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1 Chronicles 27
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1 Chronicles 27
Christian Standard Bible
David’s Secular Officials
27 This is the list of the Israelites, the family heads, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter to do with the divisions that were on rotated military duty each month throughout[a] the year. There were 24,000 in each division:
2 Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division,(A) for the first month; 24,000 were in his division. 3 He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army commanders for the first month.
4 Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division for the second month, and Mikloth was the leader; 24,000 were in his division.
5 The third army commander, as chief for the third month, was Benaiah son of the priest Jehoiada; 24,000 were in his division. 6 This Benaiah was a mighty man among the Thirty and over the Thirty, and his son Ammizabad was in charge[b] of his division.
7 The fourth commander, for the fourth month, was Joab’s brother Asahel, and his son Zebadiah was commander after him; 24,000 were in his division.
8 The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; 24,000 were in his division.
9 The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; 24,000 were in his division.
10 The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite from the descendants of Ephraim; 24,000 were in his division.
11 The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite; 24,000 were in his division.
12 The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjaminite; 24,000 were in his division.
13 The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite; 24,000 were in his division.
14 The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite from the descendants of Ephraim; 24,000 were in his division.
15 The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel’s family;[c] 24,000 were in his division.
16 The following were in charge of the tribes of Israel:
For the Reubenites, Eliezer son of Zichri was the chief official;
for the Simeonites, Shephatiah son of Maacah;
17 for the Levites, Hashabiah son of Kemuel; for Aaron, Zadok;
18 for Judah, Elihu, one of David’s brothers; for Issachar, Omri son of Michael;
19 for Zebulun, Ishmaiah son of Obadiah;
for Naphtali, Jerimoth son of Azriel;
20 for the Ephraimites, Hoshea son of Azaziah;
for half the tribe of Manasseh, Joel son of Pedaiah;
21 for half the tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo son of Zechariah;
for Benjamin, Jaasiel son of Abner;
22 for Dan, Azarel son of Jeroham.
Those were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.(B)
23 David didn’t count the men aged twenty or under, for the Lord had said he would make Israel as numerous as the stars of the sky.(C) 24 Joab son of Zeruiah began to count them, but he didn’t complete it. There was wrath against Israel because of this census,(D) and the number was not entered in the Historical Record[d] of King David.
25 Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the king’s storehouses.
Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses.
26 Ezri son of Chelub was in charge of those who worked in the fields tilling the soil.
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 cellars.
28 Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees(E) in the Judean foothills.[e]
Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.
29 Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds that grazed in Sharon,(F) while 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(G) was in charge of the flocks.
All these were officials in charge of King David’s property.
32 David’s uncle Jonathan was a counselor; he was a man of understanding and a scribe. Jehiel son of Hachmoni attended[f] the king’s sons. 33 Ahithophel(H) was the king’s counselor. Hushai(I) the Archite was the king’s friend. 34 After Ahithophel came Jehoiada son of Benaiah,(J) then Abiathar.(K) Joab was the commander of the king’s army.(L)
1 Krönikeboken 27
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
1 Krönikeboken 27
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
De tolv häravdelningarna
27 Detta är förteckningen på Israels barn, efter deras antal, med huvudmännen för deras familjer och med överbefäl och underbefäl och med deras förmän, vilka tjänade kungen i allt som rörde krigsfolkets avdelningar, som kom och gick växelvis för var och en av årets alla månader. Varje avdelning bestod av 24 000 man.
2 (A) Över den första avdelningen, den som tjänstgjorde under första månaden, hade Jashobam, Sabdiels son, befälet. I hans avdelning fanns 24 000. 3 Han hörde till Peres barn och var huvudansvarig för alla befäl som tjänstgjorde under första månaden.
4 (B) Över den andra månadens avdelning hade ahoaiten Dodaj befälet, det var hans avdelning. Där fanns också fursten Miklot, och i hans avdelning fanns 24 000.
5 (C) Den tredje befälhavaren, som tjänstgjorde under tredje månaden, var Benaja, översteprästen Jojadas son. I hans avdelning fanns 24 000. 6 Denne Benaja var en hjälte bland de trettio och hade befälet över de trettio. Vid hans avdelning fanns hans son Ammisabad.
