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 chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.

⁴ And over the course of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and of his course was Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise were twenty and four thousand.

⁵ 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.

⁶ This is that Benaiah, who was mighty among the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course was Ammizabad his son.

⁷ The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

⁸ The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

⁹ The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

¹⁰ The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

¹¹ The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

¹² The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

¹³ The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

¹⁴ The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

¹⁵ The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

¹⁶ Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:

¹⁷ Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok:

¹⁸ Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:

¹⁹ Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel:

²⁰ Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:

²¹ Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:

²² Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes of the tribes of Israel.

²³ But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens.

²⁴ Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David.

²⁵ And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:

²⁶ And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:

²⁷ And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:

²⁸ And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the low plains was Baalhanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:

²⁹ And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:

³⁰ Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite:

³¹ And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite. All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's.

³² Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counselor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons:

³³ And Ahithophel was the king's counselor: and Hushai the Archite was the king's companion:

³⁴ And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's army was Joab.

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¹ Now the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 after their number, ^H4557 to wit, the chief ^H7218 fathers ^H1 and captains ^H8269 of thousands ^H505 and hundreds, ^H3967 and their officers ^H7860 that served ^H8334 the king ^H4428 in any matter ^H1697 of the courses, ^H4256 which came in ^H935 and went out ^H3318 month ^H2320 by month ^H2320 throughout all the months ^H2320 of the year, ^H8141 of every ^H259 course ^H4256 were twenty ^H6242 and four ^H702 thousand. ^H505

² Over the first ^H7223 course ^H4256 for the first ^H7223 month ^H2320 was Jashobeam ^H3434 the son ^H1121 of Zabdiel: ^H2068 and in his course ^H4256 were twenty ^H6242 and four ^H702 thousand. ^H505

³ Of the children ^H1121 of Perez ^H6557 was the chief ^H7218 of all the captains ^H8269 of the host ^H6635 for the first ^H7223 month. ^H2320

⁴ And over the course ^H4256 of the second ^H8145 month ^H2320 was Dodai ^H1737 an Ahohite, ^H266 and of his course ^H4256 was Mikloth ^H4732 also the ruler: ^H5057 in his course ^H4256 likewise were twenty ^H6242 and four ^H702 thousand. ^H505

⁵ The third ^H7992 captain ^H8269 of the host ^H6635 for the third ^H7992 month ^H2320 was Benaiah ^H1141 the son ^H1121 of Jehoiada, ^H3077 a chief ^H7218 priest: ^H3548 and in his course ^H4256 were twenty ^H6242 and four ^H702 thousand. ^H505

⁶ This is that Benaiah, ^H1141 who was mighty ^H1368 among the thirty, ^H7970 and above the thirty: ^H7970 and in his course ^H4256 was Ammizabad ^H5990 his son. ^H1121

⁷ The fourth ^H7243 captain for the fourth ^H7243 month ^H2320 was Asahel ^H6214 the brother ^H251 of Joab, ^H3097 and Zebadiah ^H2069 his son ^H1121 after ^H310 him: and in his course ^H4256 were twenty ^H6242 and four ^H702 thousand. ^H505

⁸ The fifth ^H2549 captain ^H8269 for the fifth ^H2549 month ^H2320 was Shamhuth ^H8049 the Izrahite: ^H3155 and in his course ^H4256 were twenty ^H6242 and four ^H702 thousand. ^H505

⁹ The sixth ^H8345 captain for the sixth ^H8345 month ^H2320 was Ira ^H5896 the son ^H1121 of Ikkesh ^H6142 the Tekoite: ^H8621 and in his course ^H4256 were twenty ^H6242 and four ^H702 thousand. ^H505

¹⁰ The seventh ^H7637 captain for the seventh ^H7637 month ^H2320 was Helez ^H2503 the Pelonite, ^H6397 of the children ^H1121 of Ephraim: ^H669 and in his course ^H4256 were twenty ^H6242 and four ^H702 thousand. ^H505

