1 Chronicles 27
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1 Chronicles 27:1-9

1This is the list of the Israelites, the family heads, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter to do with the divisions that were on rotated military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 in each division:

2Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division, for the first month; 24,000 were in his division.

3He 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; 24,000 were in his division.

5The third army commander, as chief for the third month, was Benaiah son of the priest Jehoiada; 24,000 were in his division.

6This Benaiah was a mighty man among the Thirty and over the Thirty, and his son Ammizabad was in charge of his division.

7The fourth commander, for the fourth month, was Joab’s brother Asahel, and his son Zebadiah was commander after him; 24,000 were in his division.

8The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; 24,000 were in his division.

9The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; 24,000 were in his division.

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