1 Chronicles 27:3

3 Jashobeam, one of the descendants of Perez, was leader of all the army officers 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 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.

2 Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division for the first month. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division.

3 Jashobeam, one of the descendants of Perez, was leader of all the army officers for the first month.

4 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.

5 The third commander, for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division.