The army and its officers
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📚Now the number of the children of Israel who were the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officials, and those who served the king in any duty of the military divisions which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year: Each division had twenty-four thousand. 2 📚Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam, the son of Zabdiel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. 3 📚He was of the children of Perez and was the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month.
4 📚And over the division for the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and Mikloth was the chief of his division; in his division also there were twenty-four thousand.
5 📚The third captain of the army for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. 6 📚This is the Benaiah who was mighty among the thirty, and over the thirty; and in his division was his son Ammizabad.
7 📚The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel, the brother of Joab, and after him his son Zebadiah; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
8 📚The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
9 📚The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
10 📚The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
11 📚The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
12 📚The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
13 📚The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
14 📚The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
15 📚The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
27:1-15 All these commanders were chosen from David’s greatest warriors – 1 Chron 11:10-31.⚜
Other officers
16 Furthermore, these were over the tribes of Israel: the chief officer of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri; of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah; 17 📚of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; of the Aaronites, Zadok; 18 📚of Judah, Elihu, one of David’s brothers; of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael; 19 of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah; of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel; 20 of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah; of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah; 21 📚of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah; of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner 📖; 22 📚of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the officers over the tribes of Israel.
27:16-22 For some reason or other the tribes of Gad and Asher are omitted, the family of Aaron is listed with the tribes, and both halves of the one tribe of Manasseh had officers appointed to them.⚜
23 📚But David did not take the number of those twenty years old and under 📖, because the LORD had said he would make Israel as numerous as the stars 📖 of the heavens. 24 📚Joab, the son of Zeruiah, began to count them, but he did not finish 📖, because God’s wrath fell on Israel for it; nor was the number put in the account of the chronicles of King David.
25 📚And over the king’s treasures was Azmaveth, the son of Adiel; and Jehonathan, the son of Uzziah was over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles; 26 and Ezri, the son of Kelub, was over those who were the farm workers tilling the ground; 27 and over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite; over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite; 28 📚and over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the low-lying plains was Baal Hanan the Gederite; and Joash was over the stores of oil; 29 📚and Shitrai the Sharonite was over the herds that pastured in Sharon; and Shaphat, the son of Adlai, was over the herds that were in the valleys; 30 📚And over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite; and over the donkeys was Jehdeiah the Meronothite; 31 📚and over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite. All these were the officers over King David’s property.
27:25-31 These men had charge of the properties and income of the royal court.⚜
32 📚Also Jonathan 📖, David’s uncle, was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe; and Jehiel, the son of Hachmoni, was with the king’s sons; 33 📚And Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor; and Hushai the Archite was the king’s companion; 34 📚and after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar; and Joab 📖 was the general of the king’s army.