Twelve Captains for Twelve Months

1The children of Israel, after the number of them, ye auncient heads and captaynes of thousandes and hundredes, and their officers that serued the king by dyuers courses, which came in and went out moneth by moneth, throughout all the monethes of the yere: And in euery course were twentie and foure thouthousand.

2Ouer the first course for the first moneth, was Iasoboam the sonne of Zabdiel, and in his course were twentie and foure thousand. 3And the chiefest of all the captaynes of the hoast for the first moneth, was of the children of Pharez. 4Ouer the course of the second moneth, was Dodai an Ahohite, & in his course was Mikloth a ruler, his helper: and in his course were twentie and foure thousand. 5The chiefe captayne of the third hoast for the third moneth, was Banaiahu the sonne of Iehoiada the hie priest, and in his course were twentie and foure thousand. 6This is that Banaiahu which was most mightie among thirtie, and aboue thirtie: And in his part was Amizabad his sonne. 7The fourth captayne for the fourth moneth, was Asael the brother of Ioab, and Zabadaia his sonne after him, and in his course were twentie & foure thousand. 8The fifth captayne for the fifth moneth, was Samhut the Iezrahite, and in his course were twentie and foure thousand. 9The sixt captayne for the sixt moneth, was Ira the sonne of Ickes a Therkuite, and in his course were twentie and foure thousand. 10The seuenth captayne for the seuenth moneth, was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim, and in his course were twentie and foure thousand. 11The eyght captayne for the eyght moneth, was Sibbechai an Husathite of ye kynrede of Zarhi, & in his course were twentie and foure thousand. 12The ninth captayne for the ninth moneth, was Abiezer an Anathothite of the sonnes of Iemini, and in his course were twentie and foure thousand. 13The tenth captayne for the tenth moneth, was Maharai the Netophatite of the Zarahites, & in his course were twentie and foure thousand. 14The eleuenth captayne for the eleuenth moneth, was Banaia the Pirathonite of the children of Ephraim, and in his course were twentie and foure thousand. 15The twelfth captayne for the twelfth moneth, was Heldai the Netophatite of Othoniel, and in his course were twentie and foure thousand.

The Leaders of the Twelve Tribes

16And the rulers ouer the tribes of Israel were these: Among the Rubenites, was Eliezer the sonne of Zichri: Among the Simeonites also, was Saphathiahu the sonne of Maacha. 17Among the Leuites, Hasabia the sonne of Kemuel: Among the Aaronites, Zadok. 18Among them of Iuda, Elihu of the brethren of Dauid: Among them of Issachar, Omri the sonne of Michael. 19Among them of Zabulon, Iesmaiahu the sonne of Obadiahu: Among the of Nephthali, Ierimoth ye sonne of Azriel. 20Among the children of Ephraim, Hosea the sonne of Azariahu: In the halfe tribe also of Manasse, Ioel the sonne of Pedaiahu. 21Of the halfe tribe of Manasse in Gilead, Iiddo the sonne of Zachariahu: Among them of Beniamin, Iaasiel the sonne of Abner. 22Among them of Dan, Azarel the sonne of Ieroham. These are the lordes of the tribes of Israel. 23But Dauid toke not the number of them vnder twentie yeres, because the Lorde saide he would encrease Israel lyke vnto the starres of the skye. 24And Ioab the sonne of Zaruia began to number: but he finished it not, because that there fell wrath for it against Israel, neither was the number put into the cronicles of king Dauid.

David’s Various Overseers

25Ouer the kinges treasures was Azmaueth the sonne of Adiel: And ouer the treasures of the fieldes, in the cities, and villages, and castels, was Iehonathan the sonne of Uzziahu. 26And ouer the workemen in the fieldes that tilled the grounde, was Ezri the sonne of Chelub. 27And the ouersight of the vineyardes, had Semei the Ramathite: Ouer the encrease also of the vineyardes, & ouer the winesellers, was Sabdi the Zaphonite. 28And ouer the oliue trees and mulberie trees that were in the valleyes, was Baal Hanan the Gederite: And ouer the treasure of oyle, was Ioas. 29Ouer the oxen that fed in Saron, was Setrai the Saronite: And ouer the oxen that were in the valleyes, was Saphat the sonne of Adlai. 30Ouer the cammels, Obil the Ismaelite: And ouer the asses, was Iehdeiahu the Meronothite. 31Ouer the sheepe was Iazez the Hagerite: All these were the rulers of the substaunce of king Dauid.

The Counselors

32And Iehonathan Dauids vncle, a man of counsell and of vnderstanding, was a scribe, and Iehiel the sonne of Hachmoni was with ye kinges sonnes instructing them. 33And Ahitophel was of the kinges counsell: And Husai the Arachite was the kinges companion. 34And next to Ahitophel was Iehoiada the sonne of Banaiahu, and Abiathar: and the captayne of the kinges warre, was Ioab.