1 Chronicles · Chapter 27

[ edit] The ſonis forſoþe of Yrael aftir þeir noumbre, princis of meynes, leders of þouſandis, and leders of hundriþes, and þe prefectis, þat ſerueden to þe kyng aftir þeir companyes, commynge in and goynge out bi alle þe moneþes in þe ȝeer, alle before weren to foure and twenty þouſand. To þe firſt company in þe firſt moneþ Iſiboam, þe ſone of Sobdiel was beforn, and vndir hym foure and twenty þouſand; of þe ſonis of Phares, prince of alle þe princis in þe hooſt, þe firſt moneþ. Of þe ſecounde moneþ hadde þe companye Didi Achoites, and aftir hym an oþer, Machilot by name, þe whiche gouernede a partye of þe hooſt of þe foure and twenty þouſand.

Duyke alſo of þe þrid companye in þe þrid moneþ was Bananyas, þe ſone of Joiade, preſt, and in his diuyſioun foure and twenty þouſand; he is Bananyas, moſt ſtrong among þritty, and vpon þritty; forſoþe Amyzadaþ, his ſone, before was to þe companye of hym. Þe ferþ moneþ, þe ferþ, Aſael, þe broþer of Joab, and Sabadias, his ſone, aftir hym, and in his companye foure and twenty þouſand. Þe fyfþe, þe fyfþe moneþ, prince Samoþ Jeſraites, and in his companye foure and twenty þouſand. Þe ſixte, in þe ſixte moneþ, Ira, þe ſone of Acces, Techuytes, and in his companye foure and twenty þouſand.

Þe ſeuenþ, in þe ſeuenþ moneþ, Helles Phalonytes, of þe ſonis of Effraym, and in his companye foure and twenty þouſand. Þe eyȝt, þe eyȝt moneþ, Sobochai Aſaþites, of þe ſtok of Saray, and in his companye foure and twenty þouſand. Þe nynþe, þe nynþe moneþ, Abieſer Anoþotites, of þe ſtok of Gemyny, and in his companye foure and twenty þouſand. Þe tenþ, þe tenþ moneþ, Marai, and he Neophatites, of þe ſtok of Saray, and in his companye foure and twenty þouſand. Þe elleuenþ, þe elleuenþ moneþ, Banas Pharonytes, of þe ſones of Effraym, and in his companye foure and twenty þouſand. Þe twelfþe, þe twelfþe moneþ, Holdia Neþofatites, of þe ſtok of Goþonyel, and in his companye foure and twenty þouſand.

Forſoþe þer ſtoden beforn to þe lynagis of Yrael, to Rubenytis, duyke Eliezer, þe ſone of Zechry; to Symeonitis, duke Saphaþias, þe ſone of Maacha; to Leuytis, Azabias, þe ſone of Chamuel; to Aaronytes, Sadoch; to Judaites, Elyu, þe broþer of Dauiþ; to Yſacharites, Amri, þe ſone of Mychael; to Zabulonytes, Jeſmaias, þe ſone of Abdie; to Neptalonytes, Jerymuþ, þe ſone of Oziel; to þe ſonis of Effraym, Oſee, þe ſone of Ozazyn; to þe half lynage of Manaſſe, Johel, þe ſone of Phaþae; and to þe half lynage of Manaſſe in Galaad, Jaddo, þe ſone of Zacharie; to Beniamyn forſoþe, Zazihel, þe ſone of Abner; to Dan forſoþe, Ezriel, þe ſone of Jeroam; þes þe princis of þe ſonis of Iſrael.

Dauiþ forſoþe wolde noumbre hem fro twenty ȝeer and beneþen, for þe Lord hadde ſeide, þat he ſchuld multiplie Yrael as þe ſterres of heuen. Joab, þe ſone of Saruye, beganne to noumbren, and fulfilde not; for vpon þat wraþ felle doun in to Yrael, and þerfore þe noumber of hem, þat weren noumbred, is not told in to þe worþi cronyclis of kyng Dauid. Vpon þe treſoures forſoþe of þe kyng was Azimoþ, þe ſone of Adiel; to þes forſoþe treſoures, þat weren in cytees, and in touns, and in toures, Jonaþan, þe ſone of Ozie, ſatte vpon.

To þe churliſche werk forſoþe, and to þe erþ tilieris, þat wrouȝten þe erþ, Eſri, þe ſone of Chelub, was vpon; and to þe vyne tiliers, Semeias Roenatites; to þe wijne celeris, Zabdyas Aphonytes; forſoþe vpon þe olyues, and þe fijge trees, þat weren in þe wijld feeldis, Balanan Gadarites; on þe leyinge up places forſoþe of oyle, Joas; bot to þe droues, þat weren fed in Sarona, prouoſt was Ceþeray Ceronytes; and vpon þe oxen in valeys, Saphat, þe ſone of Abdi; vpon þe camels forſoþe, Ubil Iſmaelit; and vpon þe aſſis, Judas Meranaþites; vpon þe ſcheep alſo, Jaſir Agarene; alle þes princis of þe ſubſtaunce of Dauiþ þe kyng.

Jonaþas forſoþe, þe vncle of Dauid, counſeyler, man myȝty, and ſleeȝ, and lettred; he and Jahiel, þe ſone of Achamony, weren wiþ þe ſonis of þe kyng. Achitofel alſo þe counceylere of þe king; and Chuſi Archites, þe freend of þe kyng. Aftir Achitofel was Joiada, þe ſone of Banaye, and Abiaþar; prince forſoþe of þe hooſt of þe kyng was Joab.