1 Chronicles 27:12
New International Version
The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjamite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

New Living Translation
Abiezer from Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin was commander of the ninth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the ninth month.

English Standard Version
Ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer of Anathoth, a Benjaminite; in his division were 24,000.

Berean Standard Bible
The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjamite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

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

New King James Version
The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites; in his division were twenty-four thousand.

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

NASB 1995
The ninth for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite of the Benjamites; and in his division were 24,000.

NASB 1977
The ninth for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite of the Benjamites; and in his division were 24,000.

Legacy Standard Bible
The ninth for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite of the Benjamites; and in his division were 24,000.

Amplified Bible
The ninth, for the ninth month was Abiezer of Anathoth, a Benjamite; and in his division were 24,000.

Christian Standard Bible
The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjaminite; 24,000 were in his division.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjaminite; 24,000 were in his division.

American Standard Version
The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

Contemporary English Version
in the ninth month, Abiezer from Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin;

English Revised Version
The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Abiezer, a member of the tribe of Benjamin from Anathoth, was in charge of the ninth unit during the ninth month. In his unit there were 24,000.

International Standard Version
Abiezer from Anathoth, a descendant of Benjamin, was ninth for the ninth month; 24,000 soldiers served in his division.

Majority Standard Bible
The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjamite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

NET Bible
The ninth, assigned the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjaminite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.

New Heart English Bible
The ninth for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

Webster's Bible Translation
The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjaminites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

World English Bible
The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites. In his division were twenty-four thousand.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The ninth, for the ninth month, [is] Abiezer the Antothite, of the Benjamite, and twenty-four thousand [are] on his division.

Young's Literal Translation
The ninth, for the ninth month, is Abiezer the Antothite, of the Benjamite, and on his course are twenty and four thousand.

Smith's Literal Translation
The ninth for the ninth month, Abiezer the Anathothite for the Benjamites: and for his division twenty and four thousand.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer an Anathothite of the sons of Jemini, and in His company were four and twenty thousand.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer, an Anathothite from the sons of Benjamin; and in his company there were twenty-four thousand.

New American Bible
Ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer from Anathoth, of Benjamin, and in his division were twenty-four thousand men.

New Revised Standard Version
Ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer of Anathoth, a Benjaminite; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The ninth commander for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anatothite, of the Benjamites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The ninth for the ninth month: Abiaz the Anatuthite from those of the house of Benjamin, and with his division, twenty and four thousand.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The ninth for the ninth month was Abiezer of Anathoth, of the land of Benjamin: and in his division were twenty and four thousand.
Audio Bible



Context
The Twelve Captains for Each Month
11The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division. 12The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjamite. There were 24,000 men in his division. 13The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.…

Cross References
1 Samuel 22:7
Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?

2 Samuel 23:8-39
These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the Three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed at one time. / Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pas-dammim. The men of Israel retreated, / but Eleazar stood his ground and struck the Philistines until his hand grew weary and stuck to his sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops returned to him, but only to plunder the dead. ...

1 Chronicles 11:10-47
Now these were the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who, together with all Israel, bolstered and strengthened his kingdom, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. / This is the list of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief of the officers; he wielded his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed at one time. / Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men. ...

2 Samuel 21:15-22
Once again the Philistines waged war against Israel, and David and his servants went down and fought against the Philistines. But David became exhausted. / Then Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David. / But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.” ...

1 Chronicles 20:4-8
Some time later, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were subdued. / Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. / And there was also a battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha, ...

1 Kings 4:1-19
So King Solomon ruled over Israel, / and these were his chief officials: Azariah son of Zadok was the priest; / Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, were secretaries; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder; ...

1 Chronicles 18:15-17
Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder; / Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was the scribe; / Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.

2 Samuel 8:15-18
Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people: / Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder; / Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe; ...

1 Chronicles 26:26-28
This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders. / They had dedicated some of the plunder from their battles to the repair of the house of the LORD. / Everything that had been dedicated by Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah, along with everything else that was dedicated, was under the care of Shelomith and his brothers.

1 Chronicles 27:1-15
This 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: / Jashobeam 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. ...

1 Chronicles 12:23-40
Now these are the numbers of men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, in accordance with the word of the LORD: / From Judah: 6,800 armed troops bearing shields and spears. / From Simeon: 7,100 mighty men of valor, ready for battle. ...

1 Chronicles 28:1
Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor.

1 Chronicles 29:6
Then the leaders of the families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.

2 Chronicles 17:12-19
Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah / and kept vast supplies in the cities of Judah. He also had warriors in Jerusalem who were mighty men of valor. / These are their numbers according to the houses of their fathers: From Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, and with him 300,000 mighty men of valor; ...

2 Chronicles 26:11-15
Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers. / The total number of family leaders of the mighty men of valor was 2,600. / Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies. ...


Treasury of Scripture

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

Anetothite

1 Chronicles 11:28
Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Antothite,

Antothite

2 Samuel 23:27
Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

Anethothite

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The ninth, for the ninth month
This phrase indicates the structured and organized nature of King David's military and administrative system. The division of responsibilities by month reflects a well-planned governance model, ensuring that each group had a specific time to serve, allowing for rest and rotation. The number nine in biblical numerology often symbolizes divine completeness or finality, suggesting that this system was divinely inspired and complete in its design.

Abiezer the Anathothite
Abiezer, whose name means "my father is help," signifies reliance on God as a source of strength and support. Anathoth was a town in the territory of Benjamin, known for its priests and prophets, including Jeremiah. This connection to Anathoth highlights the spiritual heritage and the importance of faithfulness and service to God within the community.

A Benjamite
The tribe of Benjamin holds a significant place in Israel's history. Known for their fierce warriors and loyalty, the Benjamites were a small but influential tribe. This reference underscores the unity and diversity within the nation of Israel, as each tribe contributed to the collective strength and governance of the kingdom.

And in his division were 24,000
The mention of 24,000 men in Abiezer's division reflects the substantial military force available to King David. This number signifies readiness and strength, ensuring the security and stability of the kingdom. The organization into divisions of 24,000 also suggests a systematic approach to military service, allowing for efficient management and deployment of troops.

Verse 12. - For Abiezer, of the tribe of Benjamin, see 1 Chronicles 11:28; 2 Samuel 23:27. For Anetothite (Anathoth) see 1 Chronicles 6:60 (45); Joshua 21:18; Jeremiah 1:1; Jeremiah 11:21; Jeremiah 32:7-9.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The ninth,
הַתְּשִׁיעִי֙ (hat·tə·šî·‘î)
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Strong's 8671: Ninth (an ordinal number)

for the ninth
הַתְּשִׁיעִ֔י (hat·tə·šî·‘î)
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Strong's 8671: Ninth (an ordinal number)

month,
לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ (la·ḥō·ḏeš)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month

was Abiezer
אֲבִיעֶ֥זֶר (’ă·ḇî·‘e·zer)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 44: Abiezer -- 'my father is help', a Manassite, also a Benjamite

the Anathothite,
הָעַנְּתֹתִ֖י (hā·‘an·nə·ṯō·ṯî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6069: Anathothite -- inhabitant of Anathoth

a Benjamite.
לבנימיני (lab·ben·yə·mî·nî)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

[There were] 24,000
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים (‘eś·rîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth

[men] in
וְעַל֙ (wə·‘al)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

his division.
מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔וֹ (ma·ḥă·luq·tōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4256: Division, course


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