1 Chronicles 27:1 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Book Notes

1 Chronicles 27:1

The Military Divisions

1 And the children of Israel, according to their number, the heads of fathers’ houses, the captains of thousands and hundreds and their officers, served the king in every matter of the military divisions. These divisions came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, each division having twenty-four thousand.

2 Over the first division for the first month was ^aJashobeam the son of Zabdiel, and in his division were twenty-four thousand;

3 he was of the children of Perez, and the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month.

4 Over the division of the second month was¹ Dodai an Ahohite, and of his division Mikloth also was the leader; in his division were twenty-four thousand.

5 The third captain of the army for the third month was ^aBenaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, who was chief; in his division were twenty-four thousand.

6 This was the Benaiah who was ^amighty among the thirty, and was over the thirty; in his division was Ammizabad his son.

7 The fourth captain for the fourth month was ^aAsahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; in his division were twenty-four thousand.

8 The fifth captain for the fifth month was¹ Shamhuth the Izrahite; in his division were twenty-four thousand.

9 The sixth captain for the sixth month was ^aIra the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; in his division were twenty-four thousand.

10 The seventh captain for the seventh month was ^aHelez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim; in his division were twenty-four thousand.

11 The eighth captain for the eighth month was ^aSibbechai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites; in his division were twenty-four thousand.

12 The ninth captain for the ninth month was ^aAbiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites; in his division were twenty-four thousand.

13 The tenth captain for the tenth month was ^aMaharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites; in his division were twenty-four thousand.

14 The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was ^aBenaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim; in his division were twenty-four thousand.

15 The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was¹ Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; in his division were twenty-four thousand.

Leaders of Tribes

16 Furthermore, over the tribes of Israel: the officer over the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri; over the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah;

17 over the Levites, ^aHashabiah the son of Kemuel; over the Aaronites, Zadok;

Book Notes:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Book Notes

I & II Chronicles

THE FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF CHRONICLES were also considered as one by the ancient Jews, who called them "words of days," that is, diaries or journals, being probably compiled from those registers that were kept by the king's historiographers of passing occurrences. In the Septuagint the title given them is Paraleipomenon, "of things omitted," that is, the books are supplementary because many things unnoticed in the former books are here recorded; and not only the omissions are supplied, but some narratives extended while others are added. The authorship is commonly ascribed to Ezra, whose leading object seems to have been to show the division of families, possessions, etc., before the captivity, with a view to the exact restoration of the same order after the return from Babylon. Although many things are restated and others are exact repetitions of what is contained in Kings, there is so much new and important information that, as JEROME has well said, the Chronicles furnish the means of comprehending parts of the New Testament, which must have been unintelligible without them. They are frequently referred to by Christ and the Apostles as forming part of "the Word of God" (see the genealogies in Mat. 1:1-16; Luk. 3:23-38; compare II Chronicles 19:7 with I Peter 1:17; II Chronicles 24:19-21 with Matthew 23:32-35).