1Ch 27:1
27:1 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, {a} which came in and went out month by month
     throughout all the months of the year, of every course
     [were] twenty and four thousand.

     (a) Who executed their charge and office, which is meant by
         coming in and going out.

1Ch 27:4
27:4 And over the course of the second month [was] Dodai an
     Ahohite, and of his course [was] Mikloth also the {b}
     ruler: in his course likewise [were] twenty and four
     thousand.

     (b) That is, Dodais lieutenant.

1Ch 27:16
27:16 Furthermore {c} over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of
      the Reubenites [was] Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the
      Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:

      (c) Meaning besides those twelve captains.

1Ch 27:21
27:21 Of the {d} half [tribe] of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the
      son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:

      (d) Which is beyond Jordan in respect to Judah, also one
          captain was over the Reubenites and the Gadites.

1Ch 27:24
27:24 Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished
      not, {e} because there fell wrath for it against Israel;
      neither was the number put in the account of the
      {f} chronicles of king David.

      (e) The commandment of the king was abominable to Joab,
          @1Ch 21:6.
      (f) The Hebrews make both these books of Chronicles but
          one, and at this verse make the middle of the book
          concerning the number of verses.

1Ch 27:32
27:32 Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a wise man,
      and a {g} scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni [was]
      with the king's {h} sons:

      (g) That is, a man learned in the word of God.
      (h) To be their schoolmasters and teachers.

1Ch 27:34
27:34 And {i} after Ahithophel [was] Jehoiada the son of
      Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's army
      [was] Joab.

      (i) After Ahithophel hanged himself, @2Sa 17:23,
          Jehoiada was made counsellor.



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