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New Century Version

1 Chronicles 27:15

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Heldai;   Kenaz;   Month;   Netophah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Heldai;   Netophah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Dodai;   Heldai;   Othniel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   David;   Heldai;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Army;   Heldai ;   Netophathi, Netophathite ;   Othniel ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;   War;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Hel'da-I;   Month;   Zar'hites, the,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Course;   Heldai;   Othniel;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Heldai;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel’s family; 24,000 were in his division.
Hebrew Names Version
The twelfth [captain] for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netofatite, of `Otni'el: and in his course were twenty-four thousand.
King James Version
The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
English Standard Version
Twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; in his division were 24,000.
New English Translation
The twelfth, assigned the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, a descendant of Othniel. His division consisted of 24,000 men.
Amplified Bible
The twelfth, for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite of Othniel; and in his division were 24,000.
New American Standard Bible
The twelfth, for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite of Othniel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
World English Bible
The twelfth [captain] for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty-four thousand.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The twelft for the twelft moneth was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: & in his course foure and twentie thousand.
Legacy Standard Bible
The twelfth for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite of Othniel; and in his division were 24,000.
Berean Standard Bible
The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel's family. There were 24,000 men in his division.
Contemporary English Version
in the twelfth month, Heldai from Netophah, who was a descendant of Othniel.
Complete Jewish Bible
The twelfth commander, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the N'tofati, from ‘Otni'el; there were 24,000 in his division.
Darby Translation
The twelfth for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Easy-to-Read Version
The twelfth commander, for the twelfth month, was Heldai from Netophah and from Othniel's family. There were 24,000 men in Heldai's group.
George Lamsa Translation
The twelfth commander for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Good News Translation
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Lexham English Bible
The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
Literal Translation
The twelfth for the twelfth month was Heldai of Netophah, of Othniel; and in his division were twenty four thousand.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The twolueth in the twolueth moneth was Heldai ye Netophatite of Athniel, and vnder his course were foure and twentye thousande.
American Standard Version
The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Bible in Basic English
The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The twelfth captayne for the twelfth moneth, was Heldai the Netophatite of Othoniel, and in his course were twentie and foure thousand.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
King James Version (1611)
The twelfth captaine for the twelfth moneth, was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twentie and foure thousand.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The twelfth for the twelfth month was Choldia the Netophathite, belonging to Gothoniel: and in his division were twenty and four thousand.
English Revised Version
The twelfth [captain] for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In the tweluethe monethe, the tweluethe prince was Holdia Nethophatites, of the generacioun of Gothonyel, and foure and twenti thousynde in his cumpeny.
Update Bible Version
The twelfth [captain] for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Webster's Bible Translation
The twelfth [captain] for the twelfth month [was] Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.
New King James Version
The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai 1 Chronicles 11:30 and Heleb in 2 Samuel 23:29">[fn] the Netophathite, of Othniel; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
New Living Translation
Heled, a descendant of Othniel from Netophah, was commander of the twelfth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the twelfth month.
New Life Bible
The twelfth for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite of Othniel. There were 24,000 in his army.
New Revised Standard
Twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Holdai a Netophathite, of the race of Gothoniel: and in his company were four and twenty thousand.
Revised Standard Version
Twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netoph'athite, of Oth'ni-el; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Young's Literal Translation
The twelfth, for the twelfth month, [is] Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel, and on his course [are] twenty and four thousand.
THE MESSAGE
Twelfth division, twelfth month: Heldai the Netophathite from the family of Othniel: 24,000 men.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The twelfth for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite of Othniel; 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

Heldai: 1 Chronicles 11:30, Heled, 2 Samuel 23:29, Heleb

Othniel: 1 Chronicles 4:13, Judges 3:9

Cross-References

Luke 15:22
But the father said to his servants, ‘Hurry! Bring the best clothes and put them on him. Also, put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
Luke 20:46
"Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around wearing fancy clothes, and they love for people to greet them with respect in the marketplaces. They love to have the most important seats in the synagogues and at feasts.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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