--- title: "1 Chronicles 27:16-31 KJV - \"Furthermore over the tribes of Israel:...\" | Real Bible Believers" description: "\"Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah th\" — Read 1 Chronicles 27:16-31 in the King James Version (KJV) with commentary, cross references, and Greek/Hebrew lexicon." image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/kjv/1-chronicles/27/16-31" --- [ Read](/kjv/1-chronicles/27)[ Commentary](/study/1-chronicles/27)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/1-chronicles/27) Audio ## 1 Chronicles 27:16-31 in Context (Verses 13–34 KJV) [13 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/27/13) The tenth *captain* for the tenth month *was* Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course *were* twenty and four thousand. [14 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/27/14) The eleventh *captain* for the eleventh month *was* Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course *were* twenty and four thousand. [15 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/27/15) The twelfth *captain* for the twelfth month *was* Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course *were* twenty and four thousand.* [16 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/27/16) ¶ 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: [17 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/27/17) Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok: [18 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/27/18) Of Judah, Elihu, *one* of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:* [19 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/27/19) Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel: [20 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/27/20) Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah: [21 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/27/21) Of the half *tribe* of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner: [22 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/27/22) Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These *were* the princes of the tribes of Israel. [23 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/27/23) ¶ But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens. [24 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/27/24) Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David.* [25 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/27/25) ¶ And over the king’s treasures *was* Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, *was* Jehonathan the son of Uzziah: [26 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/27/26) And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground *was* Ezri the son of Chelub: [27 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/27/27) And over the vineyards *was* Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars *was* Zabdi the Shiphmite:* [28 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/27/28) And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that *were* in the low plains *was* Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil *was* Joash: [29 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/27/29) And over the herds that fed in Sharon *was* Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds *that were* in the valleys *was* Shaphat the son of Adlai: [30 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/27/30) Over the camels also *was* Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses *was* Jehdeiah the Meronothite: [31 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/27/31) And over the flocks *was* Jaziz the Hagerite. All these *were* the rulers of the substance which *was* king David’s. [32 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/27/32) Also Jonathan David’s uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni *was* with the king’s sons:** [33 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/27/33) And Ahithophel *was* the king’s counsellor: and Hushai the Archite *was* the king’s companion: [34 ](/kjv/1-chronicles/27/34) And after Ahithophel *was* Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king’s army *was* Joab. 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