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1 Chronicles 27
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1Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the heads of fathers’housesand the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers that served the king, in any matter of the courses which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year—of every course were twenty and four thousand.
1This is the list of Israelites who served the king. It includes the heads of families, commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, and their officers. They served in monthly shifts throughout the year. Each monthly group had 24,000 men.
2Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
2Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first group for the first month. There were 24,000 men in his division.
3He was of the children of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
3He was a descendant of Perez and was the leader of all the army officers for the first month.
4And over the course of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite, and his course; and Mikloth the ruler: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
4Dodai from Ahoh was in charge of the group for the second month, and Mikloth was the next leader. There were 24,000 men in his division.
5The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, chief: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
5The third commander for the third month was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. He was the leader, and there were 24,000 men in his division.
6This is that Benaiah, who was the mighty man of the thirty, and over the thirty: and of his course was Ammizabad his son.
6This Benaiah was a mighty man among the Thirty and was in charge of them. His son Ammizabad was in his division.
7The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
7The fourth commander for the fourth month was Asahel, the brother of Joab. His son Zebadiah took over after him. There were 24,000 men in his division.
8The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
8The fifth commander for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
9The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
9The sixth commander for the sixth month was Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa. There were 24,000 men in his division.
10The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
10The seventh commander for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, from the tribe of Ephraim. There were 24,000 men in his division.
11The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
11The eighth commander for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, from the Zerahite family. There were 24,000 men in his division.
12The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
12The ninth commander for the ninth month was Abiezer from Anathoth, from the tribe of Benjamin. There were 24,000 men in his division.
13The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
13The tenth commander for the tenth month was Maharai from Netophah, from the Zerahite family. There were 24,000 men in his division.
14The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
14The eleventh commander for the eleventh month was Benaiah from Pirathon, from the tribe of Ephraim. There were 24,000 men in his division.
15The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
15The twelfth commander for the twelfth month was Heldai from Netophah, from the family of Othniel. There were 24,000 men in his division.
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:
16These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel: Eliezer son of Zichri was over the Reubenites; Shephatiah son of Maacah was over the Simeonites;
17of Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of Aaron, Zadok:
17Hashabiah son of Kemuel was over the Levites; Zadok was over the family of Aaron;
18of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:
18Elihu, one of David’s brothers, was over Judah; Omri son of Michael was over Issachar;
19of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jeremoth the son of Azriel:
19Ishmaiah son of Obadiah was over Zebulun; Jeremoth son of Azriel was over Naphtali;
20of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:
20Hoshea son of Azaziah was over the Ephraimites; Joel son of Pedaiah was over the half-tribe of Manasseh;
21of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:
21Iddo son of Zechariah was over the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead; Jaasiel son of Abner was over Benjamin;
22of Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes of Israel.
22and Azarel son of Jeroham was over Dan. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.
23But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under, because Jehovah had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of heaven.
23David did not count those who were twenty years old or younger, because the LORD had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky.
24Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but finished not; and there came wrath for this upon Israel; neither was the number put into the account in the chronicles of king David.
24Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the people but did not finish. God's anger broke out against Israel because of this census, so the total number was never recorded in the official records of King David.
25And 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 castles, was Jonathan the son of Uzziah:
25Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the king’s personal treasuries. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the fields, towns, villages, and fortresses.
26and over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:
26Ezri son of Chelub was in charge of the workers who farmed the land.
27and over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: and over the increase of the vineyards for the wine-cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:
27Shimei from Ramah was in charge of the vineyards. Zabdi from Shiphm was in charge of the wine stored in the cellars.
28and over the olive-trees and the sycomore-trees that were in the lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:
28Baal-Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore-fig trees in the western foothills. Joash was in charge of the supplies of olive oil.
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:
29Shitrai from Sharon was in charge of the cattle grazing in the plain of Sharon. Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the cattle in the valleys.
30and over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite: and over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite.
30Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels. Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys. Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the flocks of sheep and goats.
31All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David’s.
31All these men were the officials in charge of King David’s property.
32Also Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a counsellor, a man of understanding, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons:
32Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a wise advisor and a writer. Jehiel son of Hachmoni took care of the king’s sons.