The sonsוּבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלaccording to their number,לְמִסְפָּרָםthe headsרָאשֵׁיof the fathers’ housesהָאָבוֹתand the commandersוְשָׂרֵיof thousandsהָאֲלָפִיםand of hundreds,וְהַמֵּאוֹתand their supervisors,וְשֹׁטְרֵיהֶםwho ministeredהַמְשָׁרְתִיםto the kingאֶת הַמֶּלֶךְin everyלְכֹלmatterדְּבַרof the divisionsהַמַּחְלְקוֹתthat came inהַבָּאָהand went outוְהַיֹּצֵאתmonthחֹדֶשׁby monthבְּחֹדֶשׁthroughout allלְכֹלthe monthsחָדְשֵׁיof the year:הַשָּׁנָהeachהָאַחַתdivisionהַמַּחֲלֹקֶתwas twenty-fourעֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָהthousand.אָלֶף
Overעַלthe firstהָרִאשׁוֹנָהdivision,הַמַּחֲלֹקֶתfor the firstלַ הָרִאשׁוֹןmonth,חֹדֶשׁwas Jashobeamיָשָׁבְעָםsonבֶּןof Zabdiel;זַבְדִּיאֵלand in his division,וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹtwenty-fourעֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָהthousand.אָלֶף
He was ofמִןthe sonsבְּנֵיof Perez,פֶרֶץthe headהָרֹאשׁof allלְכָלthe commandersשָׂרֵיof the armiesהַצְּבָאוֹתfor the firstלַ הָרִאשׁוֹןmonth.חֹדֶשׁ
Overוְעַלthe divisionמַחֲלֹקֶתof the secondהַ הַשֵּׁנִיmonthחֹדֶשׁwas Dodaiדּוֹדַיthe Ahohite,הָאֲחוֹחִיand his divisionוּמַחֲלֻקְתּוֹand Miklothוּמִקְלוֹתthe leader;הַנָּגִידand in his division,וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹtwenty-fourעֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָהthousand.אָלֶף
The thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁיcommanderשַׂרof the army,הַצָּבָאfor the thirdלַ הַשְּׁלִישִׁיmonth,חֹדֶשׁwas Benaiahבְּנָיָהוּsonבֶןof Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעthe priest,הַכֹּהֵןas head;רֹאשׁand in his division,וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹtwenty-fourעֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָהthousand.אָלֶף
Thisהוּאis Benaiah,בְנָיָהוּa mighty manגִּבּוֹרof the thirtyהַשְּׁלֹשִׁיםand overוְעַלthe thirty;הַשְּׁלֹשִׁיםand in his divisionוּמַחֲלֻקְתּוֹwas Ammizabadעַמִּיזָבָדhis son.בְּנוֹ
The fourth,הָרְבִיעִיfor the fourthלַ הָרְבִיעִיmonth,חֹדֶשׁwas Asahelעֲשָׂה אֵלthe brotherאֲחִיof Joab,יוֹאָבand Zebadiahוּזְבַדְיָהhis sonבְנוֹafter him;אַחֲרָיוand in his division,וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹtwenty-fourעֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָהthousand.אָלֶף
The fifth,הַחַמִישִׁיfor the fifthלַ הַחֲמִישִׁיmonth,חֹדֶשׁwas the commanderהַשַּׂרShamhuthשַׁמְהוּתthe Izrahite;הַיִּזְרָחand in his division,וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹtwenty-fourעֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָהthousand.אָלֶף
The sixth,הַשִּׁשִּׁיfor the sixthלַ הַשִּׁשִּׁיmonth,חֹדֶשׁwas Iraעִירָאsonבֶןof Ikkeshעִקֵּשׁthe Tekoite;הַתְּקוֹעִיand in his division,וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹtwenty-fourעֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָהthousand.אָלֶף
