KJV King James Version
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.
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1 Chronicles 27:5
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The third army commander, as chief for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. There were 24,000 men in his division.
WEB World English Bible
The third captain of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, chief: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
ASV American Standard Version
The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, chief: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Head of the third host, for the third month, is Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the head priest, and on his course are twenty and four thousand.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 27
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.
8 The fifth captain for the fifth month [was] Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.
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שַׂ֣רH8269 · sarrulerהַצָּבָ֤אH6635 · tsa.vaarmyהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙H7992 · she.li.shithirdלַחֹ֣דֶשׁH2320 · cho.deshmonthהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יH7992 · she.li.shithirdבְּנָיָ֧הוּH1141 · be.na.yahBenaiahבֶן־H1121 · benson: childיְהוֹיָדָ֛עH3077 · ye.ho.ya.daJehoiadaהַכֹּהֵ֖ןH3548 · ko.henpriestרֹ֑אשׁH7218 · roshheadוְעַל֙H5921 · aluponמַחֲלֻקְתּ֔וֹH4256 · ma.cha.lo.qetdivisionעֶשְׂרִ֥יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyוְאַרְבָּעָ֖הH702 · ar.bafourאָֽלֶף׃H505 · e.lephthousand
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