1 Now the sons of Israel, according to their number, the leaders of the families, the tribunes, and the centurions, and the chiefs, who were ministering to the king by their companies, entering and departing in each month of the year as they were in charge, were twenty-four thousand. 2 Jashobeam, the son of Zabdiel, was in charge of the first company in the first month; and under him were twenty-four thousand. 3 He was from the sons of Perez, and he was the leader of all the other leaders in the army, in the first month. 4 The company of the second month had Dodai, an Ahohite; and after him there was another, named Mikloth, who ruled over a portion of the army of the twenty-four thousand. 5 Also, the commander of the third company, in the third month, was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest; and in his division there were twenty-four thousand. 6 The same is the Benaiah who was strongest among the thirty, and was above the thirty. But his son, Ammizabad, was in charge of his company. 7 The fourth, for the fourth month, was Asahel, the brother of Joab, and his son Zebadiah after him; and in his company there were twenty-four thousand. 8 The fifth leader, for the fifth month, was Shamhuth, an Izrahite; and in his company there were twenty-four thousand. 9 The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira, the son of Ikkesh, a Tekoite; and in his company there were twenty-four thousand. 10 The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez, a Pelonite from the sons of Ephraim; and in his company there were twenty-four thousand. 11 The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai, a Hushathite from the stock of the Zerahites; and in his company there were twenty-four thousand. 12 The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer, an Anathothite from the sons of Benjamin; and in his company there were twenty-four thousand. 13 The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai, and he was a Netophathite from the stock of the Zerahites; and in his company there were twenty-four thousand. 14 The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah, a Pirathonite from the sons of Ephraim; and in his company there were twenty-four thousand. 15 The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai, a Netophathite from the stock of Othniel; and in his company there were twenty-four thousand. 16 Now those who were first over the tribes of Israel were these: over the Reubenites, Eliezer, the son of Zichri, was the ruler; over the Simeonites, Shephatiah, the son of Maacah, was the ruler; 17 over the Levites, Hashabiah, the son of Kemuel; over the Aaronites, Zadok; 18 over Judah, Elihu, the brother of David; over Issachar, Omri, the son of Michael; 19 over the Zebulunites, Ishmaiah, the son of Obadiah; over the Naphtalites, Jeremoth, the son of Azriel; 20 over the sons of Ephraim, Hoshea, the son of Azaziah; over the one half tribe of Manasseh, Joel, the son of Pedaiah; 21 and over the one half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo, the son of Zechariah; then over Benjamin, Jaasiel, the son of Abner; 22 yet truly, Azarel, the son of Jeroham, was over Dan. These were the leaders of the sons of Israel. 23 But David was not willing to number them from twenty years old and under. For the Lord had said that he would multiply Israel like the stars of heaven. 24 Joab, the son of Zeruiah, had begun to number, but he did not finish. For because of this, wrath had fallen upon Israel. And therefore the number of those who had been counted was not related in the official records of king David. 25 Now over the storerooms of the king was Azmaveth, the son of Adiel. But Jonathan, the son of Uzziah, was over those storerooms that were in the cities, and in the villages, and in the towers. 26 And over the farmlands and the farmers, those who worked the ground, was Ezri, the son of Chelub. 27 And over the cultivators of vineyards was Shimei, a Ramathite; then over the wine cellars was Zabdi, an Aphonite. 28 Now over the olive groves and the fig groves, which were in the plains, was Baal-hanan, a Gederite; and over the oil cellars was Joash. 29 Now over the herds that were pastured in Sharon, Shitrai, a Sharonite, was in the first place; and over the oxen in the valleys, there was Shaphat, the son of Adlai. 30 Truly, over the camels was Obil, an Ishmaelite; and over the donkeys was Jehdeiah, a Meronothite. 31 And over the sheep was Jaziz, a Hagarene. All these were leaders over the substance of king David. 32 Now Jonathan, the uncle of David, was a counselor, a prudent and scholarly man; he and Jehiel, the son of Hachmoni, were with the sons of the king. 33 Now Ahithophel was the counselor of the king; and Hushai, the Archite, was the king’s friend. 34 After Ahithophel was Jehoiada, the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar. But the leader of the army of the king was Joab.
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Notes on this text (3)
- Esther and Daniel are the Vulgate books (Esther 1–16 with the Greek additions as chapters 10:4–16; Daniel 1–14 with the Song of the Three, Susanna and Bel). Baruch 6 is the Letter of Jeremiah.
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People & places in this chapter
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People
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
Jashobeam
Son of Zabdiel, descendant of Perez, chief of all the army commanders and in charge of the first division of 24,000.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:2
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
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
Mikloth
Named as leader in the division of Dodai the Ahohite for the second month.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 27:4
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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