The seventh,הַשְּׁבִיעִיfor the seventhלַ הַשְּׁבִיעִיmonth,חֹדֶשׁwas Helezחֶלֶץthe Pelonite,הַפְּלוֹנִיofמִןthe sonsבְּנֵיof Ephraim;אֶפְרָיִםand in his division,וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹtwenty-fourעֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָהthousand.אָלֶף
The eighth,הַשְּׁמִינִיfor the eighthלַ הַשְּׁמִינִיmonth,חֹדֶשׁwas Sibbecaiסִבְּכַיthe Hushathite,הַחֻשָׁתִיof the Zerahites;לַזַּרְחִיand in his division,וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹtwenty-fourעֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָהthousand.אָלֶף
The ninth,הַתְּשִׁיעִיfor the ninthלַ הַתְּשִׁיעִיmonth,חֹדֶשׁwas Abiezerאֲבִיעֶזֶרthe Anathothite,הָעַנְּתֹתִיof the Benjaminites;לַבֵּן יְמִינִיand in his division,וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹtwenty-fourעֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָהthousand.אָלֶף
The tenth,הָעֲשִׂירִיfor the tenthלַ הָעֲשִׂירִיmonth,חֹדֶשׁwas Maharaiמַהְרַיthe Netophathite,הַנְּטוֹפָתִיof the Zerahites;לַזַּרְחִיand in his division,וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹtwenty-fourעֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָהthousand.אָלֶף
The eleventh,עַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂרfor the eleventhלְעַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂרmonth,הַחֹדֶשׁwas Benaiahבְּנָיָהthe Pirathonite,הַפִּרְעָתוֹנִיofמִןthe sonsבְּנֵיof Ephraim;אֶפְרָיִםand in his division,וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹtwenty-fourעֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָהthousand.אָלֶף
The twelfth,הַשְּׁנֵים עָשָׂרfor the twelfthלִשְׁנֵים עָשָׂרmonth,הַחֹדֶשׁwas Heldaiחֶלְדַּיthe Netophathite,הַנְּטוֹפָתִיof Othniel;לְעָתְנִיאֵלand in his division,וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹtwenty-fourעֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָהthousand.אָלֶף
Overוְעַלthe tribesשִׁבְטֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵלfor the Reubenites,לָראוּבֵנִיthe leaderנָגִידwas Eliezerאֱלִיעֶזֶרsonבֶּןof Zichri;זִכְרִיfor the Simeonites,לַשִּׁמְעוֹנִיShephatiahשְׁפַטְיָהוּsonבֶּןof Maacah;מַעֲכָה
for Levi,לְלֵוִיHashabiahחֲשַׁבְיָהsonבֶןof Kemuel;קְמוּאֵלfor Aaron,לְאַהֲרֹןZadok;צָדוֹק
for Judah,לִיהוּדָהElihu,אֱלִיהוּone of the brothersמֵאֲחֵיof David;דָוִידfor Issachar,לְיִשָׂשכָרOmriעָמְרִיsonבֶּןof Michael;מִיכָאֵל
for Zebulun,לִזְבוּלֻןIshmaiahיִשְׁמַעְיָהוּsonבֶּןof Obadiah;עֹבַדְיָהוּfor Naphtali,לְנַפְתָּלִיJerimothיְרִימוֹתsonבֶּןof Azriel;עַזְרִיאֵל
for the sonsלִבְנֵיof Ephraim,אֶפְרַיִםHosheaהוֹשֵׁעַsonבֶּןof Azaziah;עֲזַזְיָהוּfor the halfלַחֲצִיtribeשֵׁבֶטof Manasseh,מְנַשֶּׁהJoelיוֹאֵלsonבֶּןof Pedaiah;פְּדָיָהוּ
for the halfלַחֲצִיof Manassehהַמְנַשֶּׁהin Gilead,גִּלְעָדָהIddoיִדּוֹsonבֶּןof Zechariah;זְכַרְיָהוּfor Benjamin,לְבִנְיָמִןJaasielיַעֲשִׂיאֵלsonבֶּןof Abner;אַבְנֵר
