Orthodox Jewish Bible

Divrey Hayamim Alef 27:14-24 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

14. The eleventh for the eleventh month was Benayah the Piratoni, of the Bnei Ephrayim; and in his division were 24,000.

15. The twelfth for the twelfth month was Cheldai the Netophati, of Otniel; and in his division were 24,000.

16. Furthermore over the Shivtei Yisroel; the nagid of the Reuveni was Eliezer Ben Zichri; of the Simeoni, Shephatyahu Ben Ma'achah;

17. Of the Levi'im, Chashavyah Ben Kemu'el; of Aharon, Tzadok;

18. Of Yehudah, Elihu, one of the brethren of Dovid; of Yissakhar, Omri Ben Micha'el;

19. Of Zevulun, Yishmayahu Ben Ovadyah; of Naphtali, Yerimot Ben Azri'el;

20. Of the Bnei Ephrayim, Hoshea Ben Azazyahu; of the half tribe of Menasheh, Yoel Ben Pedayahu;

21. Of the half tribe of Menasheh in Gil'ad, Yiddo Ben Zecharyahu; of Binyamin, Ya'asiel Ben Avner;

22. Of Dan, Azare'el Ben Yerocham. These were the sarim of the Shivtei Yisroel.

23. But Dovid took not the number of them from twenty shanim and under; because Hashem had said he would increase Yisroel like to the kokhavim of HaShomayim.

24. Yoav Ben Tzeruyah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell ketzef (wrath) on account of this against Yisroel; neither was the number put in the Divrei HaYamim of Melech Dovid.