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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