1 דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים 27

1 וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל ׀ לְֽמִסְפָּרָ֡ם רָאשֵׁ֣י הָאָבֹ֣ות וְשָׂרֵ֣י הָֽאֲלָפִ֣ים ׀ וְהַמֵּאֹ֡ות וְשֹׁטְרֵיהֶם֩ הַמְשָׁרְתִ֨ים אֶת־הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לְכֹ֣ל ׀ דְּבַ֣ר הַֽמַּחְלְקֹ֗ות הַבָּאָ֤ה וְהַיֹּצֵאת֙ חֹ֣דֶשׁ בְּחֹ֔דֶשׁ לְכֹ֖ל חָדְשֵׁ֣י הַשָּׁנָ֑ה הַֽמַּחֲלֹ֙קֶת֙ הָֽאַחַ֔ת עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָֽלֶף׃ ס

This is a list of the Israelites, the family leaders, the commanders of thousands, and the commanders of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in everything related to the divisions that were on duty each month during the year. There were 24,000 men in each division.

2 עַ֞ל הַמַּחֲלֹ֤קֶת הָרִֽאשֹׁונָה֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָרִאשֹׁ֔ון יָֽשָׁבְעָ֖ם בֶּן־זַבְדִּיאֵ֑ל וְעַל֙ מַֽחֲלֻקְתֹּ֔ו עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָֽלֶף׃

In command of the first division for the first month, was Jashobeam, son of Zabdiel. He had 24,000 men in his division.

3 מִן־בְּנֵי־פֶ֗רֶץ הָרֹ֛אשׁ לְכָל־שָׂרֵ֥י הַצְּבָאֹ֖ות לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ הָרִאשֹֽׁון׃

He was a descendant of Perez, and was in charge of all the army officers for the first month.

4 וְעַ֞ל מַחֲלֹ֣קֶת ׀ הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִ֗י דֹּודַ֤י הָאֲחֹוחִי֙ וּמַ֣חֲלֻקְתֹּ֔ו וּמִקְלֹ֖ות הַנָּגִ֑יד וְעַל֙ מַחֲלֻקְתֹּ֔ו עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָֽלֶף׃ ס

In command of the division for the second month was Dodai the Ahohite. Mikloth was his division leader. He had 24,000 men in his division.

5 שַׂ֣ר הַצָּבָ֤א הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י בְּנָיָ֧הוּ בֶן־יְהֹויָדָ֛ע הַכֹּהֵ֖ן רֹ֑אשׁ וְעַל֙ מַחֲלֻקְתֹּ֔ו עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָֽלֶף׃

The third army commander for the third month was Benaiah, son of Jehoiada the priest. He was chief and there were 24,000 men in his division.

6 ה֧וּא בְנָיָ֛הוּ גִּבֹּ֥ור הַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֖ים וְעַל־הַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֑ים וּמַ֣חֲלֻקְתֹּ֔ו עַמִּיזָבָ֖ד בְּנֹֽו׃ ס

This was the same Benaiah who was a great warrior among the Thirty, and was in charge of the Thirty. His son Ammizabad was his division leader.

7 הָֽרְבִיעִ֞י לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָרְבִיעִ֗י עֲשָׂה־אֵל֙ אֲחִ֣י יֹואָ֔ב וּזְבַדְיָ֥ה בְנֹ֖ו אַחֲרָ֑יו וְעַל֙ מַחֲלֻקְתֹּ֔ו עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָֽלֶף׃ ס

The fourth, for the fourth month, was Asahel, Joab's brother. His son Zebadiah was his successor. He had 24,000 men in his division.

8 הַחַמִישִׁי֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁ֔י הַשַּׂ֖ר שַׁמְה֣וּת הַיִּזְרָ֑ח וְעַל֙ מַחֲלֻקְתֹּ֔ו עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָֽלֶף׃ ס

The fifth, for the fifth month, was the army commander Shamhuth the Izrahite. He had 24,000 men in his division.

9 הַשִּׁשִּׁי֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשִּׁשִּׁ֔י עִירָ֥א בֶן־עִקֵּ֖שׁ הַתְּקֹועִ֑י וְעַל֙ מַחֲלֻקְתֹּ֔ו עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָֽלֶף׃ ס

The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira, son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. He had 24,000 men in his division.

10 הַשְּׁבִיעִי֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י חֶ֥לֶץ הַפְּלֹונִ֖י מִן־בְּנֵ֣י אֶפְרָ֑יִם וְעַל֙ מַחֲלֻקְתֹּ֔ו עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָֽלֶף׃ ס

The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite of the tribe of Ephraim. He had 24,000 men in his division.

