1 Chronicles 27:5

The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
third	הַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ ha.she.li.Shi	H7992	third · definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
captain	שַׂ֣ר sar	H8269	a head person (of any rank or class) · noun, common masculine singular construct
host	הַצָּבָ֤א ha.tza.Va'	H6635	a mass of persons (or figuratively · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
third	הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י ha.she.li.Shi	H7992	third · definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
month	לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ la.Cho.desh	H2320	the new moon · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Benaiah	בְּנָיָ֧הוּ be.na.Ya.hu	H1141	Benajah · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Jehoiada	יְהוֹיָדָ֛ע ye.ho.ya.Da'	H3077	Jehojada · proper noun, a man's name
chief	רֹ֑אשׁ Rosh	H7218	the head (as most easily shaken) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
priest	הַכֹּהֵ֖ן ha.ko.Hen	H3548	literally one officiating · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
course	מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔וֹ ma.cha.luk.To	H4256	a section (of Levites · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 'es.Rim	H6242	twenty · noun, common masculine plural absolute
four	וְאַרְבָּעָ֖ה ve.'ar.ba.'Ah	H702	four · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute
thousand	אָֽלֶף 'A.lef	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · noun, common both genders singular absolute

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Cross-references

1 Kings 4:4-5 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
1 Chronicles 18:17 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 27:1-15

We have here an account of the regulation of the militia of the kingdom. David was himself a man of war, and had done great things with the sword; he had brought into the field great armies. Now here we are told how he marshalled them when God had given him rest from all his enemies. He did not keep them all together, for that would have been a hardship on them and the country; yet he did not disband and disperse them all, for then he would have left his kingdom naked, and his people would have forgotten the arts of war, wherein they had been instructed. He therefore contrived to keep up a constant force, and yet not a standing army. The model is very prudent. 1. He kept up 24,000 constantly…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 27:4

second month was Dodai--or, "Dodo." Here the text seems to require the supplement of "Eleazar the son of Dodo" (Sa2 23:9).

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 27:5

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest - Why should not this clause be read as it is in the Hebrew? "Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, a captain; and in his course," etc. Or, as the Targum has it, "The third captain of the host for the month Sivan was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, who was constituted a chief." He is distinguished from Benaiah, the Pirathonite, who was over the eleventh month. Some think that the original word הכהן haccohen, which generally signifies priest, should be translated here a principal officer; so the margin has it. But, in the Old Testament, כהן cohen signifies both prince and priest; and translating it by the former removes the difficulty fr…

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John Gill on 1 Chronicles 27:2

Over the first course for the first month,.... The month Nisan, sometimes called Abib, which was March: was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel; the first and chief of David's worthies, 1 Chronicles 11:11. and in his course were twenty and four; and so in all the following ones; this man was of the posterity of Perez, or Pharez, a son of Judah, and so had the preference and command of all the captains of the army for that month: Dodai an Ahohite; the same with Dodo, 1 Chronicles 11:12 was over the course of the second month, the month Ziv, sometimes called Jiar, or April; and his lieutenant or successor was Mikloth: Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest; or rather a prince, a principal of…

Dictionary and topics

Benaiah — Built up by Jehovah. (1.) The son of Jehoiada, chief priest (1 Chr. 27:5). He was set by David over his body-guard of Cherethites and Pelethites (2 Sam. 8:18; 1 Kings 1:32; 1 Chr. 18:17). His…
Month — Among the Egyptians the month of thirty days each was in use long before the time of the Exodus, and formed the basis of their calculations. From the time of the institution of the Mosaic law the…
Ammonites · General references — General references
Armies · Generals of corps and divisions — Generals of corps and divisions
Armies Of Israel, The · Part of, retained in times of peace by the kings — Part of, retained in times of peace by the kings
Benaiah · .A distinguished warrior — .A distinguished warrior
Month · Twelve months reckoned to a year — Twelve months reckoned to a year
Months · The year composed of twelve — The year composed of twelve

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Chronicles 27:5

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 27:1-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 27:4

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 27:5

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 27:2

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1 Chronicles 27:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 27:1-15

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 27:4

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 27:5

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 27:2

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Chronicles 27:2-15

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Chronicles 27:1-15

Rashi on 1 Chronicles 27:5