1. Now the children of Israel according to their number, the heads of families, captains of thousands and of hundreds, and officers, that served the king according to their companies, who came in and went out every month in the year, under every chief were four and twenty thousand.
2. Over the first company the first month Jesboam, the son of Zabdiel was chief, and under him were four and twenty thousand.
3. Of the sons of Phares, the chief of all the captains in the host in the first month.
4. The company of the second month was under Dudia, an Ahohite, and after him was another named Macelloth, who commanded a part of the army of four and twenty thousand.
5. And the captain of the third company for the third month, was Banaias the son of Joiada the priest: and in his division were four and twenty thousand.
6. This is that Banaias the most valiant among the thirty, and above the thirty. And Amizabad his son commanded his company.
7. The fourth, for the fourth month, was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zabadias his son after him: and in his company were four and twenty thousand.