¹¹ The eighth ^H8066 captain for the eighth ^H8066 month ^H2320 was Sibbecai ^H5444 the Hushathite, ^H2843 of the Zarhites: ^H2227 and in his course ^H4256 were twenty ^H6242 and four ^H702 thousand. ^H505

¹² The ninth ^H8671 captain for the ninth ^H8671 month ^H2320 was Abiezer ^H44 the Anetothite, ^H6069 of the Benjamites: ^H1145 and in his course ^H4256 were twenty ^H6242 and four ^H702 thousand. ^H505

¹³ The tenth ^H6224 captain for the tenth ^H6224 month ^H2320 was Maharai ^H4121 the Netophathite, ^H5200 of the Zarhites: ^H2227 and in his course ^H4256 were twenty ^H6242 and four ^H702 thousand. ^H505

¹⁴ The eleventh ^{H6249 H6240} captain for the eleventh ^{H6249 H6240} month ^H2320 was Benaiah ^H1141 the Pirathonite, ^H6553 of the children ^H1121 of Ephraim: ^H669 and in his course ^H4256 were twenty ^H6242 and four ^H702 thousand. ^H505

¹⁵ The twelfth ^{H8147 H6240} captain for the twelfth ^{H8147 H6240} month ^H2320 was Heldai ^H2469 the Netophathite, ^H5200 of Othniel: ^H6274 and in his course ^H4256 were twenty ^H6242 and four ^H702 thousand. ^H505

¹⁶ Furthermore over the tribes ^H7626 of Israel: ^H3478 the ruler ^H5057 of the Reubenites ^H7206 was Eliezer ^H461 the son ^H1121 of Zichri: ^H2147 of the Simeonites, ^H8099 Shephatiah ^H8203 the son ^H1121 of Maachah: ^H4601

¹⁷ Of the Levites, ^H3881 Hashabiah ^H2811 the son ^H1121 of Kemuel: ^H7055 of the Aaronites, ^H175 Zadok: ^H6659

¹⁸ Of Judah, ^H3063 Elihu, ^H453 one of the brethren ^H251 of David: ^H1732 of Issachar, ^H3485 Omri ^H6018 the son ^H1121 of Michael: ^H4317

¹⁹ Of Zebulun, ^H2074 Ishmaiah ^H3460 the son ^H1121 of Obadiah: ^H5662 of Naphtali, ^H5321 Jerimoth ^H3406 the son ^H1121 of Azriel: ^H5837

²⁰ Of the children ^H1121 of Ephraim, ^H669 Hoshea ^H1954 the son ^H1121 of Azaziah: ^H5812 of the half ^H2677 tribe ^H7626 of Manasseh, ^H4519 Joel ^H3100 the son ^H1121 of Pedaiah: ^H6305

²¹ Of the half ^H2677 tribe of Manasseh ^H4519 in Gilead, ^H1568 Iddo ^H3035 the son ^H1121 of Zechariah: ^H2148 of Benjamin, ^H1144 Jaasiel ^H3300 the son ^H1121 of Abner: ^H74

²² Of Dan, ^H1835 Azareel ^H5832 the son ^H1121 of Jeroham. ^H3395 These were the princes ^H8269 of the tribes ^H7626 of Israel. ^H3478

²³ But David ^H1732 took ^H5375 not the number ^H4557 of them from twenty ^H6242 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 and under: ^H4295 because the LORD ^H3068 had said ^H559 he would increase ^H7235 Israel ^H3478 like to the stars ^H3556 of the heavens. ^H8064

²⁴ Joab ^H3097 the son ^H1121 of Zeruiah ^H6870 began ^H2490 to number, ^H4487 but he finished ^H3615 not, because there fell wrath ^H7110 for it ^H2063 against Israel; ^H3478 neither was the number ^H4557 put ^H5927 in the account ^H4557 of the chronicles ^{H1697 H3117} of king ^H4428 David. ^H1732

