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1 Chronicles 27

First Chronicles 27 describes monthly military divisions that serve the king in rotation, tribal rulers, supervisors over David’s property and agriculture, and key counselors and officials. The chapter gives a practical picture of how a large kingdom is administered throughout the year. It also notes that David did not include those under twenty in his numbering because God had promised to multiply Israel greatly.

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First Chronicles 27 describes monthly military divisions that serve the king in rotation, tribal rulers, supervisors over David’s property and agriculture, and key counselors and officials. The chapter gives a practical picture of how a large kingdom is administered throughout the year. It also notes that David did not include those under twenty in his numbering because God had promised to multiply Israel greatly.

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1Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit,…2Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam…3Of the children of Perez was the chief of all…4And over the course of the second month was Dodai…5The third captain of the host for the third month…6This is that Benaiah, who was mighty among the thirty,…7The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the…8The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the…9The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the…10The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the…11The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the…12The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the…13The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the…14The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the…15The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the…16Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the…17Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the…18Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of…19Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth…20Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah:…21Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the…22Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the…23But David took not the number of them from twenty…24Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he…25And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of…26And over them that did the work of the field…27And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the…28And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that…29And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai…30Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over…31And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite. All these…32Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counseller, a wise man,…33And Ahithophel was the king's counseller: and Hushai the Archite…34And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and…