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I Chronicles
Chapter 27
1
Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit,
the
chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds,
and
their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses,
who
came in and went out month by month
throughout
all the months of the year,
of
every course were twenty and four thousand.
2
Over the first course for the first month
was
Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel.
And
in his course were twenty and four thousand.
3
Of the children of Perez
was
the chief of all the captains of the army/host
for
the first month.
4
And over the course of the second month
was
Dodai an Ahohite,
and
of his course was Mikloth also the ruler.
In
his course likewise were twenty and four thousand.
5
The third captain of the army/host
for
the third month
was
Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest.
And
in his course were twenty and four thousand.
6
This is that Benaiah,
who
was mighty among the thirty,
and
above the thirty.
And
in his course was Ammizabad his son.
7
The 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.
8
The fifth captain for the fifth month
was
Shamhuth the Izrahite.
And
in his course were twenty and four thousand.
9
The sixth captain for the sixth month
was
Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite.
And
in his course were twenty and four thousand.
10
The seventh captain for the seventh month
was
Helez the Pelonite,
of
the children of Ephraim.
And
in his course were twenty and four thousand.
11
The eighth captain for the eighth month
was
Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites.
And
in his course were twenty and four thousand.
12
The ninth captain for the ninth month
was
Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites.
And
in his course were twenty and four thousand.
13
The tenth captain for the tenth month
was
Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites.
And
in his course were twenty and four thousand.
14
The eleventh captain for the eleventh month
was
Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim.
And
in his course were twenty and four thousand.
15
The twelfth captain for the twelfth month
was
Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel.
And
in his course were twenty and four thousand.
16
Furthermore over the tribes of Israel:
The
ruler 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 the brethren of David.
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 princes of the tribes of Israel.
23
But David took not the number of them
from
twenty years old and under . . .
because
Jehovah/God had said
He
would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.
24
Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number,
but
he finished not,
because
there fell wrath for it against Israel;
neither
was the number
put
in the account of the chronicles of king David.
25a
And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel.
{Note:
See Azmaveth also at II Samuel 17:18.}
25bAnd
over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities,
and
in the villages, and in the castles,
was
Jehonathan the son of Uzziah.
26
And over those who did the work of the field
for
tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub.
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 sycomore trees
that
were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite.
And
over the cellars of oil was Joash.
29
And 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.
30
Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite.
And
over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite.
31
And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite.
All
these were the rulers of the substance
which
was king David's.
32
Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counselor,
a
wise man, and a scribe.
And
Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons.
33a~~And
Ahithophel was the king's counselor.
{Ahithophel was Bathsheba's grandfather. He was a
'Super-Genius' and the Secretary of State type for David.
but he actually was the brains of the Absalom revolution
and David prayed for God to frustrate his counsel to
Absalom in II Samuel 15:31}
33b~~And
Hushai the Archite
was
the king's 'friend of the same category' {an aristocrat}.
{in answer to David's prayer . . . see II Samuel 15:32 -
where Hushai and David meet as David is leaving Jerusalem
ahead of the Absalom revolution.
Hushai will be a CIA agent for David.}
34
And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar.
And
the general of the king's army was Joab.
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