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| 27 | 1 Chronicles |
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THE NUMBER OF THE ISRAELITES—that is to say, of the heads of families, the officers over units of a thousand and a hundred, and the clerks who had their share in the king's service in the various divisions which took monthly turns of duty throughout the year—was twenty-four thousand in each division. | Military & civil organisation. 1Chr.27.1-15 |
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first, Jashobeam son of Zabdiel commanded the division for the first month with twenty-four thousand in his division; | |
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a member of the house of Perez, he was chief officer of the temple staff for the first month. | |
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Eleazar son of Dodai the Ahohite commanded the division for the second month with twenty-four thousand in his division. | |
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Third, Benaiah son of Jehoiada the chief priest, commander of the army, was the officer for the third month with twenty-four thousand in his division | |
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(he was the Benaiah who was one of the thirty warriors and was a chief among the thirty); but his son Ammizabad commanded his division. | |
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Fourth, Asahel, the brother of Joab, was the oflicer commanding for the fourth month with twenty-four thousand in his division; and his successor was Zebediah his son. | |
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fifth, Shamhuth the Zerahite was the officer commanding for the fifth month with twenty-four thousand in his division. | |
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Sixth, Ira son of Ikkesh, a man of Tekoa, was the officer commanding for the sixth month with twenty-four thousand in his division. | |
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Seventh, Helez an Ephraimite, from a place unknown, was the officer commanding for the seventh month with twenty-four thousand in his division. | |
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Eighth, Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the family of Zerah, was the officer commanding for the eighth month with twenty-four thousand in his division. | |
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Ninth, Abiezer, from Anathoth in Benjamin, was the officer commanding for the ninth month with twenty-four thousand in his division. | |
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Tenth, Maharai the Netophathite, of the family of Zerah, was the officer commanding for the tenth month with twenty-four thousand in his division. | |
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Eleventh, Benaiah the Pirathonite, from Ephraim, was the officer commanding for the eleventh month with twenty-four thousand in his division. | |
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Twelfth, Heldai the Netophathite, of the family of Othniel, was the officer commanding for the twelfth month with twenty-four thousand in his division.
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The following were the principal officers in charge of the tribes of Israel: of Reuben, Eliezer son of Zichri; of Simeon, Shephatiah son of Maacah; | Administration of the tribes of Israel. 1Chr.27.16-24 |
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of Levi, Hashabiah son of Kemuel; of Aaron, Zadok; | |
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of Judah, Elihu a kinsman of David; of Issachar, Omri son of Michael; | |
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of Zebulun, Ishmaiah son of Obadiah; of Naphtali, Jerimoth son of Azriel; | |
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of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Azaziah; of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel son of Pedaiah; | |
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of the half of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo son of Zechariah; of Benjamin, Jaasiel son of Abner; | |
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of Dan, Azareel son of Jeroham. These were the officers in charge of the tribes of Israel.
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David took no census of those under twenty years of age, for the LORD had promised to make the Israelites as many as the stars in the heavens. | |
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Joab son of Zeruiah did begin to take a census but he did not finish it; this brought harm upon Israel, and the census was not entered in the chronicle of King David's reign.
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Azmoth son of Adiel was in charge of the king's stores; Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the stores in the country, in the cities, in the villages and in the fortresses. | Administrators of the royal estate. 1Chr.27.25-31 |
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Ezri son of Kelub had oversight of the workers on the land; | |
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Shimei of Ramah was in charge of the vine-dressers, while Zabdi of Shephem had charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine-cellars. | |
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Baal-hanan the Gederite supervised the wild olives and the sycomore-figs in the Shephelah; Joash was in charge of the oil-stores. | |
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Shitrai of Sharon was in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon, Shaphat son of Adlai of the herds in the vales. | |
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Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels, Jehdeiah the Meronothite of the asses. | |
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Jaziz the Hagerite was in charge of the flocks. All these were the officers in charge of King David's possessions. | |
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David's favourite nephew Jonathan, a counsellor, a discreet and learned man, and Jehiel the Hachmonite, were tutors to the king's sons. | David's personal advisers. 1Chr.27.32-34 |
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Ahithophel was a king's counsellor; Hushai the Archite was the King's Friend. | |
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Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah, and Abiathar. Joab was commander of the army. | |
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