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.
23. When David decided to count the people of Israel, he gave orders not to count anyone under twenty years of age, because the Lord had promised long ago that Israel would have as many people as there are stars in the sky.
24. Joab the son of Zeruiah had begun to count the people, but he stopped when the Lord began punishing Israel. So the total number was never included in David's official records.
25. Azmaveth the son of Adiel was in charge of the king's personal storage rooms. Jonathan the son of Uzziah was in charge of the king's other storerooms that were in the towns, the villages, and the defence towers in Israel.
26. Ezri the son of Chelub was in charge of the workers who farmed the king's land.
27. Shimei from Ramah was in charge of the vineyards, and Zabdi from Shepham was in charge of storing the wine.