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Ndaawitv Paaiv Baeng Nyei Bieiv Zeiv

¹Naaiv se I^saa^laa^en Mienh nyei mbuox ziux ninh mbuo nyei bungh buonc bieiv zeiv caux gunv yietc cin, gunv yietc baeqv dauh baeng nyei bieiv zeiv. Aengx maaih fu-sux hungh diex nyei jien, dongh liuc leiz mbenc hlaax jiex hlaax ziangh hnyangx tiuv bieqc cuotv nyei baeng-guanh nyei nyungc-nyungc sic. Guanh guanh baeng maaih i waanc biei cin dauh.
²Da'yietv hlaax, da'yietv guanh maaih Sapc^ndi^en nyei dorn, Yaa^so^mbe^am, zoux bieiv zeiv. Ninh nyei guanh maaih i waanc biei cin dauh. ³Ninh zoux Beletv nyei zeiv-fun, weic da'yietv hlaax zoux zuangx baeng-bieiv nyei domh bieiv zeiv.
⁴Aa^hox^hai Mienh, Ndo^ndai, gunv da'nyeic hlaax nyei baeng-guanh. Mikv^lotv zoux ninh nyei guanh nyei bieiv zeiv. Ninh nyei guanh maaih i waanc biei cin dauh.
⁵Da'faam hlaax, da'faam guanh nyei bieiv zeiv se Ye^ho^yaa^ndaa sai mienh nyei dorn, Mbe^nai^yaa. Ninh nyei guanh maaih i waanc biei cin dauh. ⁶Mbe^nai^yaa se yietc dauh wuov deix “Faah Ziepc Dauh’ henv haic nyei jun-zeiv mienh, zungv gunv wuov deix “Faah Ziepc Dauh.” Ninh nyei dorn, Am^mi^saa^mbaatc, zoux ninh nyei guanh nyei bieiv zeiv.
⁷Da'feix hlaax, da'feix guanh nyei bieiv zeiv se Yo^aapc nyei youz, Aa^saax^hen. Ninh nyei dorn, Se^mbaa^ndi^yaa, nzipc jienv ninh zoux. Ninh nyei guanh maaih i waanc biei cin dauh.
⁸Da'hmz hlaax, da'hmz guanh nyei bieiv zeiv maaih I^saa^laa Mienh, Sam^hutc. Ninh nyei guanh maaih i waanc biei cin dauh.
⁹Da'luoqc hlaax, da'luoqc guanh nyei bieiv zeiv maaih Te^ko^aa Mienh, Ikc^ketc nyei dorn, I^laa. Ninh nyei guanh maaih i waanc biei cin dauh.
¹⁰Da'cietv hlaax, da'cietv guanh nyei bieiv zeiv maaih E^faa^im Fingx, Belon Mienh, He^letv^te. Ninh nyei guanh maaih i waanc biei cin dauh.
¹¹Da'betv hlaax, da'betv guanh nyei bieiv zeiv se Zelaa nyei bungh buonc, Husaa Mienh, Sipc^mbe^kai. Ninh nyei guanh maaih i waanc biei cin dauh.
¹²Da'juov hlaax, da'juov guanh nyei bieiv zeiv maaih Mben^yaa^min Fingx, Aa^naa^totv Mienh, Aa^mbi^ye^se. Ninh nyei guanh maaih i waanc biei cin dauh.
¹³Da'ziepc hlaax, da'ziepc guanh nyei bieiv zeiv maaih Zelaa nyei bungh buonc, Ne^to^faa Mienh, Maa^haa^lai. Ninh nyei guanh maaih i waanc biei cin dauh.
¹⁴Ziepc yietv hlaax, ziepc yietv wuov guanh nyei bieiv zeiv maaih E^faa^im Fingx, Bi^laa^ton Mienh, Mbe^nai^yaa. Ninh nyei guanh maaih i waanc biei cin dauh.
¹⁵Ziepc nyeic hlaax, ziepc nyeic wuov guanh nyei bieiv zeiv maaih Ne^to^faa Mienh, Otc^ni^en nyei bungh buonc, Hen^ndai. Ninh nyei guanh maaih i waanc biei cin dauh.

Liuc Leiz Mouz Fingx I^saa^laa^en Mienh Nyei Bieiv Zeiv

¹⁶Liuc leiz fingx-fingx I^saa^laa^en Mienh nyei bieiv zeiv maaih hnangv naaiv.

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Army Divisions

¹This is the list of the Israelites—heads of families, commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and their officers, who served the king in all that concerned the army divisions that were on duty month by month throughout the year. Each division consisted of 24,000 men.
²In charge of the first division, for the first month, was Jashobeam son of Zabdiel. There were 24,000 men in his division. ³He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army officers for the first month.
⁴In charge of the division for the second month was Dodai the Ahohite; Mikloth was the leader of his division. There were 24,000 men in his division.
⁵The third army commander, for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. He was chief and there were 24,000 men in his division. ⁶This was the Benaiah who was a mighty warrior among the Thirty and was over the Thirty. His son Ammizabad was in charge of his division.
⁷The fourth, for the fourth month, was Asahel the brother of Joab; his son Zebadiah was his successor. There were 24,000 men in his division.
⁸The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
⁹The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
¹⁰The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
¹¹The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbekai the Hushathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
¹²The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjamite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
¹³The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
¹⁴The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
¹⁵The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, from the family of Othniel. There were 24,000 men in his division.

Leaders of the Tribes

¹⁶The leaders of the tribes of Israel:
over the Reubenites: Eliezer son of Zikri;
over the Simeonites: Shephatiah son of Maakah;
¹⁷over Levi: Hashabiah son of Kemuel;
over Aaron: Zadok;
¹⁸over Judah: Elihu, a brother of David;
over Issachar: Omri son of Michael;
¹⁹over Zebulun: Ishmaiah son of Obadiah;
over Naphtali: Jerimoth son of Azriel;
²⁰over the Ephraimites: Hoshea son of Azaziah;
over half the tribe of Manasseh: Joel son of Pedaiah;
²¹over the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead: Iddo son of Zechariah;
over Benjamin: Jaasiel son of Abner;
²²over Dan: Azarel son of Jeroham.
These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.
²³David did not take the number of the men twenty years old or less, because the Lord had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky. ²⁴Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. God’s wrath came on Israel on account of this numbering, and the number was not entered in the book⚓ of the annals of King David.

The King’s Overseers

²⁵Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the royal storehouses.
Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the outlying districts, in the towns, the villages and the watchtowers.
²⁶Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the workers who farmed the land.
²⁷Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards.
Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine vats.
²⁸Baal-Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore-fig trees in the western foothills.
Joash was in charge of the supplies of olive oil.
²⁹Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon.
Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys.
³⁰Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels.
Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.
³¹Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the flocks.
All these were the officials in charge of King David’s property.
³²Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a counselor, a man of insight and a scribe. Jehiel son of Hakmoni took care of the king’s sons.
³³Ahithophel was the king’s counselor.
Hushai the Arkite was the king’s confidant. ³⁴Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar.
Joab was the commander of the royal army.