1. Each month a group of twenty-four thousand men served as soldiers in Israel's army. These men, who included the family leaders, army commanders, and officials of the king, were under the command of the following men, arranged by the month of their service:
2. In the first month, Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel,
3. a descendant of Perez;
4. in the second month, Dodai the Ahohite, whose assistant was Mikloth;
5. in the third month, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada the priest,
6. who was the leader of the Thirty Warriors, and whose son Ammizabad was also an army commander;
7. in the fourth month, Asahel the brother of Joab, whose son Zebadiah took over command after him;
8. in the fifth month, Shamhuth from the Izrah clan;
9. in the sixth month, Ira the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa;
10. in the seventh month, Helez from Pelon in the territory of Ephraim;
11. in the eighth month, Sibbecai from Hushah of the Zerah clan;
12. in the ninth month, Abiezer from Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin;
13. in the tenth month, Maharai from Netophah of the Zerah clan;
14. in the eleventh month, Benaiah from Pirathon in the territory of Ephraim;
15. in the twelfth month, Heldai from Netophah, who was a descendant of Othniel.