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Christian Standard Bible ®

1 Chronicles 27:8

The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; 24,000 were in his division.

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

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.
Contemporary English Version
in the fifth month, Shamhuth from the Izrah clan;
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

1This is the list of the Israelites, the family heads, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter to do with the divisions that were on rotated military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 in each division: 2Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division, for the first month; 24,000 were in his division. 3He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army commanders for the first month. 4Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division for the second month, and Mikloth was the leader; 24,000 were in his division. 5The third army commander, as chief for the third month, was Benaiah son of the priest Jehoiada; 24,000 were in his division. 6This Benaiah was a mighty man among the Thirty and over the Thirty, and his son Ammizabad was in charge of his division. 7The fourth commander, for the fourth month, was Joab’s brother Asahel, and his son Zebadiah was commander after him; 24,000 were in his division. 8The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; 24,000 were in his division.9The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; 24,000 were in his division. 10The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite from the descendants of Ephraim; 24,000 were in his division.

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 the Lord said to her:
Genesis 27:13
His mother said to him, “Your curse be on me, my son. Just obey me and go get them for me.”
Genesis 27:43
So now, my son, listen to me. Flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran,
Acts 4:19
Peter and John answered them, “Whether it’s right in the sight of God for us to listen to you rather than to God, you decide;
Acts 5:29
Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than people.
Ephesians 6:1
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, because this is right.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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