DIBREY HA’YAMIM 1-27

1 And the children of Yisra’ĕl, according to their number, the heads of fathers, and the commanders of thousands and hundreds and their officers, served the sovereign in all matters of the divisions which 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 Yashoḇ’am son of Zaḇdi’ĕl, and in his division were twenty-four thousand;

3 of the sons of Perets, and the chief of all the commanders of the army for the first month.

4 And over the division of the second month was Doḏai an Aḥoḥite, and of his division Miqloth also was the leader, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

5 The third commander of the army for the third month was Benayahu, son of Yahoyaḏa the kohĕn, who was chief, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

6 This was the Benayahu who was mighty among the thirty, and was over the thirty, and in his division was Ammizaḇaḏ his son.

7 The fourth for the fourth month was Asah’ĕl the brother of Yo’aḇ, and Zeḇaḏyah his son after him, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

8 The fifth for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Yizraḥite, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

9 The sixth for the sixth month was Ira son of Iqqĕsh the Teqowite, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

10 The seventh for the seventh month was Ḥelets the Pelonite, of the children of Ephrayim, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

11 The eighth for the eighth month was Sibbeḵai the Ḥushathite, of the Zarḥites, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

12 The ninth for the ninth month was Aḇi’ezer the Anathothite, of the Binyamites, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

13 The tenth for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarḥites, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

14 The eleventh for the eleventh month was Benayah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephrayim, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

15 The twelfth for the twelfth month was Ḥeldai the Netophathite, of Othni’ĕl, and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

16 And over the tribes of Yisra’ĕl: the chief officer over Re’uḇĕn: Eli’ezer son of Ziḵri; over Shim’on: Shephatyahu son of Ma’aḵah;

17 Lĕwi: Ḥashaḇyah son of Qemu’ĕl; over Aharon: Tsaḏoq;

18 Yahuḏah: Elihu, one of Dawiḏ’s brothers; Yissasḵar: Omri son of Miḵa’ĕl;

19 Zeḇulun: Yishmayahu son of Oḇaḏyahu; Naphtali: Yerimoth son of Azri’ĕl;

20 the children of Ephrayim: Hoshĕa son of Azazyahu; the half-tribe of Menashsheh: Yo’ĕl son of Peḏayahu;

21 the half-tribe of Menashsheh in Gil’aḏ: Iddo son of Zeḵaryahu; Binyamin: Ya’asi’ĕl son of Aḇnĕr;

22 Dan: Azar’ĕl son of Yeroḥam. These were the rulers of the tribes of Yisra’ĕl.

23 But Dawiḏ did not take the number of those twenty years old and under, because 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 had said He would increase Yisra’ĕl like the stars of the shamayim.

24 Yo’aḇ son of Tseruyah began a census, but he did not finish, for wrath came upon Yisra’ĕl because of this census; nor was the number recorded in the account of the annals of Sovereign Dawiḏ.

25 And Azmaweth son of Aḏi’ĕl was over the sovereign’s treasuries. And Yahonathan son of Uzziyahu was over the storehouses in the field, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the watchtowers.

26 And Ezri son of Keluḇ was over those who did the work of the field for tilling the ground.

27 And Shim’i the Ramalhite was over the vineyards, and Zaḇdi the Shiphmite was over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars.

28 And Ba’al-Ḥanan the Geḏĕrite was over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the low country, and Yo’ash was over the oil-stores.

29 And Shitrai the Sharonite was over the herds that fed in Sharon, and Shaphat son of Aḏlai was over the herds that were in the valleys.

30 And Oḇil the Yishma’ĕlite was over the camels, and Yeḥdeyahu the Mĕronothite was over the donkeys,

31 and Yaziz the Haḡrite was over the flocks. All of these were heads over the property of Sovereign Dawiḏ.

32 Also Yahonathan, Dawiḏ’s uncle, was a counsellor, a wise man and a scribe. And Yeḥi’ĕl son of Ḥaḵmoni was with the sovereign’s sons.

33 And Aḥithophel was the sovereign’s counsellor, and Ḥushai the Arkite was the sovereign’s companion.

34 And after Aḥithophel was Yahoyaḏa son of Benayahu, then Eḇyathar. And the chief of the sovereign’s army was Yo’aḇ.