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the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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Contemporary English Version

1 Chronicles 27:8

in the fifth month, Shamhuth from the Izrah clan;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Shammah;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Izrahite;   Month;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Shamhuth;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Dodai;   Izrahite;   Shamhuth;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   David;   Izrahites;   Shammah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Army;   Izrahite ;   Shamhuth ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;   War;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Iz'rahite;   Month;   Sham'huth;   Sham'mah;   Teko'ite, the;   Ze'rah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Course;   Izrahite;   Shammah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; 24,000 were in his division.
Hebrew Names Version
The fifth captain for this fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty-four thousand.
King James Version
The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
English Standard Version
The fifth commander, for the fifth month, was Shamhuth the Izrahite; in his division were 24,000.
New Century Version
The fifth commander, for the fifth month, was Shamhuth, from Izrah's family. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division.
New English Translation
The fifth, assigned the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.
Amplified Bible
The fifth, for the fifth month was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were 24,000.
New American Standard Bible
The fifth, for the fifth month was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
World English Bible
The fifth captain for this fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty-four thousand.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The fift for ye fift moneth was prince Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course foure and twentie thousand.
Legacy Standard Bible
The fifth for the fifth month was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were 24,000.
Berean Standard Bible
The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
Complete Jewish Bible
The fifth commander, for the fifth month, was Shamhut from Yizrach; there were 24,000 in his division.
Darby Translation
The fifth for the fifth month was the captain Shamhuth the Jizrahite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Easy-to-Read Version
The fifth commander, for the fifth month, was Shamhuth from Zerah's family. There were 24,000 men in Shamhuth's group.
George Lamsa Translation
The fifth commander for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Nezrahite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Good News Translation
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Lexham English Bible
The fifth, for the fifth month, the commander was Shamhuth the Izrahite. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
Literal Translation
The fifth for the fifth month was chief Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were twenty four thousand.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The fifth in the fifth moneth was Samehuth the Iesrahite, and vnder his course were foure and twentye thousande.
American Standard Version
The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Bible in Basic English
The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The fifth captayne for the fifth moneth, was Samhut the Iezrahite, and in his course were twentie and foure thousand.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
King James Version (1611)
The fifth captaine for the fifth moneth, was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twentie and foure thousand.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The fifth chief for the fifth month was Samaoth the Jezraite: and in his division were twenty and four thousand.
English Revised Version
The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In the fifthe monethe, the fifthe prince was Samoth Jezarites, and foure and twenti thousynde in his cumpenye.
Update Bible Version
The fifth captain for this fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Webster's Bible Translation
The fifth captain for the fifth month [was] Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.
New King James Version
The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth 1 Chronicles 11:27 and Shammah in 2 Samuel 23:11">[fn] the Izrahite; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
New Living Translation
Shammah the Izrahite was commander of the fifth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the fifth month.
New Life Bible
The fifth leader for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite. There were 24,000 in his army.
New Revised Standard
The fifth commander, for the fifth month, was Shamhuth, the Izrahite; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Of the fifth, for the fifth month, the ruler, was Shamhuth the Izrahite, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The fifth captain for the fifth month, was Samaoth a Jezerite: and his company were four and twenty thousand.
Revised Standard Version
The fifth commander, for the fifth month, was Shamhuth, the Iz'rahite; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Young's Literal Translation
The fifth, for the fifth month, [is] the prince Shamhuth the Izrahite, and on his course [are] twenty and four thousand.
THE MESSAGE
Fifth division, fifth month: commander Shamhuth the Izrahite: 24,000 men.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The fifth for the fifth month was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were 24,000.

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

Shamhuth: If this person was the same as Shammoth the Hararite, or Shammah the Harodite, it is probable that he took the denomination Izrahite, from one of his progenitors of the name Izrah, and derived the other from the place of his residence. 1 Chronicles 11:27, Shammoth the Hararite, 1 Chronicles 26:29, 2 Samuel 23:25, Shammah the Harodite

Cross-References

Genesis 25:23
and he told her: "Your two sons will become two separate nations. The younger of the two will be stronger, and the older son will be his servant."
Genesis 27:13
Rebekah insisted, "Let his curse fall on me! Just do what I say and bring me the meat."
Genesis 27:43
Now listen carefully and do what I say. Go to the home of my brother Laban in Haran
Acts 4:19
Peter and John answered, "Do you think God wants us to obey you or to obey him?
Acts 5:29
Peter and the apostles replied: We don't obey people. We obey God.
Ephesians 6:1
Children, you belong to the Lord, and you do the right thing when you obey your parents. The first commandment with a promise says,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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