1 Chronicles 27:1

Now the children of Israel according to their number, the heads of families, captains of thousands and of hundreds, and officers, that served the king according to their companies, who came in and went out every month in the year, under every chief were four and twenty thousand.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2Over the first company the first month Jesboam, the son of Zabdiel was chief, and under him were four and twenty thousand.

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Cross References

Exodus 18:25And choosing able men out of all Israel, he appointed them rulers of the people, rulers over thousands, and over hundreds, and over fifties, and over tens.

Joshua 23:1And when a long time was passed, after that the Lord had given peace to Israel, all the nations round about being subdued, and Josue being now old, and far advanced in years:

2 Samuel 23:8These are the names of the valiant men of David. Jesbaham sitting in the chair was the wisest chief among the three, he was like the most tender little worm of the wood, who killed eight hundred men at one onset.

1 Kings 4:27And the foresaid governors of the king fed them: and they furnished the necessaries also for king Solomon's table, with great care in their time.

1 Chronicles 11:10These are the chief of the valiant men of David, who helped him to be made king over all Israel, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke to Israel.

1 Chronicles 28:1And David assembled all the chief men of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies, who waited on the king: and the captains over thousands, and over hundreds, and them who had the charge over the substance and possessions of the king, and his sons with the officers of the court, and the men of power, and all the bravest of the army at Jerusalem.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 27:1

In this chapter we have the civil list, including the military, I. The twelve captains for every separate month of the year, ver. 1-15 . II. The princes of the several tribes, ver. 16-24 . III. The officers of the court, ver. 25-34 . Read the whole commentary →

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