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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. | |