Chapter 27
1Now the children of Israel after their number, the heads of
fathers’ houses 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.
2Over the first division for the
first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his division were
twenty-four thousand.
3He was of the children of Perez, the chief
of all the captains of the army for the first month.
4Over 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.
5The 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.
6This is that
Benaiah, who was the mighty man of the thirty, and over the thirty: and
of his division was Ammizabad his son.
7The 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.
8The fifth captain for this fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in
his division were twenty-four thousand.
9The sixth captain for
the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his division
were twenty-four thousand.
10The seventh captain for the seventh
month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his division
were twenty-four thousand.
11The eighth captain for the eighth
month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites: and in his division were
twenty-four thousand.
12The ninth captain for the ninth month was
Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites: and in his division were
twenty-four thousand.
13The tenth captain for the tenth month was
Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites: and in his division were
Twenty-four thousand.
14The eleventh captain for the eleventh
month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his
division were twenty-four thousand.
15The twelfth captain for the
twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his division
were twenty-four thousand.
16Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of
the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler: of the Simeonites,
Shephatiah the son of Maacah:
17of Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of
Aaron, Zadok:
18of Judah, Elihu, one of the brothers of David: of
Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:
19of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of
Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jeremoth the son of Azriel:
20of the children of
Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the
son of Pedaiah:
21of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son
of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:
22of Dan, Azarel the
son of Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes of Israel.
23But
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.
24Joab 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.
25Over 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:
26Over
those who did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the
son of Chelub:
27and over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: and
over the increase of the vineyards for the winecellars was Zabdi the
Shiphmite:
28and 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:
29and 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:
30and over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the donkeys was
Jehdeiah the Meronothite: and over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite.
31All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David’s.
32Also 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:
33Ahithophel was the king’s counselor: and Hushai the Archite was the
king’s friend:
34and after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah,
and Abiathar: and the captain of the king’s army was Joab.
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