First Book of Chronicles, Chapter 27

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1 Chronicles 27 NWT - New World Translation

Chapter 27 of 1 Chronicles—New World Translation (NWT)

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1. ¶ As for the sons of Israel by their number, the heads of the paternal¹ houses and the chiefs² of the thousands and of the hundreds³ and their officers that were ministering⁴ to the king in every matter of the divisions of those that came in and that went out month by month for all the months of the year, each division was twenty-four thousand.
2. ¶ Over the first division of the first month there was Ja·shoʹbe·am⁵ the son of Zabʹdi·el, and in his division there were twenty-four thousand.
3. Some of the sons of Peʹrez⁶ the head of all the chiefs of the service groups were for the first month.
4. And over the division of the second month there was Doʹdai⁷ the A·hoʹhite⁸ with his division, and Mikʹloth was the leader, and in his division there were twenty-four thousand.
5. The chief of the third service group for the third month was Be·naiʹah⁹ the son of Je·hoiʹa·da¹⁰ the chief priest, and in his division there were twenty-four thousand.
6. This Be·naiʹah¹¹ was a mighty man of the thirty¹² and over the thirty; and [over] his division there was Am·mizʹa·bad his son.
7. The fourth for the fourth month was Asʹa·hel,¹³ Joʹab’s brother,¹⁴ and Zeb·a·diʹah his son after him, and in his division there were twenty-four thousand.
8. The fifth chief for the fifth month was Shamʹhuth¹⁵ the Izʹrah·ite, and in his division there were twenty-four thousand.
9. The sixth for the sixth month was Iʹra¹⁶ the son of Ikʹkesh¹⁷ the Te·koʹite,¹⁸ and in his division there were twenty-four thousand.
10. The seventh for the seventh month was Heʹlez¹⁹ the Pelʹo·nite²⁰ of the sons of Eʹphra·im, and in his division there were twenty-four thousand.
11. The eighth for the eighth month was Sibʹbe·cai²¹ the Huʹshath·ite of the Zeʹrah·ites,²² and in his division there were twenty-four thousand.
12. The ninth for the ninth month was Abi-eʹzer²³ the Anʹa·thoth·ite²⁴ of the Benʹja·min·ites, and in his division there were twenty-four thousand.
13. The tenth for the tenth month was Maʹha·rai²⁵ the Ne·tophʹa·thite of the Zeʹrah·ites,²⁶ and in his division there were twenty-four thousand.
14. The eleventh for the eleventh month was Be·naiʹah²⁷ the Pirʹa·thon·ite of the sons of Eʹphra·im,²⁸ and in his division there were twenty-four thousand.
15. The twelfth for the twelfth month was Helʹdai²⁹ the Ne·tophʹa·thite, of Othʹni·el, and in his division there were twenty-four thousand.
16. ¶ And over the tribes of Israel,³⁰ of the Reuʹben·ites, E·li·eʹzer the son of Zichʹri was leader; of the Simʹe·on·ites, Sheph·a·tiʹah the son of Maʹa·cah;
17. of Leʹvi, Hash·a·biʹah the son of Kem·uʹel; of Aaron, Zaʹdok;³¹
18. of Judah, E·liʹhu,³² one of David’s brothers;³³ of Isʹsa·char, Omʹri the son of Miʹcha·el;
19. of Zebʹu·lun, Ish·maʹiah the son of O·ba·diʹah; of Naphʹta·li, Jerʹi·moth the son of Azʹri·el;
20. of the sons of Eʹphra·im, Ho·sheʹa the son of Az·a·ziʹah; of the half tribe of Ma·nasʹseh, Joel the son of Pe·daiʹah;
21. of the half tribe of Ma·nasʹseh in Gilʹe·ad, Idʹdo the son of Zech·a·riʹah; of Benjamin, Ja·a·siʹel the son of Abʹner;³⁴
22. of Dan, Azʹar·el the son of Je·roʹham. These were the princes³⁵ of the tribes of Israel.
23. ¶ And David did not take the number of those from twenty years of age and under, because Jehovah had promised to make Israel as many as the stars of the heavens.³⁶
24. Joʹab³⁷ the son of Ze·ruʹiah had himself started to take the count, but he did not finish;³⁸ and for this there came to be indignation³⁹ against Israel, and the number did not come up into the account of the affairs of the days of King David.
25. ¶ And over the treasures of the king⁴⁰ there was Azʹma·veth the son of Adʹi·el. And over the treasures in the field,⁴¹ in the cities⁴² and in the villages and in the towers there was Jonʹa·than^[a] the son of Uz·ziʹah.
26. And over the doers of work in the field,⁴³ for the cultivation of the soil, there was Ezʹri the son of Cheʹlub.
27. And over the vineyards⁴⁴ there was Shimʹe·i the Raʹmath·ite; and over that which was in the vineyards for the wine supplies there was Zabʹdi the Shiphʹmite.
28. And over the olive groves and the sycamore⁴⁵ trees that were in the She·pheʹlah^[b]46 there was Baʹal-haʹnan the Ge·deʹrite; and over the oil⁴⁷ supplies there was Joʹash.
29. And over the herds that were grazing in Sharʹon⁴⁸ there was Shitʹrai the Sharʹon·ite; and over the herds in the low plains there was Shaʹphat the son of Adʹlai.
30. And over the camels⁴⁹ there was Oʹbil the Ishʹma·el·ite;⁵⁰ and over the she-asses there was Jeh·deʹiah the Me·ronʹo·thite.
31. And over the flocks there was Jaʹziz the Hagʹrite. All these were the chiefs of the goods that belonged to King David.
32. ¶ And Jonʹa·than,⁵¹ David’s nephew,^[c] was a counselor, a man of understanding,⁵² he being also a secretary; and Je·hiʹel the son of Hachʹmo·ni⁵³ was with the king’s sons.⁵⁴
33. And A·hithʹo·phel⁵⁵ was a counselor⁵⁶ of the king; and Huʹshai⁵⁷ the Arʹchite⁵⁸ was the king’s companion.⁵⁹
34. And after A·hithʹo·phel there were Je·hoiʹa·da the son of Be·naiʹah⁶⁰ and A·biʹa·thar;⁶¹ and Joʹab⁶² was chief of the army of the king.

