Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation This is the list of the Israelite heads of families and clan leaders and their officials who administered the work of the kingdom. Each month of the year a different group of twenty-four thousand men was on duty under the commander for that month. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Now the children of Israel according to their number, the heads of families, captains of thousands and of hundreds, and officers, that served the king according to their companies, who came in and went out every month in the year, under every chief were four and twenty thousand. 24,000 men, who all served a month at a time, in turn; and this was the whole of their service during the year, after which they attended to their own affairs. Thus the king had always on foot a regular force of 24,000, who served without expense to him or the state, and were not oppressed by the service, which took up only a twelfth part of their time; and by this plan he could, at any time, bring into the field 12 times 24,000 or 288,000 fighting men, independently of the 12,000 officers, which made in the whole an effective force of 300,000 soldiers; and all these men were prepared, disciplined, and ready at a call, without the smallest expense to the state or the king. These were, properly speaking, the militia of the Israelites kingdom. captains 1 Chronicles 28:1 And David assembled all the chief men of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies, who waited on the king: and the captains over thousands, and over hundreds, and them who had the charge over the substance and possessions of the king, and his sons with the officers of the court, and the men of power, and all the bravest of the army at Jerusalem. 2 Chronicles 17:12-19 And Josaphat grew, and became exceeding great: and he built in Juda houses like towers, and walled cities. . . . 2 Chronicles 26:11-13 And the army of his fighting men, that went out to war, was under the hand of Jehiel the scribe, and Maasias the doctor, and under the hand of Henanias, who was one of the king's captains. . . . any matter 1 Kings 4:7,27 And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and for his house hold: for every one provided necessaries, each man his month in the year. . . . Context The Twelve Captains for Each Month1Now the children of Israel according to their number, the heads of families, captains of thousands and of hundreds, and officers, that served the king according to their companies, who came in and went out every month in the year, under every chief were four and twenty thousand.2Over the first company the first month Jesboam, the son of Zabdiel was chief, and under him were four and twenty thousand.… Cross References 1 Chronicles 26:32 And his brethren of stronger age, two thousand seven hundred chiefs of families. And king David made them rulers over the Rubenites and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasses, for all the service of God, and the king. 1 Chronicles 27:2 Over the first company the first month Jesboam, the son of Zabdiel was chief, and under him were four and twenty thousand. 1 Chronicles 28:1 And David assembled all the chief men of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies, who waited on the king: and the captains over thousands, and over hundreds, and them who had the charge over the substance and possessions of the king, and his sons with the officers of the court, and the men of power, and all the bravest of the army at Jerusalem. 1 Chronicles 29:6 Then the heads of the families, and the princes of the tribes of Israel and the captains of thousands, and of hundreds, and the overseers of the king's possessions promised, Jump to Previous Captains Children Course Division Divisions Fathers Heads Houses Hundreds Israel Matter Month Months Officers Served Thousands Throughout Twenty Twenty-Four WitJump to Next Captains Children Course Division Divisions Fathers Heads Houses Hundreds Israel Matter Month Months Officers Served Thousands Throughout Twenty Twenty-Four WitLinks 1 Chronicles 27:1 NIV1 Chronicles 27:1 NLT 1 Chronicles 27:1 ESV 1 Chronicles 27:1 NASB 1 Chronicles 27:1 Bible Apps 1 Chronicles 27:1 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 27:1 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 27:1 French Bible 1 Chronicles 27:1 German Bible Alphabetical: 24000 all and army by came commanders concerned consisted division divisions duty Each enumeration families fathers heads households hundreds in is Israel Israelites king list men month months Now numbering of officers on out served sons that the their This thousands throughout went were which who year OT History: 1 Chronicles 27:1 Now the children of Israel after their (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |