1
This is the list of the people of Israel, the heads of families, the commanders of the thousands and the hundreds, and their officers who served the king in all matters concerning the divisions that came and went, month after month throughout the year, each division numbering twenty-four thousand:
2
Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division in the first month; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
3
He was a descendant of Perez, and was chief of all the commanders of the army for the first month.
4
Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division of the second month; Mikloth was the chief officer of his division. In his division were twenty-four thousand.
5
The third commander, for the third month, was Benaiah son of the priest Jehoiada, as chief; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
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