Tribal leaders
16 In charge of the tribes of Israel: for the Reubenites—the leader was Eliezer, Zichri's son; for the Simeonites—Shephatiah, Maacah's son;
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for the Levites—Hashabiah, Kemuel's son; for Aaron—Zadok;
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for Judah—Eliab, one of David's relatives; for Issachar—Omri, Michael's son;
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for Zebulun—Ishmaiah, Obadiah's son; for Naphtali—Jerimoth, Azriel's son;
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for the Ephraimites—Hoshea, Azaziah's son; for half the tribe of Manasseh—Joel, Pedaiah's son;
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for half the tribe of Manasseh in Gilead—Iddo, Zechariah's son; for Benjamin—Jaasiel, Abner's son;
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for Dan—Azarel, Jeroham's son. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.
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But David didn't count those younger than 20 years of age, because the LORD had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky.
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Joab, Zeruiah's son, began to count them, but he never finished. Since Israel experienced wrath because of this, the number wasn't entered into the official records of King David.