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9. |The officers in the administration of David's government27:1-34
a. |The officers who served the king — vv.|1-15
1|Chron.|27:1|-|And these are the children of Israel by their number, the heads of fathers’ houses, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who |1|served the king in all the matters of the divisions that came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year; for every division there were twenty-four thousand.
1|Chron.|27:2|-|Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
1|Chron.|27:3|-|He was from the children of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month.
1|Chron.|27:4|-|And over the division of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite and his division, with Mikloth being the leader; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
1|Chron.|27:5|-|The third captain of the army for the third month was Benaiah the chief, the son of Jehoiada the priest; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
1|Chron.|27:6|-|This is that |a|Benaiah who was the mighty man of the thirty and who was over the thirty; and in his division was Ammizabad his son.
1|Chron.|27:7|-|The fourth for the fourth month was |a|Asahel the brother of Joab and Zebadiah his son after him; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
1|Chron.|27:8|-|The fifth for the fifth month was the captain Shamhuth the Izrahite and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
1|Chron.|27:9|-|The sixth for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
1|Chron.|27:10|-|The seventh for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, from the children of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
1|Chron.|27:11|-|The eighth for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, from the Zerahites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
1|Chron.|27:12|-|The ninth for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, from the Benjamites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
1|Chron.|27:13|-|The tenth for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, from the Zerahites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
1|Chron.|27:14|-|The eleventh for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, from the children of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
1|Chron.|27:15|-|The twelfth for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
b. |The captains who ruled over the twelve tribes and the house of Aaron — vv.|16-24c. |The officers over the king's treasures and the overseers of the king's property — vv.|25-31
1|Chron.|27:16|-|And |1|over the tribes of Israel were these: for the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri, the leader; for the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah;
1|Chron.|27:17|-|For Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; for Aaron, Zadok;
1|Chron.|27:18|-|For Judah, Elihu, one of the brothers of David; for Issachar, Omri the son of Michael;
1|Chron.|27:19|-|For Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah; for Naphtali, Jeremoth the son of Azriel;
1|Chron.|27:20|-|For the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah; for the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah;
1|Chron.|27:21|-|For the other half of Manasseh, in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah; for Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner;
1|Chron.|27:22|-|For Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes of Israel.
1|Chron.|27:23|-|But David did not take the number of those from twenty years old and under, because Jehovah had said He would increase Israel like the |a|stars of heaven.
1|Chron.|27:24|-|Joab the son of Zeruiah had begun to |a|number them but did |b|not finish; and because of this, wrath came upon Israel. Nor was the number put into the account in the chronicles of King David.
1|Chron.|27:25|-|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 Jonathan the son of Uzziah;
1|Chron.|27:26|-|And over those who did the work of the field for tilling the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub;
1|Chron.|27:27|-|And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite; and over the produce of the vineyards in the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite;
1|Chron.|27:28|-|And over the olive trees and the |a|sycamore trees that were in the lowland was Baal-hanan the Gederite; and over the oil stores was Joash;
1|Chron.|27:29|-|And over the cattle that grazed in |a|Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite; and over the cattle that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai;
1|Chron.|27:30|-|And over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite; and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite; and over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite.
1|Chron.|27:31|-|All these were the overseers of the property that belonged to King David.
d. |David's counselors, teachers, friends, and the captain of his army — vv.|32-34
1|Chron.|27:32|-|In addition, Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a counselor, a man of understanding, and a scribe; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons;
1|Chron.|27:33|-|And |a|Ahithophel was the king’s counselor; and |b|Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend;
1|Chron.|27:34|-|And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, then |a|Abiathar; and the captain of the king’s army was |b|Joab.

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