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1 Chronicles 27:3 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 27 · verse 3
Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.1 Chronicles 27:3 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 27:3 in context
1Now 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.
2Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
3Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
4And over the course of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and of his course was Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise were twenty and four thousand.
5The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- captainssara head personH8269 →
- PerezPeretsPerets, the name of two IsraelitesH6557 →
- chiefrôʼshthe head , whether literal or figurativeH7218 →
- firstriʼshôwnfirst, in place, time or rankH7223 →
- monthchôdeshthe new moonH2320 →
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We have here an account of the regulation of the militia of the kingdom. David was himself a man of war, and had done great things with the sword; he had brought into the field great armies. Now here we are told how he marshalled them when God had given him rest from all his enemies.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-15