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FOOTNOTES

1. ^ Heb., Yehoh·na·thanʹ.
2. ^ Or, “the lowland.”
3. ^ “Nephew.” Heb., dohdh, usually “uncle,” but here “uncle’s son; nephew.” Compare 20:7; 2Sa 21:21.

REFERENCES

1. ^ 1Ch 5:24
2. ^ Ex 18:25; 1Sa 8:12; 1Ch 13:1; 2Ch 1:2
3. ^ De 1:15
4. ^ 1Ch 28:1
5. ^ 2Sa 23:8; 1Ch 11:11
6. ^ Nu 26:21
7. ^ 2Sa 23:9; 1Ch 11:12
8. ^ 1Ch 8:4
9. ^ 2Sa 23:20
10. ^ 1Ki 4:4; 1Ch 12:27
11. ^ 2Sa 23:20
12. ^ 2Sa 23:23
13. ^ 2Sa 2:18; 23:24
14. ^ 1Ch 2:16
15. ^ 2Sa 23:25; 1Ch 11:27
16. ^ 2Sa 23:26
17. ^ 1Ch 11:28
18. ^ 2Ch 11:6; 20:20; Am 1:1
19. ^ 1Ch 11:27
20. ^ 2Sa 23:26
21. ^ 2Sa 21:18
22. ^ Nu 26:20
23. ^ 2Sa 23:27
24. ^ 1Ch 6:60
25. ^ 2Sa 23:28
26. ^ Nu 26:20
27. ^ 2Sa 23:30
28. ^ Jg 12:15
29. ^ 2Sa 23:29
30. ^ Ac 26:7
31. ^ 1Ch 24:31
32. ^ 1Sa 17:28
33. ^ 1Sa 16:6
34. ^ 1Sa 14:50; 2Sa 3:27
35. ^ 1Ch 22:17; 28:1
36. ^ Ge 15:5; Heb 11:12
37. ^ 2Sa 24:2
38. ^ 1Ch 21:6
39. ^ 2Sa 24:15; 1Ch 21:7
40. ^ 2Ki 18:15
41. ^ 1Sa 8:14; 2Ch 26:10
42. ^ 1Ki 9:19
43. ^ Ec 5:9
44. ^ 1Sa 8:14; 22:7
45. ^ 2Ch 9:27
46. ^ 2Ch 26:10
47. ^ 1Ki 5:11; 2Ch 32:28
48. ^ Is 35:2
49. ^ 1Sa 27:9
50. ^ Ge 37:25
51. ^ 2Sa 13:3; 21:21
52. ^ Pr 1:5; 10:13; 16:21
53. ^ 1Ch 11:11
54. ^ 2Sa 3:2; 1Ch 3:5
55. ^ 2Sa 15:12; 16:23; 17:23
56. ^ Ps 119:24
57. ^ 2Sa 15:37
58. ^ 2Sa 16:16
59. ^ 2Sa 16:17
60. ^ 2Sa 23:20; 1Ki 2:35
61. ^ 1Ki 1:7
62. ^ 1Ch 11:6

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