The First Book of the Chronicles
1. Chronicles, Chapter 27
And the sons of Israel, according to their number, the heads of the fathers, and commanders of thousands and hundreds, and their scribes who served the king in every matter of the divisions which came in and went out month by month for all the months of the year, the one division had twenty four thousand.
Over the first division for the first month [was] Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel. And over his division, twenty four thousand.
The head of all the commanders of the army for the first month [was] of the sons of Perez.
And over the division of the second month [was] Dodai an Ahohite, and of his division, Mikloth [was] also the ruler; and in his division [were] twenty four thousand.
The third commander of the army for the third month [was] Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a head priest; and in his division [were] twenty four thousand.
He [was] that Benaiah who [was] mighty among the thirty, and above the thirty; and in his division [was] his son Ammizabad.
The fourth for the fourth month [was] Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; and in his division [were] twenty four thousand.
The fifth for the fifth month [was] chief Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division [were] twenty four thousand.
The sixth for the sixth month [was] Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division [were] twenty four thousand.
The seventh for the seventh month [was] Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division [were] twenty four thousand.
The eighth for the eighth month [was] Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites; and in his division [were] twenty four thousand.
The ninth for the ninth month [was] Abiezer the Anethothite, of the Benjamites; and in his division [were] twenty four thousand.
The tenth for the tenth month [was] Maharai of Netophah, of the Zerahites; and In his division [were] twenty four thousand.
The eleventh for the eleventh month [was] Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division [were] twenty four thousand.
The twelfth for the twelfth month [was] Heldai of Netophah, of Othniel; and In his division [were] twenty four thousand.
And over the tribes of Israel, the ruler of the Reubenites [was] Eliezer the son of Zichri. Shephatiah the son of Maachah [was] over the Simeonites.
Hashabiah the son of Kemuel [was] over the Levites; Zadok over the Aaronites.
Elihu, of the brothers of David, [was] over Judah. Omri the son of Michael [was] over Issachar.
Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah [was] over Zebulun. Jerimoth the son of Azriel [was] over Naphtali.
Hoshea the son of Azaziah [was] over the sons of Ephraim. Joel the son of Pedaiah [was] over the half tribe of Manasseh.
Iddo the son of Zechariah [was] over the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead. Jaasiel the son of Abner [was] over Benjamin.
Azareel the son of Jeroham [was] over Dan. These [were] the leaders of the tribes of Israel.
But David did not take the number of them from the son of twenty years and under, because Jehovah had said [He would] increase Israel like the stars of the heavens.
Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he did not finish. And wrath [was] on Israel for this. And the number did not go up in the account of the Matters of the Days of King David.
And over the king's treasures [was] Azmaveth the son of Adiel. And Jehonathan the son of Uzziah [was] over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the strongholds.
Ezri the son of Chelub [was] over those who did the work of the field for working the ground.
Shimei of Ramah [was] over the vineyards. Zabdi the Shiphmite [was] over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars.
And Baa-lhanan of Geder [was] over the olive trees and sycamore trees in the lowlands. And Joash [was] over the oil cellars.
And Shitrai of Sharon [was] over the herds that fed in Sharon. And Shaphat the son of Adlai [was] over the herds in the valleys.
And Obil the Ishmaelite [was] over the camels And Jehdeiah the Meronothite [was] over the asses.
And Jaziz the Hagerite [was] over the flocks All these [were] the rulers of the possessions which king David had.
And Jonathan, David's uncle, [was] an adviser, a wise man and a scribe. And Jehiel the son of Hachmoni [was] with the king's sons.
And Ahithophel [was] the king's counselor. And Hushai the Archite [was] the king's companion.
And after Ahithophel [was] Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar. And the general of the king's army [was] Joab.