7 (D) Den fjärde, som tjänstgjorde under fjärde månaden, var Asael, Joabs bror, och efter honom hans son Sebadja. I hans avdelning fanns 24 000.
8 Den femte, som tjänstgjorde under femte månaden, var befälhavaren Shamhut, jisraiten. I hans avdelning fanns 24 000.
9 Den sjätte, som tjänstgjorde under sjätte månaden, var tekoaiten Ira, Ickeshs son. I hans avdelning fanns 24 000.
10 Den sjunde, som tjänstgjorde under sjunde månaden, var peloniten Heles av Efraims barn. I hans avdelning fanns 24 000.
11 (E) Den åttonde, som tjänstgjorde under åttonde månaden, var husatiten Sibbekaj, som hörde till seraiterna. I hans avdelning fanns 24 000.
12 Den nionde, som tjänstgjorde under nionde månaden, var anatotiten Abieser, som hörde till benjaminiterna. I hans avdelning fanns 24 000.
13 (F) Den tionde, som tjänstgjorde under tionde månaden, var netofatiten Mahraj, som hörde till seraiterna. I hans avdelning fanns 24 000.
14 (G) Den elfte, som tjänstgjorde under elfte månaden, var pirgatoniten Benaja av Efraims barn. I hans avdelning fanns 24 000.
15 Den tolfte, som tjänstgjorde under tolfte månaden, var netofatiten Heldaj, som hörde till Otniels släkt. I hans avdelning fanns 24 000.
Israels stamhövdingar
16 Israels stamhövdingar var dessa:
Furste för rubeniterna var Elieser, Sikris son,
för simeoniterna Shefatja, Maakas son,
17 för Levi Hashabja, Kemuels son,
för Arons släkt Sadok,
18 för Juda Elihu, en av Davids bröder,
för Isaskar Omri, Mikaels son,
19 för Sebulon Jishmaja, Obadjas son,
för Naftali Jerimot, Asriels son,
20 för Efraims barn Hosea, Asasjas son,
för ena hälften av Manasse stam Joel, Pedajas son,
21 för andra hälften av Manasse, den i Gilead, Jiddo, Sakarjas son,
för Benjamin Jaasiel, Abners son,
22 för Dan Asarel, Jerohams son.
Dessa var Israels stamhövdingar.
23 (H) Men i förteckningen tog David inte upp dem som var under tjugo år, eftersom Herren hade lovat att han skulle föröka Israel som stjärnorna på himlen. 24 (I) Joab, Serujas son, började räkningen men fullbordade den inte, eftersom vrede genom den drabbade Israel. Antalet togs inte upp i någon förteckning i kung Davids krönika.
Förvaltare för kungens ägodelar
25 Uppsikt över kungens skatter hade Asmavet, Adiels son,
över förråden på fälten, i städerna och byarna och fästningstornen Jonatan, Ussias son,
26 över dem som arbetade på fälten med jordbruket Esri, Kelubs son,
27 över vingårdarna ramatiten Shi-mei,
över vingårdarnas vinförråd shifmiten Sabdi,
28 över olivlundarna och mullbärsfikonträden i Låglandet gaderiten Baal-Hanan,
över oljeförråden Joash,
29 över korna som betade i Saron saroniten Shitraj
och över korna i dalarna Shafat, Adlajs son,
30 över kamelerna ismaeliten Obil,
över åsnorna meronotiten Jedeja,
31 över småboskapen hagariten[a] Jasis.
Alla dessa var förvaltare för kung Davids ägodelar.
Davids personliga rådgivare
32 Jonatan, Davids farbror, var rådgivare. Han var en förståndig och skriftlärd man. Jehiel, Hakmonis son, var hos kungens söner. 33 (J) Ahitofel[b] var kungens rådgivare och arkiten Hushaj var kungens vän. 34 (K) Efter Ahitofel kom Jojada, Benajas son, och Ebjatar. Joab var kungens överbefälhavare.
Footnotes
- 27:30f ismaeliten ... hagariten Araber, ättlingar till Ismael och Hagar (1 Mos 17:20, 21:20).
- 27:33 Ahitofel Deltog i Absaloms sammansvärjning och motarbetades då av Hushaj (2 Sam 15:31f).
1 Chronicles 27
New International Version
1 Chronicles 27
New International Version
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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