1
This is a list of Israelite family heads, regiment and battalion commanders, and officers who were serving the king in all the army's units. Throughout each year they came for a month at a time and then left. Each unit consisted of 24,000 men.
2
Jashobeam, son of Zabdiel, was in charge of the first unit, the one during the first month. In his unit there were 24,000.
3
He was a descendant of Perez, and he was head of all of the army's officers for the first month.
4
Dodai, Ahoh's descendant, was in charge of the unit during the second month. It was his unit. (Mikloth was one of its leaders.) In Dodai's unit there were 24,000.
5
The third commander of the army during the third month was Benaiah, son of the priest Jehoiada. He was the head, and in his unit there were 24,000.
6
This Benaiah was one of the thirty fighting men and commander of the thirty as well as his own unit. His son was Ammizabad.