1 ChroniclesChapter 27

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¹This is the list of the Israelites who served the king. It names the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers. They served the king in every matter about the army divisions. Each division took its turn on duty for one month of the year. There were 24,000 men in each division. ²Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division. It served in the first month. There were 24,000 men in his division. ³He came from the family line of Perez. He was chief of all the army commanders for the first month. ⁴Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division for the second month. Mikloth was its leader. There were 24,000 men in his division. ⁵The third army commander was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. He was chief for the third month. There were 24,000 men in his division. ⁶This was the Benaiah who was a mighty warrior among the Thirty. He was also over the Thirty. His son Ammizabad was in charge of his division. ⁷The fourth commander, for the fourth month, was Asahel, Joab's brother. His son Zebadiah was commander after him. There were 24,000 men in his division. ⁸The fifth commander, for the fifth month, was Shamhuth the Izrahite. There were 24,000 men in his division. ⁹The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. There were 24,000 men in his division. ¹⁰The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite. He was from the tribe of Ephraim. There were 24,000 men in his division. ¹¹The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite. He was from the clan of Zerah. There were 24,000 men in his division. ¹²The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite. He was from the tribe of Benjamin. There were 24,000 men in his division. ¹³The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite. He was from the clan of Zerah. There were 24,000 men in his division. ¹⁴The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite. He was from the tribe of Ephraim. There were 24,000 men in his division. ¹⁵The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite. He was from the family of Othniel. There were 24,000 men in his division. ¹⁶These officers were in charge of the tribes of Israel. Eliezer son of Zichri was over the tribe of Reuben. Shephatiah son of Maacah was over the tribe of Simeon. ¹⁷Hashabiah son of Kemuel was over Levi. Zadok was over the family of Aaron. ¹⁸Elihu, one of David's brothers, was over Judah. Omri son of Michael was over Issachar. ¹⁹Ishmaiah son of Obadiah was over Zebulun. Jerimoth son of Azriel was over Naphtali. ²⁰Hoshea son of Azaziah was over the tribe of Ephraim. Joel son of Pedaiah was over one of the half-tribes of Manasseh. ²¹Iddo son of Zechariah was over the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead. Jaasiel son of Abner was over Benjamin. ²²And Azarel son of Jeroham was over Dan. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel. ²³David did not count the men who were twenty years old or younger. This was because the LORD had said he would make Israel as many as the stars in the sky. ²⁴Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men, but he did not finish. Anger came on Israel because of this count. And the number was not written in the Book of the Chronicles of King David. ²⁵Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the king's storehouses. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses out in the country. He was over the ones in the cities, the villages, and the forts. ²⁶Ezri son of Chelub was in charge of the field workers who plowed the soil. ²⁷Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards. Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the grapes from the vineyards for the wine vats. ²⁸Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive trees and sycamore trees in the foothills. Joash was in charge of the supplies of olive oil. ²⁹Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds that grazed in Sharon. Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys. ³⁰Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels. Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys. ³¹Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the flocks. All these officials were in charge of what King David owned. ³²David's uncle Jonathan was an adviser. He was a wise man and a scribe. Jehiel son of Hachmoni took care of the king's sons. ³³Ahithophel was the king's adviser. Hushai the Archite was the king's friend. ³⁴After Ahithophel, Jehoiada son of Benaiah took his place, and then Abiathar. Joab was the commander of the king's army.