1 Chronicles 27:16-24

Chief Officers of the Tribes

16 Now in charge of the tribes of Israel: chief officer for the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri; for the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah;

17 for Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel; for Aaron, Zadok;

18 for Judah, Elihu, one of David's brothers; for Issachar, Omri the son of Michael;

19 for Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah; for Naphtali, Jeremoth the son of Azriel;

20 for the sons of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah; for the half-tribe * of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah;

21 for the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah; for Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner;

22 for Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. ¹These were the princes of the tribes of Israel.

23 But David did not count * those twenty years of age and under, ²because the LORD had said He would multiply Israel ³as the stars of heaven.

24 Joab the son of Zeruiah had begun to count them, but did not finish; and because of ⁴this, wrath came upon Israel, and the number was not included in the account of the chronicles * of King David.

1 Chronicles 27:16-24 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 27

In this chapter we have an account of twelve military courses, or twelve legions of soldiers, with the captains of them, that served David monthly in their turns, 1Ch 27:1-15 and of the princes of the several tribes, 1Ch 27:16-24 and of his economical rulers, 1Ch 27:25-31, and of his counsellors and general, 1Ch 27:32-34.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Chronicles 28:1
• 2. 1 Chronicles 21:2-5
• 3. Genesis 15:5; Genesis 22:17; Genesis 26:4
• 4. 2 Samuel 24:12-15; 1 Chronicles 21:1-7

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "take their number from"