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1 Chronicles 27
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1 Chronicles 27
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David Assigns Army Commanders
27 Each month a group of 24,000 men served as soldiers in Israel's army. These men, which included the family leaders, army commanders, and officials of the king, were under the command of the following men, arranged by the month of their service:
2 In the first month, Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel, 3 a descendant of Perez;
4 in the second month, Dodai the Ahohite, whose assistant was Mikloth;[a]
5 in the third month, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada the priest, 6 who was the leader of the Thirty Warriors, and whose son Ammizabad was also an army commander;[b]
7 in the fourth month, Asahel the brother of Joab, whose son Zebadiah took over command after him;
8 in the fifth month, Shamhuth from the Izrah clan;
9 in the sixth month, Ira the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa;
10 in the seventh month, Helez from Pelon in the territory of Ephraim;
11 in the eighth month, Sibbecai from Hushah of the Zerah clan;
12 in the ninth month, Abiezer from Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin;
13 in the tenth month, Maharai from Netophah of the Zerah clan;
14 in the eleventh month, Benaiah from Pirathon in the territory of Ephraim;
15 in the twelfth month, Heldai from Netophah, who was a descendant of Othniel.
David Assigns Tribal Leaders
16-22 Here is a list of the leaders of each tribe in Israel:
Eliezer son of Zichri was over Reuben; Shephatiah son of Maacah was over Simeon; Hashabiah son of Kemuel was over the Levites, and Zadok the priest was over the descendants of Aaron; Elihu the brother of David was over Judah; Omri son of Michael was over Issachar; Ishmaiah son of Obadiah was over Zebulun; Jerimoth son of Azriel was over Naphtali; Hoshea son of Azaziah was over Ephraim; Joel son of Pedaiah was over West Manasseh; Iddo son of Zechariah was over East Manasseh; Jaasiel son of Abner was over Benjamin; Azarel son of Jeroham was over Dan.
23 (A) When David decided to count the people of Israel, he gave orders not to count anyone under 20 years of age, because the Lord had promised long ago that Israel would have as many people as there are stars in the sky. 24 (B) Joab the son of Zeruiah had begun to count the people, but he stopped when the Lord began punishing Israel. So the total number was never included in David's official records.
Officials in Charge of the King's Property
25 Azmaveth the son of Adiel was in charge of the king's personal storage rooms. Jonathan the son of Uzziah was in charge of the king's other storerooms that were in the towns, the villages, and the defense towers in Israel.
26 Ezri the son of Chelub was in charge of the workers who farmed the king's land.
27 Shimei from Ramah was in charge of the vineyards, and Zabdi from Shepham was in charge of storing the wine.
28 Baal Hanan from Geder was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the western foothills, and Joash was in charge of storing the olive oil.
29 Shitrai from Sharon was responsible for the cattle that were kept in Sharon Plain, and Shaphat son of Adlai was responsible for those kept in the valleys.
30 Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels, Jehdeiah from Meronoth was in charge of the donkeys, and Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the sheep and goats.
31 These were the men in charge of David's royal property.
David's Personal Advisors
32 David's uncle Jonathan was a wise and intelligent advisor. He and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni taught David's sons.
33 Ahithophel and Hushai the Archite were two of David's advisors. 34 Jehoiada the son of Benaiah was the king's advisor after Ahithophel, and later, Abiathar was his advisor.
Joab was commander of Israel's army.
1 Chroniques 27
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1 Chroniques 27
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27 Enfants d'Israël selon leur nombre, chefs de maisons paternelles, chefs de milliers et de centaines, et officiers au service du roi pour tout ce qui concernait les divisions, leur arrivée et leur départ, mois par mois, pendant tous les mois de l'année, chaque division étant de vingt-quatre mille hommes.
2 A la tête de la première division, pour le premier mois, était Jaschobeam, fils de Zabdiel; et il avait une division de vingt-quatre mille hommes.