11 הַשְּׁמִינִי֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁמִינִ֔י סִבְּכַ֥י הַחֻשָׁתִ֖י לַזַּרְחִ֑י וְעַל֙ מַחֲלֻקְתֹּ֔ו עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָֽלֶף׃ ס

The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite. He had 24,000 men in his division.

12 הַתְּשִׁיעִי֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַתְּשִׁיעִ֔י אֲבִיעֶ֥זֶר הָעַנְּתֹתִ֖י לַבֶּנְיְמִינִי (לַבֵּ֣ן ׀ יְמִינִ֑י) וְעַל֙ מַחֲלֻקְתֹּ֔ו עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָֽלֶף׃ ס

The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite of the tribe of Benjamin. He had 24,000 men in his division.

13 הָעֲשִׂירִי֙ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִ֔י מַהְרַ֥י הַנְּטֹֽופָתִ֖י לַזַּרְחִ֑י וְעַל֙ מַֽחֲלֻקְתֹּ֔ו עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָֽלֶף׃ ס

The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite. He had 24,000 men in his division.

14 עַשְׁתֵּֽי־עָשָׂר֙ לְעַשְׁתֵּ֣י־עָשָׂ֣ר הַחֹ֔דֶשׁ בְּנָיָ֥ה הַפִּרְעָתֹונִ֖י מִן־בְּנֵ֣י אֶפְרָ֑יִם וְעַל֙ מַחֲלֻקְתֹּ֔ו עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָֽלֶף׃ ס

The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite of the tribe of Ephraim. He had 24,000 men in his division.

15 הַשְּׁנֵ֤ים עָשָׂר֙ לִשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣ר הַחֹ֔דֶשׁ חֶלְדַּ֥י הַנְּטֹופָתִ֖י לְעָתְנִיאֵ֑ל וְעַל֙ מַחֲלֻקְתֹּ֔ו עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה אָֽלֶף׃ פ

The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, from the family of Othniel. He had 24,000 men in his division.

16 וְעַל֙ שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לָרֽאוּבֵנִ֣י נָגִ֔יד אֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר בֶּן־זִכְרִ֑י ס לַשִּׁ֨מְעֹונִ֔י שְׁפַטְיָ֖הוּ בֶּֽן־מַעֲכָֽה׃ ס

This is a list of the leaders for the tribes of Israel: for the Reubenites: Eliezer, son of Zicri; for the Simeonites: Shephatiah, son of Maacah;

17 לְלֵוִ֛י חֲשַׁבְיָ֥ה בֶן־קְמוּאֵ֖ל לְאַהֲרֹ֥ן צָדֹֽוק׃ ס

for Levi: Hashabiah, son of Kemuel; for Aaron: Zadok;

18 לִֽיהוּדָ֕ה אֱלִיה֖וּ מֵאֲחֵ֣י דָוִ֑יד לְיִ֨שָׂשכָ֔ר עָמְרִ֖י בֶּן־מִיכָאֵֽל׃ ס

for Judah: Elihu, a brother of David; for Issachar: Omri, son of Michael;

19 לִזְבוּלֻ֕ן יִֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֖הוּ בֶּן־עֹבַדְיָ֑הוּ לְנַ֨פְתָּלִ֔י יְרִימֹ֖ות בֶּן־עַזְרִיאֵֽל׃ ס

for Zebulun: Ishmaiah, son of Obadiah; for Naphtali: Jerimoth, son of Azriel;

20 לִבְנֵ֣י אֶפְרַ֔יִם הֹושֵׁ֖עַ בֶּן־עֲזַזְיָ֑הוּ לַחֲצִי֙ שֵׁ֣בֶט מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה יֹואֵ֖ל בֶּן־פְּדָיָֽהוּ׃ ס

for the Ephraimites: Hoshea, son of Azaziah; for the half the tribe of Manasseh: Joel, son of Pedaiah;

21 לַחֲצִ֤י הַֽמְנַשֶּׁה֙ גִּלְעָ֔דָה יִדֹּ֖ו בֶּן־זְכַרְיָ֑הוּ ס לְבִנְיָמִ֔ן יַעֲשִׂיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־אַבְנֵֽר׃ ס

for the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead: Iddo, son of Zechariah; for Benjamin: Jaasiel, son of Abner;

22 לְדָ֕ן עֲזַרְאֵ֖ל בֶּן־יְרֹחָ֑ם אֵ֕לֶּה שָׂרֵ֖י שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

for Dan: Azarel, son of Jeroham. These were the officers for the tribes of Israel.

