Now Bani-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.
2Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam son of Zabdiel: and in his division were twenty-four thousand. 3He was of the children of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month.
4Over 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.
5The third captain of the army for the third month was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest, chief: and in his division were twenty-four thousand. 6This is that Benaiah, who was the mighty man of the thirty, and over the thirty: and of his division was Ammizabad his son.
7The 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.
8The fifth captain for this fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
9The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
10The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
11The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
12The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Binyamites: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
13The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
14The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
15The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
16Furthermore over the tribes of Israel:
of the Reubenites was Eliezer son of Zichri the ruler:
of the Simeonites, Shephatiah son of Maacah:
17of Levi1, Hashabiah son of Kemuel: of Harun2, Zadok:
18of Judah, Elihu, one of the brothers of Dawud3:
of Issachar, Omri son of Michael:
19of Zebulun, Ishmaiah son of Obadiah:
of Naphtali, Jeremoth son of Azriel:
20of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Azaziah:
of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel son of Pedaiah:
21of the half -tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo son of Zakariyya4:
of Binyamin5, Jaasiel son of Abner:
22of Dan, Azarel son of Jeroham.
These were the captains of the tribes of Israel. 23But Dawud did not take the number of them from twenty years old and under, because YAHWEH6 had said he would increase Israel like the stars of the sky. 24Joab son of Zeruiah began to number, but did not finish; and there came wrath for this on Israel; neither was the number put into the account in the chronicles of King Dawud.
25Over the king’s treasures was Azmaveth son of Adiel: and over the treasures in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jonathan son of Uzziah: 26Over those who did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri son of Chelub: 27and over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: and over the increase of the vineyards for the wine-cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite: 28and over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowland was Baal Hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash: 29and over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat son of Adlai: 30and over the camels was Obil the Ismailite7: and over the donkeys was Jehdeiah the Meronothite: and over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite. 31All these were the rulers of the substance which was King Dawud’s.
32Also Jonathan, Dawud’s uncle, was a counsellor, a man of understanding, and a scribe: and Jehiel son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons: 33Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend: 34and after Ahithophel was Jehoiada son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the captain of the king’s army was Joab.
- 27:17 Levi, one of the 12 sons of Prophet Yaqub (Jacob), from whose family line came all the priests who served in the Holy House of God, the Temple at Jerusalem. ↩︎
- 27:17 Harun, this Arabic name and the English name Aaron, are both derived from the Hebrew name Aharon, possibly meaning “exalted” or “high mountain.” ↩︎
- 27:18 Dawud, this Arabic name is derived from David (Hebrew) and means “Beloved.” ↩︎
- 27:21 Zakariyya, this Arabic name is derived from the Hebrew name Zechariah, which means “YAHWEH remembers.” ↩︎
- 27:21 Binyamin, or Benjamin, derived from the Hebrew name Benyamin, meaning “Son of the right hand.” ↩︎
- 27:23 YAHWEH, God’s personal Name revealed to Prophet Musa in the Taurat, Exodus 3:15: ‘God said moreover to Musa, “You shall tell Bani-Israel this, ‘YAHWEH, the God of your fathers, the God of Ibrahim, the God of Ishaq, and the God of Yaqub, has sent me to you.’ This is my Name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered to all generations.”’ ↩︎
- 27:30 Ismailite, descendant of Ismail, derived from the Hebrew Ishmael which means “God hears.” ↩︎