1. This is the list of the Israelites who served the king in the army. Each division was on duty one month each year. There were leaders of families, commanders of a hundred men, commanders of a thousand men, and other officers. Each division had twenty-four thousand men.
2. Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division for the first month. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division.
3. Jashobeam, one of the descendants of Perez, was leader of all the army officers for the first month.
4. Dodai, from the Ahohites, was in charge of the division for the second month. Mikloth was a leader in the division. There were twenty-four thousand men in Dodai’s division.
5. The third commander, for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division.
6. He was the Benaiah who was one of the Thirty soldiers. Benaiah was a brave warrior who led those men. Benaiah’s son Ammizabad was in charge of Benaiah’s division.
7. The fourth commander, for the fourth month, was Asahel, the brother of Joab. Later, Asahel’s son Zebadiah took his place as commander. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division.
8. The fifth commander, for the fifth month, was Shamhuth, from Izrah’s family. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division.