24 And (A)Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number: but he finished it not, [a]because there came wrath for it against Israel: neither was the number put into the [b]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 towers was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:

26 And over the workmen in the field that tilleth the ground, was Ezri the son of Chelub:

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 27:24 And the commandment of the King was abominable to Joab, 1 Chron. 21:6.
  2. 1 Chronicles 27:24 The Hebrews make both these books of Chronicles but one, and at this verse make the midst of the book as touching the number of verses.

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