for Dan,לְדָןAzarelעֲזַרְאֵלsonבֶּןof Jeroham.יְרֹחָםTheseאֵלֶּהwere the chiefsשָׂרֵיof the tribesשִׁבְטֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
But Davidוְ דָוִידdid notלֹאtakeנָשָׂאthe numberמִסְפָּרָםof thoseלְfrom twenty years oldמִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָהand under,וּלְמָטָּהforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhad saidאָמַרhe would multiplyלְהַרְבּוֹתIsraelאֶת יִשְׂרָאֵלlike the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵיof the heavens.הַשָּׁמָיִם
Joabיוֹאָבsonבֶּןof Zeruiahצְרוּיָהbeganהֵחֵלto count,לִמְנוֹתbut did notוְלֹאfinish;כִלָּהand because of thisבָזֹאתthere cameוַיְהִיwrathקֶצֶףonעַלIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלand the numberהַמִּסְפָּרwas notוְלֹאenteredעָלָהin the accountבְּמִסְפַּרof the chroniclesדִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִיםof KingלַמֶּלֶךְDavid.דָּוִיד
Overוְעַלthe king’sהַמֶּלֶךְtreasuriesאֹצְרוֹתwas Azmavethעַזְמָוֶתsonבֶּןof Adiel;עֲדִיאֵלand overוְעַלthe storesהָאֹצָרוֹתin the field,בַּשָּׂדֶהin the cities,בֶּעָרִיםin the villages,וּבַכְּפָרִיםand in the towers,וּבַמִּגְדָּלוֹתwas Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןsonבֶּןof Uzziah;עֻזִּיָּהוּ
overוְעַלthose who didעֹשֵׂיthe workמְלֶאכֶתof the fieldהַשָּׂדֶהin tillingלַעֲבֹדַתthe groundהָאֲדָמָהwas Ezriעֶזְרִיsonבֶּןof Chelub;כְּלוּב
overוְעַלthe vineyardsהַכְּרָמִיםwas Shimeiשִׁמְעִיthe Ramathite;הָרָמָתִיand overוְעַלwhatשֶׁwas in the vineyardsבַּכְּרָמִיםfor the storesלְאֹצְרוֹתof wineהַיַּיִןwas Zabdiזַבְדִּיthe Shiphmite;הַשִּׁפְמִי
overוְעַלthe olive treesהַזֵּיתִיםand the sycamoresוְהַשִּׁקְמִיםthatאֲשֶׁרwere in the Shephelahבַּשְּׁפֵלָהwas Baal-hananבַּעַל חָנָןthe Gederite;הַגְּדֵרִיand overוְעַלthe storesאֹצְרוֹתof oilהַשֶּׁמֶןwas Joash;יוֹעָשׁ
overוְעַלthe cattleהַבָּקָרthat grazedהָרֹעִיםin Sharonבַּשָּׁרוֹןwas Shitraiשִׁרְטַיthe Sharonite;הַשָּׁרוֹנִיand overוְעַלthe cattleהַבָּקָרin the valleysבָּעֲמָקִיםwas Shaphatשָׁפָטsonבֶּןof Adlai;עַדְלָי
overוְעַלthe camelsהַגְּמַלִּיםwas Obilאוֹבִילthe Ishmaelite;הַיִּשְׁמְעֵלִיand overוְעַלthe female donkeysהָאֲתֹנוֹתwas Jehdeiahיֶחְדְּיָהוּthe Meronothite;הַמֵּרֹנֹתִי
and overוְעַלthe sheepהַצֹּאןwas Jazizיָזִיזthe Hagrite.הַהַגְרִיAllכָּלtheseאֵלֶּהwere the chiefsשָׂרֵיof the propertyהָרְכוּשׁthatאֲשֶׁרbelonged to KingלַמֶּלֶךְDavid.דָּוִיד
Jonathan,וִיהוֹנָתָןDavid’sדָּוִידuncle,דּוֹדwasהוּאa counselor,יוֹעֵץa manאִישׁof understanding,מֵבִיןand a scribe;וְסוֹפֵרand Jehielוִיחִיאֵלsonבֶּןof Hachmoniחַכְמוֹנִיwas withעִםthe sonsבְּנֵיof the king.הַמֶּלֶךְ
Ahithophelוַאֲחִיתֹפֶלwas counselorיוֹעֵץto the king,לַמֶּלֶךְand Hushaiוְחוּשַׁיthe Architeהָאַרְכִּיwas the king’sהַמֶּלֶךְfriend.רֵעַ
AfterוְאַחֲרֵיAhithophelאֲחִיתֹפֶלcame Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעsonבֶּןof Benaiah,בְּנָיָהוּand Abiathar;וְאֶבְיָתָרand the commanderוְשַׂרof the king’sלַמֶּלֶךְarmyצָבָאwas Joab.יוֹאָב