1 Chronicles 27:16-24
World English Bible
16 Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites, Eliezer the son of Zichri was the ruler; of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah; 17 of Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; of Aaron, Zadok; 18 of Judah, Elihu, one of the brothers of David; of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael; 19 of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah; of Naphtali, Jeremoth the son of Azriel; 20 of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah; of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah; 21 of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah; of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner; 22 of Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes of Israel. 23 But David didn’t take the number of them from twenty years old and under, because Yahweh had said he would increase Israel like the stars of the sky. 24 Joab the son of Zeruiah began to take a census, but didn’t finish; and wrath came on Israel for this. The number wasn’t put into the account in the chronicles of king David.
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1 Chronicles 27:16-24
New Living Translation
Leaders of the Tribes
16 The following were the tribes of Israel and their leaders:
Tribe | Leader |
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Reuben | Eliezer son of Zicri |
Simeon | Shephatiah son of Maacah |
17 Levi | Hashabiah son of Kemuel |
Aaron (the priests) | Zadok |
18 Judah | Elihu (a brother of David) |
Issachar | Omri son of Michael |
19 Zebulun | Ishmaiah son of Obadiah |
Naphtali | Jeremoth son of Azriel |
20 Ephraim | Hoshea son of Azaziah |
Manasseh (west) | Joel son of Pedaiah |
21 Manasseh in Gilead (east) | Iddo son of Zechariah |
Benjamin | Jaasiel son of Abner |
22 Dan | Azarel son of Jeroham |
These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.
23 When David took his census, he did not count those who were younger than twenty years of age, because the Lord had promised to make the Israelites as numerous as the stars in heaven. 24 Joab son of Zeruiah began the census but never finished it because[a] the anger of God fell on Israel. The total number was never recorded in King David’s official records.
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- 27:24 Or never finished it, and yet.
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