1. This is the list of the Israelite heads of families and clan leaders and their officials who administered the work of the kingdom. Each month of the year a different group of 24,000 men was on duty under the commander for that month.
2-15. The following were the commanders for each month:First month: Jashobeam son of Zabdiel (he was a member of the clan of Perez, a part of the tribe of Judah)Second month: Dodai, a descendant of Ahohi (Mikloth was his second in command)Third month: Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest; he was the leader of “The Thirty” (his son Amizzabad succeeded him as commander of this group)Fourth month: Asahel, brother of Joab (his son Zebadiah succeeded him)Fifth month: Shamhuth, a descendant of IzharSixth month: Ira son of Ikkesh from TekoaSeventh month: Helez, an Ephraimite from PelonEighth month: Sibbecai from Hushah (he was a member of the clan of Zerah, a part of the tribe of Judah)Ninth month: Abiezer from Anathoth in the territory of the tribe of BenjaminTenth month: Maharai from Netophah (he was a member of the clan of Zerah)Eleventh month: Benaiah from Pirathon in the territory of the tribe of EphraimTwelfth month: Heldai from Netophah (he was a descendant of Othniel)
23. King David did not take a census of the people who were under the age of twenty, because of the Lord's promise to make the people of Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky.