1 Chronicles 27:3

3 Of the sons of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.

1 Chronicles 27:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 27:3

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 27:2)

1 Chronicles 27:3 In-Context

1 Now the sons of Israel after their number, who were chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, who came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, each course was of twenty-four thousand.

2 Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam, the son of Zabdiel, and in his course were twenty-four thousand.

3 Of the sons of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.

4 And over the course of the second month was Dodai, an Ahohite, and in his course was prince Mikloth; in his course likewise were twenty-four thousand.

5 The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course were twenty-four thousand.