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Now the
children of Israel after their number, to wit,
the chief fathers and captains of thousands and
hundreds, and their officers that served the king
in any matter of the courses, which came in and
went out month by month throughout all the months
of the year, of every course were twenty and four
thousand.
02 Over the first course for the first month was
Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course
were twenty and four thousand.
03 Of the children of Perez was the chief of all
the captains of the host for the first month.
04 And over the course of the second month was
Dodai an Ahohite, and of his course was Mikloth
also the ruler: in his course likewise were
twenty and four thousand.
05 The third captain of the host for the third
month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief
priest: and in his course were twenty and four
thousand.
06 This is that Benaiah, who was mighty among the
thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course
was Ammizabad his son.
07 The fourth captain for the fourth month was
Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son
after him: and in his course were twenty and four
thousand.
08 The fifth captain for the fifth month was
Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were
twenty and four thousand.
09 The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira
the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course
were twenty and four thousand.
10 The seventh captain for the seventh month was
Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim:
and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
11 The eighth captain for the eighth month was
Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in
his course were twenty and four thousand.
12 The ninth captain for the ninth month was
Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in
his course were twenty and four thousand.
13 The tenth captain for the tenth month was
Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in
his course were twenty and four thousand.
14 The eleventh captain for the eleventh month
was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of
Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four
thousand.
15 The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was
Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his
course were twenty and four thousand.
16 Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the
ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of
Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of
Maachah:
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17 Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel:
of the Aaronites, Zadok:
18 Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David:
of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:
19 Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of
Naphtali, Jerimoth 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, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were
the princes of the tribes of Israel.
23 But David took not the number of them from
twenty years old and under: because the Lord had
said he would increase Israel like to the stars
of the heavens.
24 Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but
he finished not, because there fell wrath for it
against Israel; neither was the number put in the
account of the chronicles of king David.
25 And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the
son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the
fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and
in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:
26 And over them that did the work of the field
for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of
Chelub:
27 And over the vineyards was Shimei the
Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for
the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:
28 And over the olive trees and the sycomore
trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan
the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was
Joash:
29 And over the herds that fed in Sharon was
Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that
were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:
30 Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite:
and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
31 And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite.
All these were the rulers of the substance which
was king David's.
32 Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor,
a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of
Hachmoni was with the king's sons:
33 And Ahithophel was the king's counsellor: and
Hushai the Archite was the king's companion:
34 And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of
Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the
king's army was Joab.
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