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Complete Jewish Bible

1 Chronicles 27:3

He was from the descendants of Peretz and was in charge of all the army captains during the first month.

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.
Contemporary English Version
a descendant of Perez;
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 The people of Isra'el, registered according to their clan leaders, were drafted for army duty under captains of thousands and of hundreds, and officers serving the king, in divisions of 24,000 each, for month-long terms of duty covering all the months of the year. 2 Over the first division, for the first month, was Yashov‘am the son of Zavdi'el; there were 24,000 in his division. 3 He was from the descendants of Peretz and was in charge of all the army captains during the first month. 4 Over the division for the second month was Dodai the Achochi; Miklot was the chief officer of his division; there were 24,000 in his division. 5 The third army commander, for the third month, was B'nayah the son of Y'hoyada the chief cohen; there were 24,000 in his division. 6 This is the same B'nayah who was one of the thirty heroes and was over the thirty; his son ‘Ammizavad was in his division. 7 The fourth commander, for the fourth month, was ‘Asah'el the brother of Yo'av, with Z'vadyah his son after him; there were 24,000 in his division. 8 The fifth commander, for the fifth month, was Shamhut from Yizrach; there were 24,000 in his division. 9 The sixth commander, for the sixth month, was ‘Ira the son of ‘Ikesh from T'koa; there were 24,000 in his division. 10 The seventh commander, for the seventh month, was Heletz the P'loni, from the descendants of Efrayim; there were 24,000 in his division.

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

Genesis 10:9
He was a mighty hunter before Adonai — this is why people say, "Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before Adonai ."
1 Corinthians 6:12
You say, "For me, everything is permitted"? Maybe, but not everything is helpful. "For me, everything is permitted"? Maybe, but as far as I am concerned, I am not going to let anything gain control over me.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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