1 Now the number of the children of Israel, that is, the heads of families, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and the men in authority who were servants of the king in anything to do with the divisions which came in and went out month by month through all the months of the year, in every division were twenty-four thousand. 2 Over the first division for the first month was Ishbaal, the son of Zabdiel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. 3 He was of the sons of Perez, and the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month. 4 And over the division for the second month was Eleazar, the son of Dodai the Ahohite, the ruler; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. 5 The third captain of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. 6 This is the same Benaiah who was the great man of the thirty, chief of the thirty; and in his division 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 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 sons of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. 11 The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites; 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 Zerahites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. 14 The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the sons 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. 16 And over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer, the son of Zichri; of the Simeonites, Shephatiah, the son of Maacah; 17 Of Levi, Hashabiah, the son of Kemuel; of Aaron, Zadok; 18 Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brothers 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, Azarel, the son of Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes of Israel. 23 But David did not take the number of those who were under twenty years old, for the Lord had said that he would make Israel like the stars of heaven in number. 24 The numbering was started by Joab, the son of Zeruiah, but he did not go on to the end; and because of it, wrath came on Israel and the number was not recorded in the history of King David. 25 And Azmaveth, the son of Adiel, was controller of the king's property; Jonathan, the son of Uzziah, had control of all store-houses in country places and in the towns and little towns and strong places; 26 Ezri, the son of Chelub, had authority over the field-workers and farmers; 27 Shimei the Ramathite was responsible for the vine-gardens; Zabdi the Shiphmite was responsible for the produce of the vine-gardens and for all the stores of wine; 28 Baal-hanan the Gederite was responsible for the olive-trees and the sycamore-trees in the lowlands; and Joash for the stores of oil; 29 And Shitrai the Sharonite was responsible for the herds in the grass-lands of Sharon, and Shaphat, the son of Adlai, for those in the valleys; 30 Obil the Ishmaelite had control of the camels and Jehdeiah the Meronothite of the she-asses; 31 The flocks were in the care of Jaziz the Hagarite. All these were the controllers of King David's property. 32 Now Jonathan, David's father's brother, expert in discussion, and a man of good sense, was a scribe; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni, had the care of the king's sons; 33 And Ahithophel was the king's expert in discussion and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend. 34 After Ahithophel was Jehoiada, the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar; and the captain of the king's army was Joab.
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Abiezer
Abiezer the Anathothite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:27; 1 Chronicles 11:28; 1 Chronicles 27:12
Abner
Named as the father of Jaasiel, officer over Benjamin; the text does not say whether he is the son of Ner.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:21
Adiel
Named as the father of Azmaveth, overseer of the royal storehouses.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:25
Adlai
Named as the father of Shaphat, overseer of David's valley herds.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:29
Ammizabad
Son of Benaiah, put in charge of his father's division.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:6
Azarel
Son of Jeroham, the officer over the tribe of Dan.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:22
Azaziah
Named as the father of Hoshea, officer over Ephraim.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:20
Azmaveth
Son of Adiel, in charge of the royal storehouses.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:25
Azriel
Named as the father of Jerimoth, officer over Naphtali.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:19
Baal-hanan
The Gederite in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the foothills.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:28
Benaiah
Benaiah the Pirathonite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:30; 1 Chronicles 11:31; 1 Chronicles 27:14
Chelub
Named as the father of Ezri, overseer of the field workers.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:26
Dodo
Ahohite named as the father of Eleazar, one of the Three; a Dodai the Ahohite commanded David's second-month division (probably the same man).
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:9; 1 Chronicles 11:12; 1 Chronicles 27:4
Eliezer
Son of Zichri, the officer over the tribe of Reuben.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:16
Elihu
One of David's brothers, the officer over the tribe of Judah.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:18
Ezri
Son of Chelub, in charge of the workers in the fields who tilled the soil.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:26
Hachmoni
Named as the father of Jashobeam, chief of David's mighty men (a Jehiel son of Hachmoni attended the king's sons).
