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1 Chronicles 27:11

The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Bul;   Month;   Sibbechai;   Tabernacles, Feast of;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Armies of Israel, the;   Months;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Mebunnai;   Month;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ephraim (1);   Mebunnai;   Sibbecai;   Zarhites;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Dodai;   Mebunnai;   Sibbec(h)ai;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   David;   Hushathite;   Izrahites;   Mebunnai;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Army;   Hushathite ;   Sibbecai, Sibbechai ;   Zarhites ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;   War;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Hu'shathite;   Mebun'na-I;   Month;   Zar'hites, the,;   Ze'rah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Course;   Hushathite;   Hushshathite;   Mebunnai;   Sibbecai;   Zerah;   Zerahites;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Sibbechai;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite; 24,000 were in his division.
Hebrew Names Version
The eighth [captain] for the eighth month was Sibbekhai the Hushatite, of the Zarchi: and in his course were twenty-four thousand.
King James Version
The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
English Standard Version
Eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites; in his division were 24,000.
New Century Version
The eighth commander, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai. He was from Hushah and was from Zerah's family. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division.
New English Translation
The eighth, assigned the eighth month, was Sibbekai the Hushathite, a Zerahite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.
Amplified Bible
The eighth, for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite of the Zerahites; and in his division were 24,000.
New American Standard Bible
The eighth, for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite of the Zerahites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
World English Bible
The eighth [captain] for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites: and in his course were twenty-four thousand.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The eight for the eight moneth was Sibbecai the Hushathite of the Zarhites: and in his course foure and twentie thousand.
Legacy Standard Bible
The eighth for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite of the Zerahites; and in his division were 24,000.
Berean Standard Bible
The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
Contemporary English Version
in the eighth month, Sibbecai from Hushah of the Zerah clan;
Complete Jewish Bible
The eighth commander, for the eighth month, was Sibkhai the Hushati, from the Zarchi; there were 24,000 in his division.
Darby Translation
The eighth for the eighth month was Sibbechai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Easy-to-Read Version
The eighth commander, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai from Hushah and from Zerah's family. There were 24,000 men in Sibbecai's group.
George Lamsa Translation
The eighth commander for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Good News Translation
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Lexham English Bible
The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite of the Zerahites. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
Literal Translation
The eighth for the eighth month was Sibbechai of Husah, of the Zarchites; and in his division were twenty four thousand.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The eight in the eight moneth, was Sibechai the Husathite of ye Sarehites, and vnder his course were foure and twentye thousande.
American Standard Version
The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The eyght captayne for the eyght moneth, was Sibbechai an Husathite of ye kynrede of Zarhi, & in his course were twentie and foure thousand.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
King James Version (1611)
The eighth captaine for the eighth moneth, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twentie and foure thousand.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The eighth for the eighth month was Sobochai the Usathite, belonging to Zarai: and in his division were twenty and four thousand.
English Revised Version
The eighth [captain] for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In the eiythe monethe, the eiythe prince was Sobothai Assothites, of the generacioun of Zarai, and foure and twenti thousynde in his cumpeny.
Update Bible Version
The eighth [captain] for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Webster's Bible Translation
The eighth [captain] for the eighth month [was] Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.
New King James Version
The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbechai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
New Living Translation
Sibbecai, a descendant of Zerah from Hushah, was commander of the eighth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the eighth month.
New Life Bible
The eighth for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite of the Zerahites. There were 24,000 in his army.
New Revised Standard
Eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sobochai a Husathite of the race of Zarahi: and in his company were four and twenty thousand.
Revised Standard Version
Eighth, for the eighth month, was Sib'becai the Hu'shathite, of the Ze'rahites; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Young's Literal Translation
The eighth, for the eighth month, [is] Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhite, and on his course [are] twenty and four thousand.
THE MESSAGE
Eighth division, eighth month: Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite: 24,000 men.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The eighth for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite of the Zerahites; and in his division were 24,000.

Contextual Overview

1 Now the number of the children of Israel, that is, the heads of families, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and the men in authority who were servants of the king in anything to do with the divisions which came in and went out month by month through all the months of the year, in every division were twenty-four thousand. 2 Over the first division for the first month was Ishbaal, the son of Zabdiel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. 3 He was of the sons of Perez, and the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month. 4 And over the division for the second month was Eleazar, the son of Dodai the Ahohite, the ruler; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. 5 The third captain of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. 6 This is the same Benaiah who was the great man of the thirty, chief of the thirty; and in his division was Ammizabad his son. 7 The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel, the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. 8 The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. 9 The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. 10 The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Sibbecai: 1 Chronicles 11:29, 2 Samuel 21:18

Zarhites: Numbers 26:20

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 27:13 - Zarhites

Cross-References

Genesis 25:25
And the first came out red from head to foot like a robe of hair, and they gave him the name of Esau.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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