17. Hashabiah son of Kemuel, leader of the tribe of Levi; Zadok, leader of the people of Aaron;
18. Elihu, one of David’s brothers, leader of the tribe of Judah; Omri son of Michael, leader of the tribe of Issachar;
19. Ishmaiah son of Obadiah, leader of the tribe of Zebulun; Jeremoth son of Azriel, leader of the tribe of Naphtali;
20. Hoshea son of Azaziah, leader of the tribe of Ephraim; Joel son of Pedaiah, leader of West Manasseh;
21. Iddo son of Zechariah, leader of East Manasseh; Jaasiel son of Abner, leader of the tribe of Benjamin;
22. Azarel son of Jeroham, leader of the tribe of Dan. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.
23. David decided to count the men in Israel. There were very many people because the Lord had promised to make the Israelites as many as the stars in the sky. So David counted only the men who were 20 years old and older.
24. Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the people, but he did not finish. God became angry with the Israelites. That is why the number of the people was not put in the book, The History of King David.
25. This is the list of men who were responsible for the king’s property: Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the king’s storerooms. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storerooms in the small towns, villages, fields, and towers.
26. Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the field workers.
27. Shimei from Ramah was in charge of the vineyards. Zabdi from Shepham was in charge of the storage and care of the wine that came from the vineyards.
28. Baal Hanan from Geder was in charge of the olive trees and sycamore trees in the western hill country. Joash was in charge of storing the olive oil.