²⁵ And over the king's ^H4428 treasures ^H214 was Azmaveth ^H5820 the son ^H1121 of Adiel: ^H5717 and over the storehouses ^H214 in the fields, ^H7704 in the cities, ^H5892 and in the villages, ^H3723 and in the castles, ^H4026 was Jehonathan ^H3083 the son ^H1121 of Uzziah: ^H5818

²⁶ And over them that did ^H6213 the work ^H4399 of the field ^H7704 for tillage ^H5656 of the ground ^H127 was Ezri ^H5836 the son ^H1121 of Chelub: ^H3620

²⁷ And over the vineyards ^H3754 was Shimei ^H8096 the Ramathite: ^H7435 over the increase of the vineyards ^H3754 for the wine ^H3196 cellars ^H214 was Zabdi ^H2067 the Shiphmite: ^H8225

²⁸ And over the olive trees ^H2132 and the sycomore trees ^H8256 that were in the low plains ^H8219 was Baalhanan ^H1177 the Gederite: ^H1451 and over the cellars ^H214 of oil ^H8081 was Joash: ^H3135

²⁹ And over the herds ^H1241 that fed ^H7462 in Sharon ^H8289 was Shitrai ^H7861 the Sharonite: ^H8290 and over the herds ^H1241 that were in the valleys ^H6010 was Shaphat ^H8202 the son ^H1121 of Adlai: ^H5724

³⁰ Over the camels ^H1581 also was Obil ^H179 the Ishmaelite: ^H3459 and over the asses ^H860 was Jehdeiah ^H3165 the Meronothite: ^H4824

³¹ And over the flocks ^H6629 was Jaziz ^H3151 the Hagerite. ^H1905 All these were the rulers ^H8269 of the substance ^H7399 which was king ^H4428 David's. ^H1732

³² Also Jonathan ^H3083 David's ^H1732 uncle ^H1730 was a counsellor, ^H3289 a wise ^H995 man, ^H376 and a scribe: ^H5608 and Jehiel ^H3171 the son ^H1121 of Hachmoni ^H2453 was with the king's ^H4428 sons: ^H1121

³³ And Ahithophel ^H302 was the king's ^H4428 counsellor: ^H3289 and Hushai ^H2365 the Archite ^H757 was the king's ^H4428 companion: ^H7453

³⁴ And after ^H310 Ahithophel ^H302 was Jehoiada ^H3077 the son ^H1121 of Benaiah, ^H1141 and Abiathar: ^H54 and the general ^H8269 of the king's ^H4428 army ^H6635 was Joab. ^H3097

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¹ Now the children of Israel after their number, `to wit', the heads of fathers' `houses' and the captains of thousands and of 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 `He was' of the children of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.

⁴ And over the course of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite, and his course; and Mikloth the ruler: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

⁵ The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, chief: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

⁶ This is that Benaiah, who was the mighty man of the thirty, and over the thirty: and `of' his course was Ammizabad his son.

⁷ The fourth `captain' for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

⁸ The fifth captain for this fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

⁹ The sixth `captain' for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

¹⁰ The seventh `captain' for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

¹¹ The eighth `captain' for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

¹² The ninth `captain' for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

¹³ The tenth `captain' for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

¹⁴ The eleventh `captain' for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

¹⁵ The twelfth `captain' for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

¹⁶ Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah:

¹⁷ of Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of Aaron, Zadok:

¹⁸ of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:

¹⁹ of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jeremoth the son of Azriel:

²⁰ of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:

²¹ of the half -`tribe' of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:

²² of Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes of Israel.

²³ But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under, because Jehovah had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of heaven.

²⁴ Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but finished not; and there came wrath for this upon Israel; neither was the number put into the account in the chronicles of king David.

²⁵ And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the treasures in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jonathan the son of Uzziah:

²⁶ And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:

²⁷ and over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: and over the increase of the vineyards for the wine-cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:

²⁸ and over the olive-trees and the sycomore-trees that were in the lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:

²⁹ and over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:

³⁰ and over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite: and over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite.

