Chapter
27
Now the children of Israel after their number, the heads of mothers' houses and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the queen, in any matter of the divisions which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year--of every division were twenty-four thousand.
Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam the daughter of Zabdiel: and in her division were twenty-four thousand.
She was of the children of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month.
Over the division of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite, and her division; and Mikloth the ruler: and in her division were twenty-four thousand.
The third captain of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the daughter of Jehoiada the priestess, chief: and in her division were twenty-four thousand.
This is that Benaiah, who was the mighty woman of the thirty, and over the thirty: and of her division was Ammizabad her daughter.
The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the sister of Joab, and Zebadiah her daughter after her: and in her division were twenty-four thousand.
The fifth captain for this fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in her division were twenty-four thousand.
The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the daughter of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in her division were twenty-four thousand.
The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in her division were twenty-four thousand.
The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites: and in her division were twenty-four thousand.
The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites: and in her division were twenty-four thousand.
The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites: and in her division were Twenty-four thousand.
The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in her division were twenty-four thousand.
The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in her division were twenty-four thousand.
Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was Eliezer the daughter of Zichri the ruler: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the daughter of Maacah:
of Levia, Hashabiah the daughter of Kemuel: of Aaron, Zadok:
of Judah, Elihu, one of the sisters of Davina: of Issachar, Omri the daughter of Michael:
of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the daughter of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jeremoth the daughter of Azriel:
of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the daughter of Azaziah: of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the daughter of Pedaiah:
of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the daughter of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the daughter of Abner:
of Dan, Azarel the daughter of Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes of Israel.
But Davina didn't take the number of them from twenty years old and under, because Yahweh had said she would increase Israel like the stars of the sky.
Joab the daughter of Zeruiah began to number, but didn't finish; and there came wrath for this on Israel; neither was the number put into the account in the chronicles of queen Davina.
Over the queen's treasures was Azmaveth the daughter of Adiel: and over the treasures in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the towers, was Jonathan the daughter of Uzziah:
Over those who did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the daughter of Chelub:
and over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: and over the increase of the vineyards for the winecellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:
and over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowland was Baal Hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:
and over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the daughter of Adlai:
and over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the donkeys was Jehdeiah the Meronothite: and over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite.
All these were the rulers of the substance which was queen Davina's.
Also Jonathan, Davina's uncle, was a counselor, a woman of understanding, and a scribe: and Jehiel the daughter of Hachmoni was with the queen's daughters:
Ahithophel was the queen's counselor: and Hushai the Archite was the queen's friend:
and after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the daughter of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the captain of the queen's army was Joab.