The Captains - 1st Chronicles 27

1 Chronicles 27:1 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. 

1 Chronicles 27:2 Over the  first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of  Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.   

1 Chronicles 27:3 Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the  captains of the host for the first month. 

1 Chronicles 27:4 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. 

1 Chronicles 27:5 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. 

1 Chronicles 27:6 This is that Benaiah,  who was mighty among the thirty, and above the thirty:  and in his course was Ammizabad his son. 

1 Chronicles 27:7 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. 

1 Chronicles 27:8 The fifth  captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and  in his course were twenty and four thousand. 

1 Chronicles 27:9 The  sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of  Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four  thousand. 

1 Chronicles 27:10 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. 

1 Chronicles 27:11  The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the  Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty  and four thousand. 

1 Chronicles 27:12 The ninth captain for the ninth  month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and  in his course were twenty and four thousand. 

1 Chronicles 27:13 The  tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the  Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were  twenty and four thousand. 

1 Chronicles 27:14 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. 

1 Chronicles 27:15 The twelfth captain for the twelfth  month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his  course were twenty and four thousand.  

1 Chronicles 27:16 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: 

1 Chronicles 27:17 Of the  Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites,  Zadok: 

1 Chronicles 27:18 Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of  David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael: 

1 Chronicles 27:19 Of  Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali,  Jerimoth the son of Azriel: 

1 Chronicles 27:20 Of the children of  Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of  Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah: 

1 Chronicles 27:21 Of the half  tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of  Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner: 

1 Chronicles 27:22 Of Dan,  Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes of the  tribes of Israel.  

1 Chronicles 27:23 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.  

1 Chronicles 27:24 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.  

1 Chronicles 27:25 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: 

1 Chronicles 27:26 And over them that  did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri   the son of Chelub: 

1 Chronicles 27:27 And over the vineyards was  Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for  the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite: 

1 Chronicles 27:28 And  over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the  low plains was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the  cellars of oil was Joash: 

1 Chronicles 27:29 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:   

1 Chronicles 27:30 Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and  over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite: 

1 Chronicles 27:31 And  over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite. All these were  the rulers of the substance which was king David’s.  

1 Chronicles 27:32 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: 

1 Chronicles 27:33 And Ahithophel was  the king’s counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the  king’s companion: 

1 Chronicles 27:34 And after Ahithophel was  Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general  of the king’s army was Joab.  KJV

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