1 Now the children of Israel after their number, the heads of fathers’ households and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in any matter of the divisions which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year—of every division were twenty-four thousand. 2 Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel. In his division were twenty-four thousand. 3 He was of the children of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month. 4 Over the division of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite and his division, and Mikloth 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 chief priest. In his division were twenty-four thousand. 6 This is that Benaiah who was the mighty man of the thirty and over the thirty. Of 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. In his division were twenty-four thousand. 8 The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite. In his division were twenty-four thousand. 9 The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. In his division were twenty-four thousand. 10 The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim. In his division were twenty-four thousand. 11 The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites. In his division were twenty-four thousand. 12 The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites. In his division were twenty-four thousand. 13 The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites. In his division were twenty-four thousand. 14 The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim. In his division were twenty-four thousand. 15 The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel. In his division were twenty-four thousand. 16 Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites, Eliezer the son of Zichri was the ruler; 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, Jeremoth 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 didn’t take the number of them from twenty years old and under, because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like the stars of the sky. 24 Joab the son of Zeruiah began to take a census, but didn’t finish; and wrath came on Israel for this. The number wasn’t put into the account in the chronicles of King David. 25 Over the king’s treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel. Over the treasures in the fields, in the cities, in the villages, and in the towers was Jonathan the son of Uzziah; 26 Over those who did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub. 27 Over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite. Over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite. 28 Over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowland was Baal Hanan the Gederite. Over the cellars of oil was Joash. 29 Over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite. Over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai. 30 Over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite. Over the donkeys was Jehdeiah the Meronothite. Over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite. 31 All these were the rulers of the property which was King David’s. 32 Also Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a counsellor, a man of understanding, and a scribe. Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons. 33 Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend. 34 After Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar. Joab was the captain of the king’s army.
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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
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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