“Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand.”
Which executed their charge and office, which is meant by coming in, and going out. Hebrew, divisions , or bands .
“This is that Benaiah, who was mighty among the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course was Ammizabad his son.”
Cross references: : 2 Sam. 23:20 ; 2 Sam. 22:23
“Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:”
Meaning, besides these twelve captains.
“Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:”
Which is beyond Jordan, in respect of Judah: also one captain was over the Reubenites and the Gadites.
“Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David. was: Heb. ascended”
And the commandment of the King was abominable to Joab, 1 Chron. 21:6 . The Hebrews make both these books of Chronicles but one, and at this verse make the midst of the book as touching the number of verses. 1 Chron. 21:7
“Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons: scribe: or, secretary son: or, Hachmonite”
That is, a man learned in the word of God. To be their schoolmasters and teachers.
“And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's army was Joab.”
After that Ahithophel had hanged himself, 2 Sam. 17:23 , Jehoiada was made counselor.