the ninth month , was Abiezer the Anathothite , a Benjaminite . His division consisted of 24,000 men.
27:13 The tenth , assigned the tenth month , was Maharai the Netophathite , a Zerahite . His division consisted of 24,000 men.
27:14 The eleventh , assigned the eleventh month , was Benaiah the Pirathonite , an Ephraimite . His division consisted of 24,000 men.
27:15 The twelfth , assigned the twelfth month , was Heldai the Netophathite , a descendant of Othniel . His division consisted of 24,000 men.
27:16 The officers of the Israelite tribes : Eliezer son of Zikri was the leader of the Reubenites , Shephatiah son of Maacah led the Simeonites ,
27:17 Hashabiah son of Kemuel led the Levites , Zadok led the descendants of Aaron ,
27:18 Elihu , a brother of David , led Judah , Omri son of Michael led Issachar ,
27:19 Ishmaiah son of Obadiah led Zebulun , Jerimoth son of Azriel led Naphtali ,
27:20 Hoshea son of Azaziah led the Ephraimites , Joel son of Pedaiah led the half-tribe of Manasseh ,
27:21 Iddo son of Zechariah led the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead , Jaasiel son of Abner led Benjamin ,
27:22 Azarel son of Jeroham led Dan . These were the commanders of the Israelite tribes .
27:23 David did not count the males twenty years old and under , for the Lord had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky .
27:24 Joab son of Zeruiah started to count the men but did not finish . God was angry with Israel because of this , so the number was not recorded in the scroll called The Annals of King David .
Royal Officials
27:25 Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the king’s storehouses ; Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the field , in the cities , in the towns , and in the towers .
27:26 Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the field workers who farmed the land .
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NET Notes: 1Ch 27:1 Heb “and the sons of Israel according to their number, heads of the fathers and the commanders of the thousands and the hundreds and their offic...
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NET Notes: 1Ch 27:6 Heb “That [was the] Benaiah [who was] a warrior of the thirty and over the thirty, and his division, Ammizabad his son.”
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NET Notes: 1Ch 27:24 The Hebrew text has “in the number,” but מִסְפַּר (mispar) is probably dittographic –...
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