1. Each month a group of twenty-four thousand men served as soldiers in Israel's army. These men, who included the family leaders, army commanders, and officials of the king, were under the command of the following men, arranged by the month of their service:
2. In the first month, Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel,
3. a descendant of Perez;
4. in the second month, Dodai the Ahohite, whose assistant was Mikloth;
5. in the third month, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada the priest,
6. who was the leader of the Thirty Warriors, and whose son Ammizabad was also an army commander;
7. in the fourth month, Asahel the brother of Joab, whose son Zebadiah took over command after him;
8. in the fifth month, Shamhuth from the Izrah clan;
9. in the sixth month, Ira the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa;
16-22. Here is a list of the leaders of each tribe in Israel:Eliezer son of Zichri was over Reuben; Shephatiah son of Maacah was over Simeon; Hashabiah son of Kemuel was over the Levites, and Zadok the priest was over the descendants of Aaron; Elihu the brother of David was over Judah; Omri son of Michael was over Issachar; Ishmaiah son of Obadiah was over Zebulun; Jerimoth son of Azriel was over Naphtali; Hoshea son of Azaziah was over Ephraim; Joel son of Pedaiah was over West Manasseh; Iddo son of Zechariah was over East Manasseh; Jaasiel son of Abner was over Benjamin; Azarel son of Jeroham was over Dan.