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New Century Version

1 Chronicles 27:13

The tenth commander, for the tenth month, was Maharai. He was from Netophah and was from Zerah's family. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Netophah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ephraim (1);   Maharai;   Netophah;   Shamhuth;   Zarhites;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Dodai;   Maharai;   Netophah;   Zerahites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   David;   Izrahites;   Maharai;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Army;   Maharai ;   Netophathi, Netophathite ;   Zarhites ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;   War;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Mahar'a-I;   Month;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Course;   Maharai;   Zerah;   Zerahites;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite; 24,000 were in his division.
Hebrew Names Version
The tenth [captain] for the tenth month was Maharai the Netofatite, of the Zarchi: and in his course were Twenty-four thousand.
King James Version
The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
English Standard Version
Tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai of Netophah, of the Zerahites; in his division were 24,000.
New English Translation
The tenth, assigned the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.
Amplified Bible
The tenth, for the tenth month was Maharai from Netophah of the Zerahites; and in his division were 24,000.
New American Standard Bible
The tenth, for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite of the Zerahites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
World English Bible
The tenth [captain] for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites: and in his course were Twenty-four thousand.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The tenth for the tenth moneth was Maharai, the Netophathite of the Zarhites: & in his course foure and twentie thousand.
Legacy Standard Bible
The tenth for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite of the Zerahites; and in his division were 24,000.
Berean Standard Bible
The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
Contemporary English Version
in the tenth month, Maharai from Netophah of the Zerah clan;
Complete Jewish Bible
The tenth commander, for the tenth month, was Mahrai, the N'tofati, from the Zarchi; there were 24,000 in his division.
Darby Translation
The tenth for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Easy-to-Read Version
The tenth commander, for the tenth month, was Maharai from Netophah and from Zerah's family. There were 24,000 men in Maharai's group.
George Lamsa Translation
The tenth commander for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Good News Translation
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Lexham English Bible
The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite of the Zerahites. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
Literal Translation
The tenth for the tenth month was Maharai of Netophah, of the Zarchites; and in his division were twenty four thousand.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The tenth in the tenth moneth, was Maherai the Netophatite of the Serahites, and vnder his course were foure and twentye thousande.
American Standard Version
The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Bible in Basic English
The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The tenth captayne for the tenth moneth, was Maharai the Netophatite of the Zarahites, & in his course were twentie and foure thousand.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The tenth captain for the tenth month was Mahrai, the Netophathite, of the Zerahites; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
King James Version (1611)
The tenth captaine for the tenth moneth, was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twentie and foure thousand.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The tenth for the tenth month was Meera the Netophathite, belonging to Zarai: and in his division were twenty and four thousand.
English Revised Version
The tenth [captain] for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In the tenthe monethe, the tenthe prince was Maray, and he was Neophatites, of the generacioun of Zaray, and foure and twenti thousynde in his cumpany.
Update Bible Version
The tenth [captain] for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Webster's Bible Translation
The tenth [captain] for the tenth month [was] Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.
New King James Version
The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
New Living Translation
Maharai, a descendant of Zerah from Netophah, was commander of the tenth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the tenth month.
New Life Bible
The tenth for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite of the Zerahites. There were 24,000 in his army.
New Revised Standard
Tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai of Netophah, of the Zerahites; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The tenth, for the tenth month, was Marai, who was a Netophathite of the race of Zarai: and in his company were four and twenty thousand.
Revised Standard Version
Tenth, for the tenth month, was Ma'harai of Netoph'ah, of the Ze'rahites; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Young's Literal Translation
The tenth, for the tenth month, [is] Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhite, and on his course [are] twenty and four thousand.
THE MESSAGE
Tenth division, tenth month: Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite: 24,000 men.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The tenth for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite of the Zerahites; and in his division were 24,000.

Contextual Overview

1 This is the list of the Israelites who served the king in the army. Each division was on duty one month each year. There were leaders of families, commanders of a hundred men, commanders of a thousand men, and other officers. Each division had twenty-four thousand men. 2 Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division for the first month. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division. 3 Jashobeam, one of the descendants of Perez, was leader of all the army officers for the first month. 4 Dodai, from the Ahohites, was in charge of the division for the second month. Mikloth was a leader in the division. There were twenty-four thousand men in Dodai's division. 5 The third commander, for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division. 6 He was the Benaiah who was one of the Thirty soldiers. Benaiah was a brave warrior who led those men. Benaiah's son Ammizabad was in charge of Benaiah's division. 7 The fourth commander, for the fourth month, was Asahel, the brother of Joab. Later, Asahel's son Zebadiah took his place as commander. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division. 8 The fifth commander, for the fifth month, was Shamhuth, from Izrah's family. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division. 9 The sixth commander, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh from the town of Tekoa. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division. 10 The seventh commander, for the seventh month, was Helez. He was from the Pelonites and a descendant of Ephraim. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Maharai: 1 Chronicles 11:30, 2 Samuel 23:28

Zarhites: 1 Chronicles 27:11

Cross-References

Genesis 25:23
The Lord said to her, "Two nations are in your body, and two groups of people will be taken from you. One group will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger."
Genesis 25:33
But Jacob said, "First, promise me that you will give it to me." So Esau made a promise to Jacob and sold his part of their father's wealth to Jacob.
Genesis 27:8
So obey me, my son, and do what I tell you.
Genesis 27:24
Isaac asked, "Are you really my son Esau?" Jacob answered, "Yes, I am."
Genesis 27:28
May God give you plenty of rain and good soil so that you will have plenty of grain and new wine.
Genesis 27:36
Esau said, "Jacob is the right name for him. He has tricked me these two times. He took away my share of everything you own, and now he has taken away my blessing." Then Esau asked, "Haven't you saved a blessing for me?"
Genesis 27:45
In time, your brother will not be angry, and he will forget what you did to him. Then I will send a servant to bring you back. I don't want to lose both of my sons on the same day."
Genesis 43:9
I will guarantee you that he will be safe, and I will be personally responsible for him. If I don't bring him back to you, you can blame me all my life.
1 Samuel 25:24
She fell at David's feet and said, "My master, let the blame be on me! Please let me talk to you. Listen to what I say.
2 Samuel 14:9
The woman of Tekoa said to him, "Let the blame be on me and my father's family. My master and king, you and your throne are innocent."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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