📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 27:6
What does 1 Chronicles 27:6 mean?
"This is that Benaiah who was the mighty man of the thirty, and over the thirty: and of his division was Ammizabad his son."
— 1 Chronicles 27:6 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
He was of the children of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month.
Over the division of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite, and his division; and Mikloth the ruler: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
The third captain of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, chief: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
This is that Benaiah who was the mighty man of the thirty, and over the thirty: and of his division was Ammizabad his son.
The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Explanation
This verse comes from a chapter that lists the twelve military divisions David organized to serve the kingdom on a rotating monthly basis, each division numbering 24,000 men under a specific commander. The verse identifies Benaiah as commander of one of these divisions, and it goes out of its way to clarify that this is the same Benaiah known elsewhere in Sc
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