Army commanders

27 This is a list of the Israeli men who served the king in the army. Some were leaders of families, some were commanders of 100 men, some were commanders of 1,000 men, and some were their officers. There were 24,000 men [DOU] in each group. Each group served one month of each year.

• 2 Jashobeam, the son of Zabdiel, was in charge of the group that served during the first month of each year.
  3 He was a descendant of Perez, and he was the commander of all the army officers during the first month of each year.
• 4 Dodai, from the clan of Ahohi, was the commander of the group that served during the following/second month of each year. Mikloth was his ◄assistant/chief officer►.
• 5 Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the Supreme Priest, was the commander of the group that served during the following/third month.
  6 He was the one who was a mighty warrior among David’s thirty greatest soldiers, and he was their leader. His son Ammizabad was his assistant.
• 7 Asahel, Joab’s younger brother, was the commander of the group that served during the following/fourth month. Asahel’s son Zebadiah became the commander after Asahel was killed.
• 8 The commander for the following/fifth month was Shamhuth, a descendant of Izrah.
• 9 The commander for the following/sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa town.
• 10 The commander for the following/seventh month was Helez, a member of the Pelon clan from the tribe of Ephraim.
• 11 The commander for the following/eighth month was Sibbecai, a descendant of Zerah from Hushah town.
• 12 The commander for the following/ninth month was Abiezer from Anathoth city in the tribe of Benjamin.
• 13 The commander for the following/tenth month was Maharai, a descendant of Zerah from Netophath town.
• 14 The commander for the following/eleventh month was Benaiah from Pirathon town in the tribe of Ephraim.
• 15 The commander for the last month of each year was Heldai, a descendant of Othniel from Netophath town.