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1 Chronicles 27:2
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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.  
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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1 Chronicles 27:2

First course for the first month - Instead of mentioning first, second, third, etc., month, the Targum names them thus: First month, Nisan; second, Aiyar; third, Sivan; fourth, Tammuz; fifth, Ab; sixth, Elul; seventh, Tishri; eighth, Marchesvan; ninth, Cisleu; tenth, Tebeth; eleventh, Shebat; twelfth, Adar. No mention is made of a veadar or intercalary month.


 
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