Diḇre haYamim Aleph (1 Chronicles) 27
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1And the children of Yisra’ĕl, according to their number, the heads of fathers’ houses, and the commanders of thousands and hundreds and their officers, served the sovereign in all matters of the divisions which came in and went out new moon by new moon throughout all the new moons of the year, each division having twenty-four thousand.
2Over the first division for the first new moon was Yashoḇ‛am son of Zaḇdi’ĕl, and in his division were twenty-four thousand;
3of the sons of Perets, and the chief of all the commanders of the army for the first new moon.
4And over the division of the second new moon was Doḏai an Aḥoḥite, and of his division Miqloth also was the leader, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
5The third commander of the army for the third new moon was Benayahu, son of Yehoyaḏa the priest, who was chief, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
6This was the Benayahu who was mighty among the thirty, and was over the thirty, and in his division was Ammizaḇaḏ his son.
7The fourth for the fourth new moon was Asah’ĕl the brother of Yo’aḇ, and Zeḇaḏyah his son after him, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
8The fifth for the fifth new moon was Shamhuth the Yizraḥite, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
9The sixth for the sixth new moon was Ira son of Iqqĕsh the Teqowite, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
10The seventh for the seventh new moon was Ḥĕlets the Pelonite, of the children of Ephrayim, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
11The eighth for the eighth new moon was Sibbeḵai the Ḥushathite, of the Zarḥites, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
12The ninth for the ninth new moon was Aḇi‛ezer the Anathothite, of the Binyamites, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
13The tenth for the tenth new moon was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarḥites, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
14The eleventh for the eleventh new moon was Benayah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephrayim, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
15The twelfth for the twelfth new moon was Ḥeldai the Netophathite, of Othni’ĕl, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
16And over the tribes of Yisra’ĕl: the chief officer over Re’uḇĕn: Eli‛ezer son of Ziḵri; over Shim‛on: Shephatyahu son of Ma‛aḵah;
17Lĕwi: Ḥashaḇyah son of Qemu’ĕl; over Aharon: Tsaḏoq;
18Yehuḏah: Elihu, one of Dawiḏ’s brothers; Yissasḵar: Omri son of Miḵa’ĕl;
19Zeḇulun: Yishmayahu son of Oḇaḏyahu; Naphtali: Yerimoth son of Azri’ĕl;
20the children of Ephrayim: Hoshĕa son of Azazyahu; the half-tribe of Menashsheh: Yo’ĕl son of Peḏayahu;
21the half-tribe of Menashsheh in Gil‛aḏ: Iddo son of Zeḵaryahu; Binyamin: Ya‛asi’ĕl son of Aḇnĕr;
22Dan: Azar’ĕl son of Yeroḥam. These were the rulers of the tribes of Yisra’ĕl.
23But Dawiḏ did not take the number of those twenty years old and under, because יהוה had said He would increase Yisra’ĕl like the stars of the heavens.
24Yo’aḇ son of Tseruyah began a census, but he did not finish, for wrath came upon Yisra’ĕl because of this census; nor was the number recorded in the account of the annals of Sovereign Dawiḏ.
25And Azmaweth son of Aḏi’ĕl was over the sovereign’s treasuries. And Yehonathan son of Uzziyahu was over the storehouses in the field, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the watchtowers.
26And Ezri son of Keluḇ was over those who did the work of the field for tilling the ground.
27And Shim‛i the Ramathite was over the vineyards, and Zaḇdi the Shiphmite was over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars.
28And Ba‛al-Ḥanan the Geḏĕrite was over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the low country, and Yo‛ash was over the oil-stores.
29And Shitrai the Sharonite was over the herds that fed in Sharon, and Shaphat son of Aḏlai was over the herds that were in the valleys.
30And Oḇil the Yishma‛ĕlite was over the camels, and Yeḥdeyahu the Mĕronothite was over the donkeys,
31and Yaziz the Haḡrite was over the flocks. All of these were heads over the property of Sovereign Dawiḏ.
32Also Yehonathan, Dawiḏ’s uncle, was a counsellor, a wise man and a scribe. And Yeḥi’ĕl son of Ḥaḵmoni was with the sovereign’s sons.
33And Aḥithophel was the sovereign’s counsellor, and Ḥushai the Arkite was the sovereign’s companion.
34And after Aḥithophel was Yehoyaḏa son of Benayahu, then Eḇyathar. And the chief of the sovereign’s army was Yo’aḇ.
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