1 Chronicles 27:3

Of the sons of Phares, the chief of all the captains in the host in the first month.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.

In Context

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

4The company of the second month was under Dudia, an Ahohite, and after him was another named Macelloth, who commanded a part of the army of four and twenty thousand.

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Cross References

Genesis 49:8Juda, thee shall thy brethren praise: thy hands shall be on the necks of thy enemies: the sons of thy father shall bow down to thee.

Numbers 10:14The sons of Juda by their troops: whose prince was Nahasson the son of Aminadab.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 27:2-16

The Officers of the Army. ( b. c. 1015.) 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. 2 Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 3 Of the children of Perez was the… Read the whole commentary →

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