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 11:11; 1 Chronicles 27:32
Hashabiah
Son of Kemuel, the officer over the tribe of Levi.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:17
Helez
Helez the Paltite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:26; 1 Chronicles 11:27; 1 Chronicles 27:10
Hoshea
Son of Azaziah, the officer over the Ephraimites.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:20
Iddo
Son of Zechariah, the officer over the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:21
Ikkesh
Named as the father of Ira, one of David's mighty men.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:26; 1 Chronicles 11:28; 1 Chronicles 27:9
Ira
Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:26; 1 Chronicles 11:28; 1 Chronicles 27:9
Ishmaiah
Son of Obadiah, the officer over the tribe of Zebulun.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:19
Jaasiel
Son of Abner, the officer over the tribe of Benjamin.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:21
Jaziz
The Hagrite in charge of David's flocks.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:31
Jehdeiah
The Meronothite in charge of David's donkeys.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:30
Jehiel
Son of Hachmoni who attended to the sons of the king.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:32
Jehoiada
Son of Benaiah, who succeeded Ahithophel as the king's counselor.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:34
Jerimoth
Son of Azriel, the officer over the tribe of Naphtali.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:19
Jeroham
Named as the father of Azarel, officer over Dan.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:22
Joash
In charge of David's stores of olive oil.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:28
Joel
Son of Pedaiah, the officer over one of the half-tribes of Manasseh.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:20
Jonathan
David's uncle, a counselor, a man of insight and a scribe.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:32
Jonathan
Son of Uzziah, in charge of the storehouses in the country, cities, villages and fortresses.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:25
Kemuel
Named as the father of Hashabiah, officer over Levi.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:17
Maacah
Named as the father of Shephatiah, officer over Simeon.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:16
Maharai
Maharai the Netophathite, listed among the Thirty.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 23:28; 1 Chronicles 11:30; 1 Chronicles 27:13
Michael
Named as the father of Omri, officer over Issachar.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:18
Obadiah
Named as the father of Ishmaiah, officer over Zebulun.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:19
Obil
The Ishmaelite in charge of David's camels.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:30
Omri
Son of Michael, the officer over the tribe of Issachar.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:18
Pedaiah
Named as the father of Joel, officer over half of Manasseh.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:20
Shamhuth
The fifth army commander in charge of the division of 24,000 for the fifth month.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:8
Shaphat
Son of Adlai, in charge of the herds in the valleys.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:29
Shephatiah
Son of Maacah, the officer over the tribe of Simeon.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:16
Shimei
The Ramathite in charge of David's vineyards.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:27
Shitrai
The Sharonite in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:29
Uzziah
Named as the father of Jonathan, overseer of the country storehouses.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:25
Zabdi
The Shiphmite in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine vats.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:27
Zabdiel
Named as the father of Jashobeam, commander of the first-month division.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:2
Zebadiah
Commander of the fourth-month division after his father Asahel.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:7
Zechariah
Named as the father of Iddo, officer over Manasseh in Gilead.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:21
Zichri
Named as the father of Eliezer, officer over Reuben.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:16
Cross references (29)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Chronicles 28:1; 1 Samuel 8:12; 2 Chronicles 17:12–19; 2 Chronicles 26:11–13; Micah 5:2
- 2 2 Samuel 23:8; 1 Chronicles 11:11
- 3 Numbers 26:20; Numbers 10:14; Genesis 49:8–10; Genesis 38:29; Numbers 7:12
- 4 2 Samuel 23:9; 1 Chronicles 11:12
- 5 1 Kings 4:4–5; 1 Chronicles 18:17
- 6 2 Samuel 23:20–23; 1 Chronicles 11:22–25; 2 Samuel 22:20–23
- 7 1 Chronicles 11:26; 2 Samuel 23:24; 2 Samuel 2:18–23
- 8 1 Chronicles 11:27; 2 Samuel 23:25; 1 Chronicles 26:29
- 9 1 Chronicles 11:28; 2 Samuel 23:26
- 10 1 Chronicles 11:27; 2 Samuel 23:26
- 11 2 Samuel 21:18; 1 Chronicles 11:29; Numbers 26:20
- 12 1 Chronicles 11:28; 2 Samuel 23:27
- 13 1 Chronicles 11:30; 2 Samuel 23:28
- 14 1 Chronicles 11:31; 2 Samuel 23:30
- 15 2 Samuel 23:29; 1 Chronicles 4:13; Judges 3:9; 1 Chronicles 11:30
- 17 1 Chronicles 26:30; 1 Chronicles 24:4; 1 Chronicles 24:31; 1 Chronicles 12:27–28
- 18 1 Samuel 16:6; 1 Samuel 17:29; 1 Samuel 17:13
- 21 2 Samuel 3:37; 2 Samuel 3:27; 1 Kings 4:14; 1 Samuel 14:50–51
- 22 1 Chronicles 28:1
- 23 Genesis 15:5; Numbers 1:18; 1 Chronicles 21:2–5; Hebrews 11:12
- 24 2 Samuel 24:1–15; 1 Chronicles 21:1–17
- 25 Genesis 41:48; Jeremiah 41:8; Exodus 1:11; 2 Chronicles 26:10; 2 Chronicles 16:2
- 28 1 Kings 10:27; 2 Chronicles 1:15; 1 Kings 20:27; 1 Kings 4:7
- 29 1 Chronicles 5:16; Isaiah 65:10
- 30 Genesis 47:6; Job 1:3
- 31 1 Chronicles 5:10
- 32 2 Samuel 13:3; 1 Chronicles 11:11; 2 Samuel 21:21
- 33 2 Samuel 15:12; 2 Samuel 15:37; 2 Samuel 15:32; Psalm 55:13; 2 Samuel 16:16–17
- 34 1 Chronicles 11:6; 1 Kings 1:7; 1 Chronicles 27:5
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