KJV King James Version
And 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Chronicles 27:4
And 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division for the second month, and Mikloth was the leader. There were 24,000 men in his division.
WEB World English Bible
Over the division of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite, and his division; and Mikloth the ruler: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
ASV American Standard Version
And over the course of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite, and his course; and Mikloth the ruler: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And over the course of the second month is Dodai the Ahohite, and his course, and Mikloth is the president, and on his course are twenty and four thousand.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 27
1 Now 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.
2 Over the first course for the first month [was] Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.
3 Of the children of Perez [was] the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
4 And 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.
5 The 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.
6 This [is that] Benaiah, [who was] mighty [among] the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course [was] Ammizabad his son.
7 The fourth [captain] for the fourth month [was] Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.
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וְעַ֞לH5921 · aluponמַחֲלֹ֣קֶת׀H4256 · ma.cha.lo.qetdivisionהַחֹ֣דֶשׁH2320 · cho.deshmonthהַשֵּׁנִ֗יH8145 · she.nisecondדּוֹדַ֤יH1737 · do.dayDodaiהָאֲחוֹחִי֙H266 · a.cho.chiAhohiteוּמַ֣חֲלֻקְתּ֔וֹH4256 · ma.cha.lo.qetdivisionוּמִקְל֖וֹתH4732 · miq.lotMiklothהַנָּגִ֑ידH5057 · na.gidleaderוְעַל֙H5921 · aluponמַחֲלֻקְתּ֔וֹH4256 · ma.cha.lo.qetdivisionעֶשְׂרִ֥יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הH702 · ar.bafourאָֽלֶף׃ סH505 · e.lephthousand
Cross-references
2 Samuel 23:9And after him [was] Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, [one] of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines [that] were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:1 Chronicles 11:12And after him [was] Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who [was one] of the three mighties.
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