World English Bible · The united kingdom
1 Chronicles 27
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Now the after their number, the heads of fathers' households and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who the king in any matter of the divisions which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year—of every division were twenty-four thousand. Over the first division for the first month was the son of . In his division were twenty-four thousand. He was of the children of , the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month. Over the division of the second month was Dodai the and his division, and the ruler; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. The third captain of the army for the third month was , the son of the . In his division were twenty-four thousand. This is that who was the mighty man of and over . Of his division was Ammizabad his son. The fourth captain for the fourth month was the brother of , and his son after him. In his division were twenty-four thousand. The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite. In his division were twenty-four thousand. The sixth captain for the sixth month was the son of the . In his division were twenty-four thousand. The seventh captain for the seventh month was the , of the children of . In his division were twenty-four thousand. The eighth captain for the eighth month was the , of the . In his division were twenty-four thousand. The ninth captain for the ninth month was the , of the . In his division were twenty-four thousand. The tenth captain for the tenth month was the , of the . In his division were twenty-four thousand. The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was the , of the children of . In his division were twenty-four thousand. The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the , of . In his division were twenty-four thousand. 16Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the , the son of was the ruler; of the , Shephatiah the son of ; of , the son of ; of , ; of Judah, , one of the brothers of ; of , the son of ; 19of , Ishmaiah the son of ; of , the son of ; 20of the children of , the son of ; of the half-tribe of , the son of ; of the half-tribe of in , the son of ; of , the son of ; of Dan, the son of . These were the captains of the tribes of Israel. But didn't take the number of them from twenty years old and under, because had said he would increase Israel like the stars of . the son of began to take a census, but didn't finish; and came on Israel for this. The number wasn't put into the account in the chronicles of King . Over the king's was the son of . Over the in the fields, in the cities, in the villages, and in the towers was the son of ; 26Over those who did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of . 27Over the vineyards was the Ramathite. Over the increase of the vineyards for the cellars was the Shiphmite. Over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowland was the Gederite. Over the cellars of oil was . Over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite. Over the herds that were in the valleys was the son of Adlai. Over the camels was Obil the . Over the donkeys was Jehdeiah the Meronothite. Over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite. All these were the of the property which was King . Also , uncle, was a , a man of understanding, and a . the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons. was the king's . the was the king's friend. After was the son of , and . was the captain of the king's army.
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The world at this moment · The united kingdom, 1050 BC to 931 BC ›
Saul, David, and Solomon. A rare window when both Egypt and Mesopotamia are weak, which is how a small kingdom in the corridor between them could briefly become a regional power.
- The power vacuum
- This is the whole political explanation for the united kingdom. Egypt is fragmented, Assyria is recovering but still local, the Hittites are gone, and nobody is in a position to object to a strong state in the corridor. It lasts about a century, and Israel's golden age fits exactly inside it.
- Phoenicia
- Tyre under Hiram is the commercial power of the coast, and supplies the cedar, the craftsmen, and the shipping for Solomon's building programme. The alliance is trade, not charity: Israel had grain and a land route, Tyre had timber and ships.
- Egypt
- Weak enough that a pharaoh gives a daughter in marriage to an Israelite king, which is the opposite of Egyptian practice in stronger centuries. Late in the era it recovers under a new house, and Shishak will invade within five years of Solomon's death.
- Further afield
- Greece is still in its dark age but beginning to recover, and will adopt the Phoenician alphabet within a century or two. Carthage is founded by settlers from Tyre by tradition in 814 BC. In the Americas the Olmec centre shifts to La Venta.