1 Chronicles 27:16
14 The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
15 The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, from the family of Othniel. There were 24,000 men in his division.
These officers were in charge of the tribes of Israel: Over the Reubenites was Eliezer son of Zichri; over the Simeonites was Shephatiah son of Maacah;
17 over Levi was Hashabiah son of Kemuel; over Aaron was Zadok;
18 over Judah was Elihu, one of David’s brothers; over Issachar was Omri son of Michael;
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- These officers were in charge of the tribes of Israel: Over the Reubenites was Eliezer son of Zichri; over the Simeonites was Shephatiah son of Maacah;
- KJV
- Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:
- WEB
- Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites, Eliezer the son of Zichri was the ruler; of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah;
- ASV
- Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah:
- DARBY
- And over the tribes of Israel were: for the Reubenites Eliezer the son of Zichri was the prince; for the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah;
- BLB
- And over the tribes of Israel: Over the Reubenite, the officer [was] Eliezer son of Zichri; over the Simeonite, Shephatiah son of Maacah;
- ÅB
- Israels stammefyrster var: for rubenittene Elieser, Sikris sønn, for simeonittene Sefatja, Ma'akas sønn,
- OTB
- Nå over Israels stammer:
for rubenittene var Elieser, sønn av Sikri, hovedoffiser;
for simeonittene var Sefatja, sønn av Maaka; - B1930
- Israels stammefyrster var: for rubenittene Elieser, Sikris sønn, for simeonittene Sefatja, Ma'akas sønn,