1 Chronicles 27:16-24
tribes <07626> [Furthermore.]
These persons, called "princes of the tribes," in ver. 22, and ch. 28:1, appear to have been civil rulers over their several tribes, and honorary men, without pay, not unlike the lords lieutenants of our counties. In this enumeration there is no mention of the tribes of Gad and Asher, probably because they were joined to the neighbouring tribes; or perhaps, the account of these has been lost from the register.
Hashabiah <02811> [Hashabiah.]
Aaron <0175> [of the Aaronites.]
Elihu <0453> [Elihu.]
If Elihu be not a mistake for Eliab, it is probable that he was called by both names.
[Eliab.]
Iddo <03035> [Iddo.]
Abner <074> [Abner.]
David <05375 01732> [David took not.]
It seems probable, from this passage, that Joab began, by David's order, to number the children, as well as adults, but was prevented from finishing the account, probably because the plague had begun. The numbering of the effective men might have been deemed a political expedient; but pride and ostentation alone could dictate the numbering of minors and infants, especially as God had pronounced the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, innumerable.
twenty <06242> [from twenty.]
promised ... make .... numerous <07235> [he would increase.]
started ... count <02490 04487> [began to number.]
so ... number <05927 04557> [was the number put. Heb. ascended the number.]
