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Contemporary English Version

1 Chronicles 27:3

a descendant of Perez;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Month;   Perez;   Pharez;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Perez;   Pharez;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Dodai;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   David;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Army;   Perez ;   Phares, Pharez ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;   War;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Month;   Pe'rez;   Pha'rez;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Course;   Perez;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army commanders for the first month.
Hebrew Names Version
[He was] of the children of Peretz, the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
King James Version
Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
English Standard Version
He was a descendant of Perez and was chief of all the commanders. He served for the first month.
New Century Version
Jashobeam, one of the descendants of Perez, was leader of all the army officers for the first month.
New English Translation
He was a descendant of Perez; he was in charge of all the army officers for the first month.
Amplified Bible
He was descended from Perez, and was chief of all the commanders of the army for the first month.
New American Standard Bible
He was from the sons of Perez, and was chief of all the commanders of the army for the first month.
World English Bible
[He was] of the children of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Of the sonnes of Perez was the chiefe ouer all the princes of the armies for the first moneth.
Legacy Standard Bible
He was from the sons of Perez, and was chief of all the commanders of the army for the first month.
Berean Standard Bible
He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army commanders for the first month.
Complete Jewish Bible
He was from the descendants of Peretz and was in charge of all the army captains during the first month.
Darby Translation
He was of the children of Pherez, the head of all the captains of the hosts for the first month.
Easy-to-Read Version
Jashobeam, one of Perez's descendants, was leader of all the army officers for the first month.
George Lamsa Translation
He was of the descendants of Perez; he was the chief of all the commanders of the army for the first month.
Good News Translation
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Lexham English Bible
From the sons of Perez who was the chief of the commanders of the armies for the first month.
Literal Translation
The head of all the commanders of the army for the first month was of the sons of Perez.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Of the children of Phares was the pryncipall amonge all the chefe captaynes in the first moneth.
American Standard Version
He was of the children of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
Bible in Basic English
He was of the sons of Perez, and the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the chiefest of all the captaynes of the hoast for the first moneth, was of the children of Pharez.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Of the children of Perez was he, and the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
King James Version (1611)
Of the children of Perez, was the chiefe of all the captaines of the host, for the first moneth.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Of the sons of Tharez one was chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
English Revised Version
[He was] of the children of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
of the sones of Fares was the prince of alle princes in the oost, in the firste monethe.
Update Bible Version
[He was] of the sons of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
Webster's Bible Translation
Of the children of Perez, [was] the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
New King James Version
he was of the children of Perez, and the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month.
New Living Translation
He was a descendant of Perez and was in charge of all the army officers for the first month.
New Life Bible
He was a son of Perez, and head of all the captains of the army for the first month.
New Revised Standard
He was a descendant of Perez, and was chief of all the commanders of the army for the first month.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Of the sons of Perez, was the chief for all the rulers of the hosts, for the first month.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Of the sons of Phares, the chief of all the captains in the host in the first month.
Revised Standard Version
He was a descendant of Perez, and was chief of all the commanders of the army for the first month.
Young's Literal Translation
of the sons of Perez [is] the head of all princes of the hosts for the first month.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He was from the sons of Perez, and was chief of all the commanders of the army for the first month.

Contextual Overview

1 Each month a group of twenty-four thousand men served as soldiers in Israel's army. These men, which 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; 10 in the seventh month, Helez from Pelon in the territory of Ephraim;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Perez: Genesis 38:29, Numbers 26:20, Pharez

the chief: Genesis 49:8-10, Numbers 7:12, Numbers 10:14

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 32:6 - he set captains

Cross-References

1 Corinthians 6:12
Some of you say, "We can do anything we want to." But I tell you that not everything is good for us. So I refuse to let anything have power over me.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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