1 Chronicles 27:1

And [these are] the children of Israel after their number; [to wit,] the chiefs of the family divisions and the captains of the thousands and the hundreds, and their officers that served the king in every matter of the divisions, that came in and went out month by month, throughout all the months of the year, every division being twenty and four thousand.

Leeser Tanakh

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 division for the first month was Jashob'am the son of Zabdiel; and in his division were twenty and four thousand.

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Cross References

Exodus 18:25And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and placed them as heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

Joshua 23:1And it came to pass after many days, after the Lord had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, and Joshua had grown old and was well stricken in age,

2 Samuel 23:8These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Yosheb-bashebeth, the Thachkemonite, the chief among the captains,—the same as 'Adino the 'Eznite,—because of eight hundred slain at one time.

1 Kings 4:27(5:7) And those superintendents provided for king Solomon, and for all that came near unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they let nothing be wanting.

1 Chronicles 11:10These also are the principals of the mighty men whom David had, who held firmly with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the Lord concerning Israel.

1 Chronicles 28:1And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the divisions that ministered to the king, and the captains of the thousands, and the captains of the hundreds, and the rulers of all the property and the cattle of the king and of his sons, with the court-servants, and the mighty men, and with all the valiant men of the army, unto 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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