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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.
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Jashobeam, son of Zabdiel, was in charge of the first unit, the one during the first month. In his unit there were 24,000.
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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.
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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.
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This Benaiah was one of the thirty fighting men and commander of the thirty as well as his own unit. His son was Ammizabad.
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Asahel, Joab's brother, was in charge of the fourth unit during the fourth month, and after him was his son Zebadiah. In his unit there were 24,000.
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Shamhuth, Izrah's descendant, was commander of the fifth unit during the fifth month. In his unit there were 24,000.