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1 Chronicles 27:15

The twelfth for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite of Othniel. There were 24,000 in his army.

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 Century Version
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.
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 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 These were the sons of Israel, the heads of fathers' houses. They were the leaders of thousands and of hundreds. These were the captains who worked for the king in anything to do with the armies which came in and went out every month of the year. There were 24,000 men in each army. 2 Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel was the leader of the first army for the first month. There were 24,000 in his army. 3 He was a son of Perez, and head of all the captains of the army for the first month. 4 Dodai the Ahohite was the leader of the army for the second month. Mikloth was the head captain. There were 24,000 in his army. 5 The third leader of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the religious leader. There were 24,000 in his army. 6 This is the Benaiah who was the strong man of the thirty, and leader of the thirty. Ammizabad his son was captain of his army. 7 The fourth leader for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him. There were 24,000 in his army. 8 The fifth leader for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite. There were 24,000 in his army. 9 The sixth for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. There were 24,000 in his army. 10 The seventh for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite of the sons of Ephraim. There were 24,000 in his army.

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 the workmen he owned, ‘Hurry! Get the best coat and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet.
Luke 20:46
"Look out for the teachers of the Law. They like to walk around in long coats. They like to have people speak words of respect to them in the center of town where people gather. They like the important seats in the places of worship. They like the important places at big suppers.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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