Cross Reference 1 CHRONICLES 27:1 NOW THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL AFTER THEIR NUMBER TO WIT THE CHIEF FATHERS AND CAPTAINS OF THOUSANDS AND HUNDREDS AND THEIR OFFICERS THAT SERVED THE KING IN ANY MATTER OF THE COURSES WHICH CAME IN AND WENT OUT MONTH BY MONTH THROUGHOUT ALL THE MONTHS OF THE YEAR OF EVERY COURSE WERE TWENTY AND FOUR THOUSAND

{1 Chronicles 27:1} Now the children 1121 of Israel 3478 after their number, 4557 [to wit], the chief 7218 fathers 1 and captains 8269 of thousands 505 and hundreds, 3967 and their officers 7860 z8802 that served 8334 z8764 x853 the king 4428 in any x3605 matter 1697 of the courses, 4256 which came in 935 z8802 and went out 3318 z8802 month y2320 by month 2320 throughout all x3605 the months 2320 of the year, 8141 of every 259 course 4256 [were] twenty 6242 and four 702 thousand. 505

the chief fathers:
The patriarchs, chief generals, or generals of brigade. This enumeration is widely different from that of the preceding. In that, we have the order and course of the priests and Levites, in their ecclesiastical ministrations. In this, we have the account of the order of the civil service, what related simply to the political state of the king and kingdom. Twenty-four persons, chosen out of David's worthies, each of whom had a second, were placed over 24,000 men, who all served a month at a time, in turn; and this was the whole of their service during the year, after which they attended to their own affairs. Thus the king had always on foot a regular force of 24,000, who served without expense to him or the state, and were not oppressed by the service, which took up only a twelfth part of their time; and by this plan he could, at any time, bring into the field 12 times 24,000 or 288,000 fighting men, independently of the 12,000 officers, which made in the whole an effective force of 300,000 soldiers; and all these men were prepared, disciplined, and ready at a call, without the smallest expense to the state or the king. These were, properly speaking, the militia of the Israelitish kingdom.

captains:
"And Davidª consultedª ° with¹ the captainsª of thousandsª and hundreds,ª [and] with every¹ leader.ª" {1Ch 13:1} + "And Mosesª choseª ° ableª men² ¹ out of all¹ ¹ Israel,ª and madeª ° them headsª over¹ the people,ª rulersª of thousands,ª rulersª of hundreds,ª rulersª of fifties,ª and rulersª of tens.ª" {Exd 18:25} + "So I tookª °¹ the chiefª of your tribes,ª wiseª men,² ¹ and known,ª ° and madeª ° them headsª over¹ you, captainsª over thousands,ª and captainsª over hundreds,ª and captainsª over fifties,ª and captainsª over tens,ª and officersª ° among your tribes.ª" {Deu 1:15} + "And he will appointª ° him captainsª over thousands,ª and captainsª over fifties;ª and [will set them] to earª ° his ground,ª and to reapª ° his harvest,ª and to makeª ° his instrumentsª of war,ª and instrumentsª of his chariots.ª" {1Sm 8:12} + "But thou,¹ Bethlehemª Ephratah,ª [though] thou be¹ littleª among the thousandsª of Judah,ª [yet] out of¹ thee shall he come forthª ° unto me [that is] to be¹ rulerª ° in Israel;ª whose goings forthª [have been] from of old,ª ¹ from everlasting.ª ª ¹" {Mic 5:2}

served:
"And Davidª assembledª °¹ all¹ the princesª of Israel,ª the princesª of the tribes,ª and the captainsª of the companiesª that ministeredª °¹ to the kingª by course,² and the captainsª over the thousands,ª and captainsª over the hundreds,ª and the stewardsª over all¹ the substanceª and possessionª of the king,ª and of his sons,ª with¹ the officers,ª and with the mighty men,ª and with all¹ the valiant¹ men,² ¹ unto¹ Jerusalem.ª" {1Ch 28:1} + "And Jehoshaphatª waxedª °¹ greatª exceedingly;ª ¹ and he builtª ° in Judahª castles,ª and citiesª of store.ª ... These¹ waited² ° on¹ ¹ the king,ª beside¹ ¹ [those] whom¹ the kingª putª ° in the fencedª citiesª throughout all¹ Judah.ª" {2Ch 17:12-19} + "Moreover Uzziahª had¹ an hostª of fighting² men,ª °¹ that went outª ° to warª by bands,ª according to the numberª of their accountª by the handª of Jeielª the scribeª ° and Maaseiahª the ruler,ª ° under¹ the handª of Hananiah,ª [one] of the king'sª captains.ª ¹ ... And under¹ their handª [was] an army,ª ª threeª hundredª thousandª and sevenª thousandª and fiveª hundred,ª that madeª ° warª with mightyª power,ª to helpª ° the kingª against¹ the enemy.ª °" {2Ch 26:11-13}

any matter:
"And he sentª ° them to Lebanon,ª tenª thousandª a monthª by courses:ª a monthª they were¹ in Lebanon,ª [and] twoª monthsª at home:ª and Adoniramª [was] over¹ the levy.ª" {1Kg 5:14}

month:
"And Solomonª had twelveª ª officersª ° over¹ all¹ Israel,ª which provided victualsª ° for¹ the kingª and his household:ª each manª his monthª in a yearª made provision.ª °" {1Kg 4:7} + "And those¹ officersª ° provided victualª ° for¹ kingª Solomon,ª and for all¹ that cameª unto¹ kingª Solomon'sª table,ª every manª in his month:ª they lackedª ° nothing.ª ¹" {1Kg 4:27}

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