Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Now the children of Israel according to their number, the heads of families, captains of thousands and of hundreds, and officers, that served the king according to their companies, who came in and went out every month in the year, under every chief were four and twenty thousand. 24,000 men, who all served a month at a time, in turn; and this was the whole of their service during the year, after which they attended to their own affairs. Thus the king had always on foot a regular force of 24,000, who served without expense to him or the state, and were not oppressed by the service, which took up only a twelfth part of their time; and by this plan he could, at any time, bring into the field 12 times 24,000 or 288,000 fighting men, independently of the 12,000 officers, which made in the whole an effective force of 300,000 soldiers; and all these men were prepared, disciplined, and ready at a call, without the smallest expense to the state or the king. These were, properly speaking, the militia of the Israelites kingdom. captains 1 Chronicles 28:1 And David assembled all the chief men of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies, who waited on the king: and the captains over thousands, and over hundreds, and them who had the charge over the substance and possessions of the king, and his sons with the officers of the court, and the men of power, and all the bravest of the army at Jerusalem. 2 Chronicles 17:12-19 And Josaphat grew, and became exceeding great: and he built in Juda houses like towers, and walled cities. . . . 2 Chronicles 26:11-13 And the army of his fighting men, that went out to war, was under the hand of Jehiel the scribe, and Maasias the doctor, and under the hand of Henanias, who was one of the king's captains. . . . any matter 1 Kings 4:7,27 And Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and for his house hold: for every one provided necessaries, each man his month in the year. . . . Context The Twelve Captains for Each Month1Now the children of Israel according to their number, the heads of families, captains of thousands and of hundreds, and officers, that served the king according to their companies, who came in and went out every month in the year, under every chief were four and twenty thousand.2Over the first company the first month Jesboam, the son of Zabdiel was chief, and under him were four and twenty thousand.… Cross References 1 Chronicles 26:32 And his brethren of stronger age, two thousand seven hundred chiefs of families. And king David made them rulers over the Rubenites and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasses, for all the service of God, and the king. 1 Chronicles 27:2 Over the first company the first month Jesboam, the son of Zabdiel was chief, and under him were four and twenty thousand. 1 Chronicles 28:1 And David assembled all the chief men of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies, who waited on the king: and the captains over thousands, and over hundreds, and them who had the charge over the substance and possessions of the king, and his sons with the officers of the court, and the men of power, and all the bravest of the army at Jerusalem. 1 Chronicles 29:6 Then the heads of the families, and the princes of the tribes of Israel and the captains of thousands, and of hundreds, and the overseers of the king's possessions promised, Lexicon This is the listלְֽמִסְפָּרָ֡ם (lə·mis·pā·rām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration of the Israelites, וּבְנֵ֣י (ū·ḇə·nê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son the heads רָאשֵׁ֣י (rā·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head of families, הָאָב֣וֹת (hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1: Father the commanders וְשָׂרֵ֣י (wə·śā·rê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince of thousands הָֽאֲלָפִ֣ים ׀ (hā·’ă·lā·p̄îm) Article | Number - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 505: A thousand and of hundreds, וְהַמֵּא֡וֹת (wə·ham·mê·’ō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Number - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 3967: A hundred and their officers וְשֹׁטְרֵיהֶם֩ (wə·šō·ṭə·rê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7860: A scribe, an official superintendent, magistrate who served הַמְשָׁרְתִ֨ים (ham·šā·rə·ṯîm) Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to the king הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king in every לְכֹ֣ל ׀ (lə·ḵōl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every matter דְּבַ֣ר (də·ḇar) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause concerning the divisions הַֽמַּחְלְק֗וֹת (ham·maḥ·lə·qō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 4256: Division, course that were on rotated military duty הַבָּאָ֤ה (hab·bā·’āh) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go each month חֹ֣דֶשׁ (ḥō·ḏeš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2320: The new moon, a month throughout לְכֹ֖ל (lə·ḵōl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every the year. הַשָּׁנָ֑ה (haš·šā·nāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8141: A year There were 24,000 men עֶשְׂרִ֥ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural Strong's Hebrew 6242: Twenty, twentieth in each הָֽאַחַ֔ת (hā·’a·ḥaṯ) Article | Number - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first division: הַֽמַּחֲלֹ֙קֶת֙ (ham·ma·ḥă·lō·qeṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4256: Division, course Additional Translations This is the list of the Israelites, the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions that were on rotated military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 men in each division:Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand. Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit , the heads of fathers houses and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers that served the king, in any matter of the courses which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year-of every course were twenty and four thousand. Now the sons of Israel according to their number, heads of families, captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and scribes ministering to the king, and for every affair of the king according to their divisions, for every ordinance of coming in and going out monthly, for all the months of the year, one division of them was twenty-four thousand. And [these] are the children of Israel after their number, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in every matter of the divisions, which came in and went out month by month throughout the months of the year; in every division were twenty-four thousand. Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the heads of fathers' houses and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers that served the king, in any matter of the courses which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand. Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers, and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand. Now the children of Israel after their number, the heads of fathers' [houses] and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king, 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. And the sons of Israel, after their number, heads of the fathers, and princes of the thousands and of the hundreds, and their officers, those serving the king in any matter of the courses, that are coming in and going out month by month, throughout all months of the year -- are in each course twenty and four thousand. Jump to Previous Captains Children Course Division Divisions Fathers Heads Houses Hundreds Israel Matter Month Months Officers Served Thousands Throughout Twenty Twenty-Four WitJump to Next Captains Children Course Division Divisions Fathers Heads Houses Hundreds Israel Matter Month Months Officers Served Thousands Throughout Twenty Twenty-Four WitExternal Links 1 Chronicles 27:1 NIV1 Chronicles 27:1 NLT 1 Chronicles 27:1 ESV 1 Chronicles 27:1 NASB 1 Chronicles 27:1 ASV 1 Chronicles 27:1 Bible Apps 1 Chronicles 27:1 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 27:1 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 27:1 French Bible 1 Chronicles 27:1 German Bible Alphabetical: 24000 all and army by came commanders concerned consisted division divisions duty Each enumeration families fathers heads households hundreds in is Israel Israelites king list men month months Now numbering of officers on out served sons that the their This thousands throughout went were which who year OT History: 1 Chronicles 27:1 Now the children of Israel after their (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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