3 Il était des fils de Pérets, et il commandait tous les chefs des troupes du premier mois.
4 A la tête de la division du second mois était Dodaï, l'Achochite; Mikloth était l'un des chefs de sa division; et il avait une division de vingt-quatre mille hommes.
5 Le chef de la troisième division, pour le troisième mois, était Benaja, fils du sacrificateur Jehojada, chef; et il avait une division de vingt-quatre mille hommes.
6 Ce Benaja était un héros parmi les trente et à la tête des trente; et Ammizadab, son fils, était l'un des chefs de sa division.
7 Le quatrième, pour le quatrième mois, était Asaël, frère de Joab, et, après lui, Zebadia, son fils; et il avait une division de vingt-quatre mille hommes.
8 Le cinquième, pour le cinquième mois, était le chef Schamehuth, le Jizrachite; et il avait une division de vingt-quatre mille hommes.
9 Le sixième, pour le sixième mois, était Ira, fils d'Ikkesch, le Tekoïte; et il avait une division de vingt-quatre mille hommes.
10 Le septième, pour le septième mois, était Hélets, le Pelonite, des fils d'Éphraïm; et il avait une division de vingt-quatre mille hommes.
11 Le huitième, pour le huitième mois, était Sibbecaï, le Huschatite, de la famille des Zérachites; et il avait une division de vingt-quatre mille hommes.
12 Le neuvième, pour le neuvième mois, était Abiézer, d'Anathoth, des Benjamites; et il avait une division de vingt-quatre mille hommes.
13 Le dixième, pour le dixième mois, était Maharaï, de Nethopha, de la famille des Zérachites; et il avait une division de vingt-quatre mille hommes.
14 Le onzième, pour le onzième mois, était Benaja, de Pirathon, des fils d'Éphraïm; et il avait une division de vingt-quatre mille hommes.
15 Le douzième, pour le douzième mois, était Heldaï, de Nethopha, de la famille d'Othniel; et il avait une division de vingt-quatre mille hommes.
16 Voici les chefs des tribus d'Israël. Chefs des Rubénites: Éliézer, fils de Zicri; des Siméonites: Schephathia, fils de Maaca;
17 des Lévites: Haschabia, fils de Kemuel; de la famille d'Aaron: Tsadok;
18 de Juda: Élihu, des frères de David; d'Issacar: Omri, fils de Micaël;
19 de Zabulon: Jischemaeja, fils d'Abdias; de Nephthali: Jerimoth, fils d'Azriel;
20 des fils d'Éphraïm: Hosée, fils d'Azazia; de la demi-tribu de Manassé: Joël, fils de Pedaja;
21 de la demi-tribu de Manassé en Galaad: Jiddo, fils de Zacharie; de Benjamin: Jaasiel, fils d'Abner;
22 de Dan: Azareel, fils de Jerocham. Ce sont là les chefs des tribus d'Israël.
23 David ne fit point le dénombrement de ceux d'Israël qui étaient âgés de vingt ans et au-dessous, car l'Éternel avait promis de multiplier Israël comme les étoiles du ciel.
24 Joab, fils de Tseruja, avait commencé le dénombrement, mais il ne l'acheva pas, l'Éternel s'étant irrité contre Israël à cause de ce dénombrement, qui ne fut point porté parmi ceux des Chroniques du roi David.
