1 Chronicles 27:5

The third for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada the chief priest: and in his division were twenty and four thousand.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4And over the division of the second month was Dodai the son of Ahoh, and over his division was Makelloth also chief: and in his division were twenty and four thousand, chief men of the host.

6This Benaiah was more mighty than the thirty, and over the thirty: and Ammizabad his son was over his division.

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Cross References

1 Kings 2:35o But now do not thou hold him guiltless, for thou art a man of understanding, and thou wilt know what thou shalt do to him, and thou shalt bring down his gray hairs with blood to the grave.

1 Chronicles 12:28And Jehoiada the chief of the family of Aaron, and with him three thousand and seven hundred.

1 Chronicles 27:34And after this Ahithophel Jehoiada the son of Benaiah came next, and Abiathar: and Joab was the king’s commander-in-chief.

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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