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This is the list of the Israelites who served the king in the army. Each division was on duty one month each year. There were leaders of families, commanders of a hundred men, commanders of a thousand men, and other officers. Each division had twenty-four thousand men.
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Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division for the first month. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division.
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Jashobeam, one of the descendants of Perez, was leader of all the army officers for the first month.
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Dodai, from the Ahohites, was in charge of the division for the second month. Mikloth was a leader in the division. There were twenty-four thousand men in Dodai's division.
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The third commander, for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division.
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He was the Benaiah who was one of the Thirtyn soldiers. Benaiah was a brave warrior who led those men. Benaiah's son Ammizabad was in charge of Benaiah's division.
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The fourth commander, for the fourth month, was Asahel, the brother of Joab. Later, Asahel's son Zebadiah took his place as commander. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division.