³¹ All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's.

³² Also Jonathan, David's uncle, was a counsellor, a man of understanding, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons:

³³ And Ahithophel was the king's counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend:

³⁴ and after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the captain of the king's host was Joab.

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¹ And the sons of Israel, after their number, heads of the fathers, and princes of the thousands and of the hundreds, and their officers, those serving the king in any matter of the courses, that are coming in and going out month by month, throughout all months of the year -- `are' in each course twenty and four thousand.

² Over the first course, for the first month, `is' Jashobeam son of Zabdiel, and on his course `are' twenty and four thousand;

³ of the sons of Perez `is' the head of all princes of the hosts for the first month.

⁴ And over the course of the second month `is' Dodai the Ahohite, and his course, and Mikloth `is' the president, and on his course `are' twenty and four thousand.

⁵ Head of the third host, for the third month, `is' Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the head priest, and on his course `are' twenty and four thousand.

⁶ This Benaiah `is' a mighty one of the thirty, and over the thirty, and `in' his course `is' Ammizabad his son.

⁷ The fourth, for the fourth month, `is' Asahel brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him, and on his course `are' twenty and four thousand.

⁸ The fifth, for the fifth month, `is' the prince Shamhuth the Izrahite, and on his course `are' twenty and four thousand.

⁹ The sixth, for the sixth month, `is' Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, and on his course `are' twenty and four thousand.

¹⁰ The seventh, for the seventh month, `is' Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim, and on his course `are' twenty and four thousand.

¹¹ The eighth, for the eighth month, `is' Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhite, and on his course `are' twenty and four thousand.

¹² The ninth, for the ninth month, `is' Abiezer the Antothite, of the Benjamite, and on his course `are' twenty and four thousand.

¹³ The tenth, for the tenth month, `is' Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhite, and on his course `are' twenty and four thousand.

¹⁴ Eleventh, for the eleventh month, `is' Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the sons of Ephraim, and on his course `are' twenty and four thousand.

¹⁵ The twelfth, for the twelfth month, `is' Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel, and on his course `are' twenty and four thousand.

¹⁶ And over the tribes of Israel: Of the Reubenite, a leader `is' Eliezer son of Zichri; of the Simeonite, Shephatiah son of Maachah;

¹⁷ of the Levite, Hashabiah son of Kemuel; of the Aaronite, Zadok;

¹⁸ of Judah, Elihu, of the brethren of David; of Issachar, Omri son of Michael;

¹⁹ of Zebulun, Ishmaiah son of Obadiah; of Naphtali, Jerimoth son of Azriel;

²⁰ of the sons of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Azaziah; of the half of the tribe of Manasseh, Joel son of Pedaiah;

²¹ of the half of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo son of Zechariah; of Benjamin, Jaasiel son of Abner; of Dan, Azareel son of Jeroham:

²² these `are' heads of the tribes of Israel.

²³ And David hath not taken up their number from a son of twenty years and under, for Jehovah said to multiply Israel as the stars of the heavens.

²⁴ Joab son of Zeruiah hath begun to number -- and hath not finished -- and there is for this wrath against Israel, and the number hath not gone up in the account of the Chronicles of king David.

²⁵ And over the treasures of the king `is' Azmaveth son of Adiel; and over the treasures in the field, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the towers, `is' Jehonathan son of Uzziah;

²⁶ and over workmen of the field for the service of the ground `is' Ezri son of Chelub;

²⁷ and over the vineyards `is' Shimei the Ramathite; and over what `is' in the vineyards for the treasures of wine `is' Zabdi the Shiphmite;

²⁸ and over the olives, and the sycamores, that `are' in the low country, `is' Baal-Hanan the Gederite; and over the treasures of oil `is' Joash;

²⁹ and over the herds that are feeding in Sharon `is' Shitrai the Sharonite; and over the herds in the valleys `is' Shaphat son of Adlai;

³⁰ and over the camels `is' Obil the Ishmeelite; and over the asses `is' Jehdeiah the Meronothite;

³¹ and over the flock `is' Jaziz the Hagerite; all these `are' heads of the substance that king David hath.