23 וְלֹא־נָשָׂ֤א דָוִיד֙ מִסְפָּרָ֔ם לְמִבֶּ֛ן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וּלְמָ֑טָּה כִּ֚י אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה לְהַרְבֹּ֥ות אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כְּכֹוכְבֵ֥י הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

David did not census the men under twenty because the Lord had said he would make Israel as numerous as the stars of heaven.

24 יֹואָ֨ב בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֜ה הֵחֵ֤ל לִמְנֹות֙ וְלֹ֣א כִלָּ֔ה וַיְהִ֥י בָזֹ֛את קֶ֖צֶף עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹ֤א עָלָה֙ הַמִּסְפָּ֔ר בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר דִּבְרֵֽי־הַיָּמִ֖ים לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ דָּוִֽיד׃ ס

Joab, son of Zeruiah, had begun the census but did not finish it. Israel was punished because of this census, and the results were not recorded in the official account of King David.

25 וְעַל֙ אֹצְרֹ֣ות הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַזְמָ֖וֶת בֶּן־עֲדִיאֵ֑ל ס וְעַ֣ל הָֽאֹצָרֹ֡ות בַּשָּׂדֶ֞ה בֶּעָרִ֤ים וּבַכְּפָרִים֙ וּבַמִּגְדָּלֹ֔ות יְהֹונָתָ֖ן בֶּן־עֻזִּיָּֽהוּ׃ ס

Azmaveth, son of Adiel, was in charge of the king's storehouses, while Jonathan, son of Uzziah, was in charge of those in the country, towns, villages, and watchtowers.

26 וְעַ֗ל עֹשֵׂי֙ מְלֶ֣אכֶת הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה לַעֲבֹדַ֖ת הָאֲדָמָ֑ה עֶזְרִ֖י בֶּן־כְּלֽוּב׃

Ezri, son of Kelub, was in charge of the farm workers who worked the land.

27 וְעַל־הַ֨כְּרָמִ֔ים שִׁמְעִ֖י הָרָֽמָתִ֑י וְעַ֤ל שֶׁבַּכְּרָמִים֙ לְאֹצְרֹ֣ות הַיַּ֔יִן זַבְדִּ֖י הַשִּׁפְמִֽי׃ ס

Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards. Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine cellars.

28 וְעַל־הַזֵּיתִ֤ים וְהַשִּׁקְמִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֔ה בַּ֥עַל חָנָ֖ן הַגְּדֵרִ֑י ס וְעַל־אֹצְרֹ֥ות הַשֶּׁ֖מֶן יֹועָֽשׁ׃ ס

Baal-Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore-fig trees in the foothills. Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.

29 וְעַל־הַבָּקָר֙ הָרֹעִ֣ים בַּשָּׁרֹ֔ון שִׁטְרַי (שִׁרְטַ֖י) הַשָּׁרֹונִ֑י וְעַל־הַבָּקָר֙ בָּֽעֲמָקִ֔ים שָׁפָ֖ט בֶּן־עַדְלָֽי׃ ס

Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the cattle in the Sharon pastures. Shaphat, son of Adlai, was in charge of the cattle in the valleys.

30 וְעַל־הַ֨גְּמַלִּ֔ים אֹובִ֖יל הַיִּשְׁמְעֵלִ֑י וְעַל־הָ֣אֲתֹנֹ֔ות יֶחְדְּיָ֖הוּ הַמֵּרֹנֹתִֽי׃ ס

Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels. Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.

31 וְעַל־הַצֹּ֖אן יָזִ֣יז הַֽהַגְרִ֑י כָּל־אֵ֙לֶּה֙ שָׂרֵ֣י הָרְכ֔וּשׁ אֲשֶׁ֖ר לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ דָּוִֽיד׃

Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the sheep and goats. These were all officials in charge of what belonged to King David.

32 וִֽיהֹונָתָ֤ן דֹּוד־דָּוִיד֙ יֹועֵ֔ץ אִישׁ־מֵבִ֥ין וְסֹופֵ֖ר ה֑וּא וִֽיחִיאֵ֥ל בֶּן־חַכְמֹונִ֖י עִם־בְּנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Jonathan, David's uncle, was an advisor, a man of insight, and a scribe. Jehiel, son of Hacmoni, looked after the king's sons.

33 וַאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל יֹועֵ֣ץ לַמֶּ֑לֶךְ ס וְחוּשַׁ֥י הָאַרְכִּ֖י רֵ֥עַ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Ahithophel was the king's counselor and Hushai the Arkite was the king's friend.

34 וְאַחֲרֵ֣י אֲחִיתֹ֗פֶל יְהֹויָדָ֤ע בֶּן־בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙ וְאֶבְיָתָ֔ר וְשַׂר־צָבָ֥א לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ יֹואָֽב׃ פ

After Ahithophel came Jehoiada, son of Benaiah and Abiathar. Joab was the commander of the royal army.