1 Chronicles 27:1 Cross References - NSB

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 twenty-four thousand men.

²⁵ and chose capable men from among all the Israelites. He appointed them as leaders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

¹⁵ »So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men and known, and made them rulers over you. I made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.

¹² »He will appoint them to be his officers over one thousand or over fifty soldiers. He will have them plow his ground and harvest his crops. He will require them to make weapons and equipment for his chariots.

⁷ Solomon appointed twelve men as district governors in Israel. They provided food from their districts for the king and his household, each man being responsible for one month out of the year.

²⁷ His twelve governors supplied the food King Solomon needed for all who ate in the palace. They always supplied everything needed, each one in the month assigned.

¹⁴ He appointed Adoniram to be in charge of them. He divided them into three groups of ten thousand men. Each group spent one month in Lebanon and two months back home.

¹ David conferred with each of his officers, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.

¹ David held a meeting in Jerusalem for all the leaders of Israel, the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the army units that served the king, the commanders of regiments and battalions, the officials in charge of all the property and livestock belonging to the king and his sons, the palace officials, the soldiers, and the fighting men.

¹² Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful. He built fortresses and cities where supplies were stored in Judah. ¹³ He stored large supplies of food in the cities of Judah and an army of professional soldiers served him in Jerusalem. ¹⁴ The following is a breakdown of these soldiers. They are listed by families. Judah’s regimental commanders were Commander Adnah with three hundred thousand fighting men, ¹⁵ next to him was Commander Jehohanan with two hundred and eighty thousand men. ¹⁶ There was Amasiah, Zichri’s son, who volunteered to serve Jehovah with two hundred thousand fighting men. ¹⁷ From Benjamin there was the fighting man Eliada with two hundred thousand armed men with bows and shields. ¹⁸ Next to him was Jehozabad with an army of one hundred and eighty thousand armed men. ¹⁹ These were the men who served the king in addition to those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout Judah.

¹¹ He had a large army ready for battle. Its records were kept by his secretaries Jeiel and Maaseiah under the supervision of Hananiah, a member of the king’s staff. ¹² The total number of family heads among these warriors was twenty-six hundred. ¹³ They commanded an army of three hundred seven thousand and five hundred soldiers. They were a powerful force that could support the king against the enemy.

² »You Bethlehem Ephrathah who are little to be among the thousands of Judah. Out of you one will come to me who is to be ruler in Israel! His origin is from of old, from everlasting (days of antiquity) (ancient times).