Chapter 27

Now the children of Israel after their number, [to wit], the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers⁶ that served¹⁸ the king in any matter of the courses, which came in⁶ and went out⁶ month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course [were] twenty and four thousand.

Over the first course for the first month [was] Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.

Of the children of Perez [was] the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.

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.

The third captain of the host for the third month [was] Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.

This [is that] Benaiah, [who was] mighty [among] the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course [was] Ammizabad his son.

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.

The fifth captain for the fifth month [was] Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.

The sixth [captain] for the sixth month [was] Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.

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.

The eighth [captain] for the eighth month [was] Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.

The ninth [captain] for the ninth month [was] Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.

The tenth [captain] for the tenth month [was] Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.

The eleventh ⁶²⁴⁰ [captain] for the eleventh ⁶²⁴⁰ month [was] Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.

The twelfth ⁶²⁴⁰ [captain] for the twelfth ⁶²⁴⁰ month [was] Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.

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:

Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok:

Of Judah, Elihu, [one] of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:

Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel:

Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:

Of the half [tribe] of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:

Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These [were] the princes of the tribes of Israel.

But David took¹ not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said¹ he would increase⁵³ Israel like to the stars of the heavens.

Joab the son of Zeruiah began⁵² to number,² but he finished¹⁴ not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put¹ in the account of the chronicles ³¹¹⁷ of king David.

And over the king's treasures [was] Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, [was] Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:

And over them that did⁶ the work of the field for tillage of the ground [was] Ezri the son of Chelub:

And over the vineyards [was] Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars [was] Zabdi the Shiphmite:

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:

And over the herds that fed⁶ in Sharon [was] Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds [that were] in the valleys [was] Shaphat the son of Adlai:

Over the camels also [was] Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses [was] Jehdeiah the Meronothite:

And over the flocks [was] Jaziz the Hagerite. All these [were] the rulers of the substance which [was] king David's.

Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor,⁶ a wise⁵⁶ man, and a scribe:⁶ and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni [was] with the king's sons:

And Ahithophel [was] the king's counsellor:⁶ and Hushai the Archite [was] the king's companion:

And after Ahithophel [was] Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's army [was] Joab.