1 Chronicles 27:8

The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

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KJV

The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

ASV

The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

YLT

The fifth, for the fifth month, is the prince Shamhuth the Izrahite, and on his course are twenty and four thousand.

DBT

The fifth for the fifth month was the captain Shamhuth the Jizrahite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

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1 Chronicles 11:27
Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
2 Samuel 23:25
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
1 Chronicles 26:29
From the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons had the outside duties as officers and judges over Israel.

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About this book

Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

1 Chronicles — A post-exilic retelling of Israel's story through the Davidic line — genealogies from Adam to Saul, then David's reign reframed around temple preparation. The priestly history that answers the exile's question: what does it mean to return?

Canon: Old Testament
Author: The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra, per rabbinic tradition)
Date: Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC

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1 Chronicles 26:29
From the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons had the outside duties as officers and judges over Israel.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 23:4
  “Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,
- Nehemiah 11:16
  Shabbethai and Jozabad, two leaders of the Levites, who supervised the work outside the house of God;
- 1 Chronicles 23:12
  The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.
- 2 Chronicles 34:13
  were over the laborers and supervised all who did the work, task by task. Some of the Levites were secretaries, officers, and gatekeepers.
- 1 Chronicles 26:23
  From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:
Through
2 Samuel 23:25
Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
leads to
- Judges 7:1
  Early in the morning Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the…
- 1 Chronicles 11:27–28
  Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
Through
1 Chronicles 11:27
Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,
leads to
- 2 Samuel 23:25–26
  Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

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