25 Azmaveth, fils d'Adiel, était préposé sur les trésors du roi; Jonathan, fils d'Ozias, sur les provisions dans les champs, les villes, les villages et les tours;
26 Ezri, fils de Kelub, sur les ouvriers de la campagne qui cultivaient la terre;
27 Schimeï, de Rama, sur les vignes; Zabdi, de Schepham, sur les provisions de vin dans les vignes;
28 Baal Hanan, de Guéder, sur les oliviers et les sycomores dans la plaine; Joasch, sur les provisions d'huile;
29 Schithraï, de Saron, sur les boeufs qui paissaient en Saron; Schaphath, fils d'Adlaï, sur les boeufs dans les vallées;
30 Obil, l'Ismaélite, sur les chameaux; Jechdia, de Méronoth, sur les ânesses;
31 Jaziz, l'Hagarénien, sur les brebis. Tous ceux-là étaient intendants des biens du roi David.
32 Jonathan, oncle de David, était conseiller, homme de sens et de savoir; Jehiel, fils de Hacmoni, était auprès des fils du roi;
33 Achitophel était conseiller du roi; Huschaï, l'Arkien, était ami du roi;
34 après Achitophel, Jehojada, fils de Benaja, et Abiathar, furent conseillers; Joab était chef de l'armée du roi.
1 Chronicles 27
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1 Chronicles 27
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Army Divisions
27 This is the list of the Israelites—heads of families, commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and their officers, who served the king in all that concerned the army divisions that were on duty month by month throughout the year. Each division consisted of 24,000 men.
2 In charge of the first division, for the first month, was Jashobeam(A) son of Zabdiel. There were 24,000 men in his division. 3 He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army officers for the first month.
4 In charge of the division for the second month was Dodai(B) the Ahohite; Mikloth was the leader of his division. There were 24,000 men in his division.
5 The third army commander, for the third month, was Benaiah(C) son of Jehoiada the priest. He was chief and there were 24,000 men in his division. 6 This was the Benaiah who was a mighty warrior among the Thirty and was over the Thirty. His son Ammizabad was in charge of his division.
7 The fourth, for the fourth month, was Asahel(D) the brother of Joab; his son Zebadiah was his successor. There were 24,000 men in his division.
8 The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth(E) the Izrahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
9 The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira(F) the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
10 The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez(G) the Pelonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
11 The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbekai(H) the Hushathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
12 The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer(I) the Anathothite, a Benjamite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
13 The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai(J) the Netophathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
14 The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah(K) the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
15 The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai(L) the Netophathite, from the family of Othniel.(M) There were 24,000 men in his division.
Leaders of the Tribes
16 The leaders of the tribes of Israel:
over the Reubenites: Eliezer son of Zikri;
over the Simeonites: Shephatiah son of Maakah;
17 over Levi: Hashabiah(N) son of Kemuel;
over Aaron: Zadok;(O)
18 over Judah: Elihu, a brother of David;
over Issachar: Omri son of Michael;
19 over Zebulun: Ishmaiah son of Obadiah;
over Naphtali: Jerimoth son of Azriel;
20 over the Ephraimites: Hoshea son of Azaziah;
over half the tribe of Manasseh: Joel son of Pedaiah;
21 over the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead: Iddo son of Zechariah;
over Benjamin: Jaasiel son of Abner;
22 over Dan: Azarel son of Jeroham.
These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.
23 David did not take the number of the men twenty years old or less,(P) because the Lord had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars(Q) in the sky. 24 Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. God’s wrath came on Israel on account of this numbering,(R) and the number was not entered in the book[a] of the annals of King David.
The King’s Overseers
25 Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the royal storehouses.
Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the outlying districts, in the towns, the villages and the watchtowers.
26 Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the workers who farmed the land.
27 Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards.
Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine vats.
28 Baal-Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore-fig(S) trees in the western foothills.
Joash was in charge of the supplies of olive oil.
29 Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon.(T)
Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys.
30 Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels.
Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.
31 Jaziz the Hagrite(U) was in charge of the flocks.
All these were the officials in charge of King David’s property.
32 Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a counselor, a man of insight and a scribe. Jehiel son of Hakmoni took care of the king’s sons.
33 Ahithophel(V) was the king’s counselor.
Hushai(W) the Arkite was the king’s confidant. 34 Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar.(X)
Joab(Y) was the commander of the royal army.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 27:24 Septuagint; Hebrew number
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