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Holy Bible
(King James Version)
First
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 which 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 Ja-shob-e-am 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
host for the first month.
4. And over the course of the second month was Do-dai an A-ho-hite, and
of his course was Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise were
twenty and four thousand.
5. The third captain of the host for the third month was Be-nai-ah the
son of Je-hoi-a-da, a chief priest: and in his course were twenty and
four thousand.
6. This is that Be-nai-ah, who was mighty among the thirty, above the
thirty: and in his course was Am-mi-za-bad his son.
7. The fourth captain for the fourth month was As-a-hel the brother of
Joab and Zeb-a-di-ah his son after him: and in his course were twenty
and four thousand.
8. The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Iz-ra-hite:
and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
9. The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the
Te-ko-ite: 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 E-phra-im: and in his course were twenty and four
thousand.
11. The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sib-be-cai the
Hu-sha-thite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four
thousand.
12. The ninth captain for the ninth month was A-bi-e-zer the An-e-to-thite,
of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
13. The tenth captain for the tenth month was Ma-ha-rai the
Ne-toph-a-thite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four
thousand.
14. The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Be-nai-ah the Pi-ra-thon-ite,
of the children of E-phra-im: and in his course were twenty and four
thousand.
15. The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Hel-dai the
Ne-toph-a-thite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four
thousand.
16. Futhermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites
was El-i-e-zer the son of Zich-ri: of the Simeonites, Sheph-a-ti-ah the
son of Ma-a-chah:
17. Of the Levites, Hash-a-bi-ah the son of Ke-mu-el: of the Aaronites,
Zadok:
18. Of Judah, E-li-hu, one of the brethren of David: of Is-sa-char, Omri
the son of Michael:
19. Of Ze-bu-lun, Ish-mai-ah the son of Obadiah: of Naph-ta-li,
Jer-i-moth the son of Az-ri-el:
20. Of the children of E-phra-im, Ho-she-a the son of Az-a-zi-ah: of the
half tribe of Ma-nas-seh, Joel the son of Pe-dai-ah:
21. Of the half tribe of Ma-nas-seh in Gil-e-ad, Id-do the son of
Zech-a-ri-ah: of Benjamin, Ja-as-i-el the son of Abner:
22. Of Dan, Az-a-reel the son of Je-ro-ham. 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 the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the
stars of the heavens.
24. Joab the son of Zer-u-i-ah 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.
25. And over the king's treasures was Az-ma-veth the son of Ad-i-el: and
over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages,
and in the castles, was Je-hon-a-than the son of Uz-zi-ah:
26. And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the
ground was Ezri the son of Che-lub:
27. And over the vineyards was Shim-e-i the Ra-math-ite: over the
increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shipmite:
28. And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low
plains was Ba-al-ha-nan the Ge-derite: and over the cellars of oil was
Joash.
29. And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shit-ra-i the Sharonite:
and over the herds that were in the valleys was Sha-phat the son of
Ad-la-i:
30. Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was
Jeh-dei-ah the Me-ro-no-thite:
31. And over the flocks was Jaziz the Ha-ge-rite. All these were
the rulers of the substance which was king David's.
32. Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a
scribe: and Je-hi-el the son of Hach-mo-ni was with the king's sons:
33. And A-hith-o-phel was the king's counsellor: and Hu-shai the
Ar-chite was the king's companion:
34. And after A-hith-o-phel was Je-hoi-a-da the son of Be-nai-ah, and
A-bi-a-thar: and the general of the king's army was Joab.
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