1 Chronicles 27:16-24

New English Translation

¹⁶ The officers of the Israelite tribes:

Eliezer son of Zikri was the leader of the Reubenites,

Shephatiah son of Maacah led the Simeonites,

¹⁷ Hashabiah son of Kemuel led the Levites,

Zadok led the descendants of Aaron,

¹⁸ Elihu, a brother of David, led Judah,

Omri son of Michael led Issachar,

¹⁹ Ishmaiah son of Obadiah led Zebulun,

Jerimoth son of Azriel led Naphtali,

²⁰ Hoshea son of Azaziah led the Ephraimites,

Joel son of Pedaiah led the half-tribe of Manasseh,

²¹ Iddo son of Zechariah led the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead,

Jaasiel son of Abner led Benjamin,

²² Azarel son of Jeroham led Dan.

These were the commanders of the Israelite tribes.

²³ David did not count the males twenty years old and under, for the Lord had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky. ²⁴ Joab son of Zeruiah started to count the men but did not finish. God was angry with Israel^[a] because of this, so the number was not recorded in the scroll^[b] called The Annals of King David.