1 Chronicles 27:1–15

Commanders of the Divisions

¹Now this is the total count of the sons of Israel, the heads of fathers’ households, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who ministered to the king in each matter of the divisions which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, each division numbering 24,000:

²Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel was ^aover the first division for the first month; and in his division were 24,000.

³He was from the sons of Perez, and was chief of all the commanders of the army for the first month.

⁴Dodai the Ahohite and his division were over the division for the second month, Mikloth being the chief officer; and in his division were 24,000.

⁵The third commander of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, as chief; and in his division were 24,000.

⁶This Benaiah was the mighty man of the thirty, and was over thirty; and over his division was Ammizabad his son.

⁷The fourth for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; and in his division were 24,000.

⁸The fifth for the fifth month was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were 24,000.

⁹The sixth for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were 24,000.

¹⁰The seventh for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were 24,000.

¹¹The eighth for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite of the Zerahites; and in his division were 24,000.

¹²The ninth for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite of the Benjamites; and in his division were 24,000.

¹³The tenth for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite of the Zerahites; and in his division were 24,000.

¹⁴The eleventh for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were 24,000.

¹⁵The twelfth for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite of Othniel; and in his division were 24,000.