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Military Divisions

27 The Israelis, according to the number of the leaders of their families, the officers of groups of thousands and groups of hundreds, and their leaders who served the king on behalf of the army divisions of 24,000 soldiers on duty month by month throughout the year, consisted of the following.

Zabdiel’s son Jashobeam was responsible[a] for the first division of 24,000 soldiers[b] for the first month. A descendant of Perez, he was chief of all the commanders of the army for the first month.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 27:2 Lit. over; and so throughout the chapter
  2. 1 Chronicles 27:2 The Heb. lacks soldiers; and so throughout the chapter