³² And Jonathan, uncle of David, `is' counsellor, a man of understanding, he is also a scribe; and Jehiel son of Hachmoni `is' with the sons of the king;

³³ and Ahithophel `is' counsellor to the king; and Hushai the Archite `is' the friend of the king;

³⁴ and after Ahithophel `is' Jehoiada son of Benaiah, and Abiathar; and the head of the host of the king `is' Joab.

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¹ And [these] are the children of Israel after their number, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in every matter of the divisions, which came in and went out month by month throughout the months of the year; in every division were twenty-four thousand.

² Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

³ He was of the children of Pherez, the head of all the captains of the hosts for the first month.

⁴ And over the division of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite; and in his division was Mikloth ruler; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

⁵ The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah (the son of Jehoiada, a principal officer): [he was] head; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

⁶ This Benaiah was a mighty man among the thirty, and above the thirty; and in his division was Ammizabad his son.

⁷ The fourth for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

⁸ The fifth for the fifth month was the captain Shamhuth the Jizrahite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

⁹ The sixth for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹⁰ The seventh for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹¹ The eighth for the eighth month was Sibbechai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹² The ninth for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjaminites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹³ The tenth for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹⁴ The eleventh for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹⁵ The twelfth for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹⁶ And over the tribes of Israel were: for the Reubenites Eliezer the son of Zichri was the prince; for the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah;

¹⁷ for the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; for Aaron, Zadok;

¹⁸ for Judah, Elihu of the brethren of David; for Issachar, Omri the son of Michael;

¹⁹ for Zebulun, Jishmaiah the son of Obadiah; for Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel;

²⁰ for the children of Ephraim, Hosea the son of Azaziah; for the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah;

²¹ for the half [tribe] of Manasseh in Gilead, Jiddo the son of Zechariah; for Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner;

²² for Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes of the tribes of Israel.

²³ And David took not their number from twenty years old and under; for Jehovah had said he would increase Israel as the stars of heaven.

²⁴ Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he did not finish; and there fell wrath for it upon Israel; and the number was not put in the account of the chronicles of king David.

²⁵ And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel; and over the storehouses in the country, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the towers was Jonathan the son of Uzziah.

²⁶ And over them that worked in the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub.

²⁷ And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite; and over what was in the vineyards of stores of wine was Zabdi the Shiphmite:

²⁸ and over the olive-trees and the sycamore-trees that were in the lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite; and over the cellars of oil was Joash.

²⁹ And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite; and over the herds in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai.

³⁰ And over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite; and over the asses was Jehdiah the Meronothite.

³¹ And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagarite. All these were comptrollers of the substance which was king David's.

³² And Jonathan, David's uncle, was counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons;

³³ and Ahithophel was the king's counsellor; and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend;

³⁴ and after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar; and Joab was captain of the king's army.

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¹ Now the children of Israel after their number, the heads of fathers' [houses] and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king, in any matter of the divisions which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year--of every division were twenty-four thousand.

² Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

³ [He was] of the children of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.

⁴ Over the division of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite, and his division; and Mikloth the ruler: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

⁵ The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, chief: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

⁶ This is that Benaiah, who was the mighty man of the thirty, and over the thirty: and [of] his division was Ammizabad his son.

⁷ The fourth [captain] for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

⁸ The fifth captain for this fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

⁹ The sixth [captain] for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹⁰ The seventh [captain] for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹¹ The eighth [captain] for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹² The ninth [captain] for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹³ The tenth [captain] for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites: and in his division were Twenty-four thousand.

¹⁴ The eleventh [captain] for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹⁵ The twelfth [captain] for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹⁶ Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah:

¹⁷ of Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of Aaron, Zadok:

¹⁸ of Judah, Elihu, one of the brothers of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:

¹⁹ of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jeremoth the son of Azriel:

²⁰ of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:

²¹ of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:

²² of Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes of Israel.

²³ But David didn't take the number of them from twenty years old and under, because Yahweh had said he would increase Israel like the stars of the sky.

²⁴ Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but didn't finish; and there came wrath for this on Israel; neither was the number put into the account in the chronicles of king David.

²⁵ Over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the treasures in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the towers, was Jonathan the son of Uzziah:

²⁶ Over those who did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:

²⁷ and over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: and over the increase of the vineyards for the wine-cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:

²⁸ and over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowland was Baal Hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:

²⁹ and over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:

³⁰ and over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the donkeys was Jehdeiah the Meronothite: and over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite.

³¹ All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's.

³² Also Jonathan, David's uncle, was a counselor, a man of understanding, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons:

³³ Ahithophel was the king's counselor: and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend:

³⁴ and after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the captain of the king's host was Joab.

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¹ Now the number of the children of Israel, that is, the heads of families, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and the men in authority who were servants of the king in anything to do with the divisions which came in and went out month by month through all the months of the year, in every division were twenty-four thousand.

² Over the first division for the first month was Ishbaal, the son of Zabdiel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

³ He was of the sons of Perez, and the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month.

⁴ And over the division for the second month was Eleazar, the son of Dodai the Ahohite, the ruler; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

⁵ The third captain of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

⁶ This is the same Benaiah who was the great man of the thirty, chief of the thirty; and in his division was Ammizabad his son.

⁷ The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel, the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

⁸ The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

⁹ The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹⁰ The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹¹ The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹² The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹³ The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹⁴ The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹⁵ The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹⁶ And over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer, the son of Zichri; of the Simeonites, Shephatiah, the son of Maacah;

¹⁷ Of Levi, Hashabiah, the son of Kemuel; of Aaron, Zadok;

¹⁸ Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brothers of David; of Issachar, Omri, the son of Michael;

¹⁹ Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah, the son of Obadiah; of Naphtali, Jerimoth, the son of Azriel;

²⁰ Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea, the son of Azaziah; of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel, the son of Pedaiah;

²¹ Of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo, the son of Zechariah; of Benjamin, Jaasiel, the son of Abner;

²² Of Dan, Azarel, the son of Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes of Israel.

²³ But David did not take the number of those who were under twenty years old, for the Lord had said that he would make Israel like the stars of heaven in number.

²⁴ The numbering was started by Joab, the son of Zeruiah, but he did not go on to the end; and because of it, wrath came on Israel and the number was not recorded in the history of King David.

²⁵ And Azmaveth, the son of Adiel, was controller of the king's property; Jonathan, the son of Uzziah, had control of all store-houses in country places and in the towns and little towns and strong places;

²⁶ Ezri, the son of Chelub, had authority over the field-workers and farmers;

²⁷ Shimei the Ramathite was responsible for the vine-gardens; Zabdi the Shiphmite was responsible for the produce of the vine-gardens and for all the stores of wine;

²⁸ Baal-hanan the Gederite was responsible for the olive-trees and the sycamore-trees in the lowlands; and Joash for the stores of oil;

²⁹ And Shitrai the Sharonite was responsible for the herds in the grass-lands of Sharon, and Shaphat, the son of Adlai, for those in the valleys;

³⁰ Obil the Ishmaelite had control of the camels and Jehdeiah the Meronothite of the she-asses;

³¹ The flocks were in the care of Jaziz the Hagarite. All these were the controllers of King David's property.

³² Now Jonathan, David's father's brother, expert in discussion, and a man of good sense, was a scribe; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni, had the care of the king's sons;

³³ And Ahithophel was the king's expert in discussion and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend.

³⁴ After Ahithophel was Jehoiada, the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar; and the captain of the king's army was Joab.