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1 Chronicles 27:5

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 27:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, chief: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, chief: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
1 Chronicles 27:5 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 27

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
3[He was] of the children of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
4And over the course of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite, and his course; and Mikloth the ruler: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
5The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, chief: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
6This is that Benaiah, who was the mighty man of the thirty, and over the thirty: and [of] his course was Ammizabad his son.
7The fourth [captain] for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
8The fifth captain for this fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“A chief priest - Rather, “the chief priest” - an expression by which is meant, not the high priest, but probably the high priest’s deputy, who is sometimes called “the second priest” 2 Kings 25:18. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Benaiah: Or, "Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the chief priest:" it was Jehoiada, and not Benaiah, who was a priest. Ch1 18:17; Kg1 4:4 chief priest: or, principal officer, Kg1 4:5 1 Chronicles 27:6”
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