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1 Chronicles 27

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 27 of 29

1 And the sons of Israel, according to their number, the heads of the fathers, and commanders of thousands and hundreds, and their scribes who served the king in every matter of the divisions which came in and went out month by month for all the months of the year, the one division had twenty-four thousand.

2 Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel. And over his division, twenty-four thousand.

3 The head of all the commanders of the army for the first month was of the sons of Perez.

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Chapter Summary

The twelve captains for every several month. The rulers of the twelve tribes. The number of the people is incomplete.

Key Hebrew Words

רֵ֥עַ friend H7453 · TWOT 2186a
נָגִ֔יד leader H5057 · TWOT 1289b
שָׂרֵ֥י chieftain H8269 · TWOT 2295a
גִּבּ֥וֹר strong H1368 · TWOT 310b
זְכַרְיָ֑הוּ Zachariah H2148 · TWOT 551c

People & Context

Monthly military divisions organized

David organizes the army into twelve divisions of 24,000 men, each serving for one month of the year under a specific commander.

Rulers of the tribes appointed

Specific leaders and rulers are appointed over each of the tribes of Israel.

David stops the census

David refuses to count those twenty years old and under because God promised to multiply Israel like the stars. Joab begins the count but stops due to…

Timeline

Monthly military divisions organized

David organizes the army into twelve divisions of 24,000 men, each serving for one month of the year under a specific commander.

1 Chronicles 27:1-15
Rulers of the tribes appointed

Specific leaders and rulers are appointed over each of the tribes of Israel.

1 Chronicles 27:16-22
David stops the census

David refuses to count those twenty years old and under because God promised to multiply Israel like the stars. Joab begins the count but stops due to God's wrath, and the final number is not recorded in the king's annals.

1 Chronicles 27:23-24

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