Leaders of the Tribes

¹⁶ These were ·the leaders [in charge] of the tribes of Israel. Eliezer son of Zicri was over the tribe of Reuben. Shephatiah son of Maacah was over the tribe of Simeon. ¹⁷ Hashabiah son of Kemuel was over the tribe of Levi. Zadok was over the people of Aaron. ¹⁸ Elihu, one of David’s brothers, was over the tribe of Judah. Omri son of Michael was over the tribe of Issachar. ¹⁹ Ishmaiah son of Obadiah was over the tribe of Zebulun. Jerimoth son of Azriel was over the tribe of Naphtali. ²⁰ Hoshea son of Azaziah was over the tribe of Ephraim. Joel son of Pedaiah was over ·West [^Lthe half-tribe of] Manasseh. ²¹ Iddo son of Zechariah was over ·East Manasseh [^Lthe half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead]. Jaasiel son of Abner was over the tribe of Benjamin. ²² Azarel son of Jeroham was over the tribe of Dan.

These were the ·leaders [chiefs; commanders] of the tribes of Israel.

²³ The Lord had promised to make the Israelites as ·many [numerous] as the stars ·in the sky [of heaven; Gen. 22:17; 26:4; Ex. 32:13]. So David did not count those younger than twenty years old. ²⁴ Joab son of Zeruiah began ·to count [the census of] the people, but he did not finish. ·God became angry with [^LWrath came upon] Israel for counting the people, so the number of the people was not put in the ·history book about [chronicles/annals of] King David.