Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 1 Chronicles 27:1-34
6. The Captains, Princes, and Various Officials CHAPTER 27 1. The twelve captains (1 Chronicles 27:1-15 ) 2. The princes of the twelve tribes (1 Chron. 27-16-22) 3. The unfinished numbering (1 Chronicles 27:23-24 ) 4. Various officers (1 Chronicles 27:25-34 ) We have here the military organization of David’s kingdom. The army comprised all males over twenty years of age. The host had twelve divisions each of 24,000. It is remarkable how the number twenty-four occurs again and again.... read more
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Chronicles 27:7
(7) The fourth captain for the fourth month.—Heb., the fourth, for the fourth month; an abridged mode of expression, which is preserved from this point to the end of the list.Asahel the brother of Joab.—1 Chronicles 11:26. Asahel was slain by Abner at the beginning of David’s reign (2 Samuel 2:18-23). The added clause, “And Zebadiah his son after him,” evidently refers to this fact. Perhaps the difficult statements about Mikloth and Ammizabad in 1 Chronicles 27:4; 1 Chronicles 27:6 were... read more