1 Chronicles 27:3

1 Chronicles 27:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
• New International Version (NIV)He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army officers for the first month.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He was a descendant of Perez and was chief of all the commanders. He served for the first month.
• New King James Version (NKJV)he was of the children of Perez, and the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month.

Context of 1 Chronicles 27:3

1This is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 men in each division: 2Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division, which was assigned the first month. There were 24,000 men in his division. He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army commanders for the first month. 4Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division for the second month, and Mikloth was the leader. There were 24,000 men in his division. 5The third army commander, as chief for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. There were 24,000 men in his division.

1 Chronicles 27:3 word by word

מִן־בְּנֵי־פֶ֗רֶץ הָרֹ֛אשׁ לְכָל־שָׂרֵ֥י הַצְּבָא֖וֹת לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃Read the interlinear

• ·מִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• He was a descendantבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Perezפֶּ֫רֶץperets · PerezH6557
• and chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• of allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the armyצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• commandersשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• for the firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223
• monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 27:3

• Genesis 38:29But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.
• Numbers 26:20These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.
• Genesis 49:8Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.
• Numbers 7:12On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.
• Numbers 10:14First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 27:3

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15David organized his reserve army into twelve divisions. Each division served for one month each year. Their duties likely included protecting borders, policing, maintaining order in conquered areas, manning fortresses, and taking care of military equipment like horses and chariots. The divisions were not based on Israel’s tribal structure. Each division included people from different tribes, showing the kingdom's integration.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel--(See on 1Ch 11:11; 2Sa 23:8). Hachmoni was his father, Zabdiel probably one of his ancestors; or there might be different names of the same individual. In the rotation of the military courses, the dignity of precedence, not of authority, was given to the hero.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 27:3

• Armies
• Month

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• Course
• Month
• Perez
• Pharez
• Adonijah
• Chronicles, Books of
• David
• Genealogy
• Perez; Pharez

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary