Division

…and his division numbers 74,600.

…and his division numbers 54,400.

…and his division numbers 57,400.

…and his division numbers 46,500.

…and his division numbers 59,300.

…and his division numbers 45,650.

…and his division numbers 40,500.

…and his division numbers 32,200.

…and his division numbers 35,400.

…and his division numbers 62,700.

…and his division numbers 41,500.

…and his division numbers 53,400.

Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar,

…and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.

Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon,

…and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad.

Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh,

…and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.

Pagiel son of Ocran was over the division of the tribe of Asher,

…and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.

This is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 men in each division:

Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division, which was assigned the first month. There were 24,000 men in his division.

Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division, which was assigned the first month. There were 24,000 men in his division.

Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division for the second month, and Mikloth was the leader. There were 24,000 men in his division.

Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division for the second month, and Mikloth was the leader. There were 24,000 men in his division.

The third army commander, as chief for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. There were 24,000 men in his division.

This Benaiah was mighty among the Thirty and was over the Thirty, and his son Ammizabad was in charge of his division.

The fourth, for the fourth month, was Joab’s brother Asahel, and his son Zebadiah was commander after him. There were 24,000 men in his division.

The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjamite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.

The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, from the family of Othniel. There were 24,000 men in his division.

In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron.

One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.

So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus.

Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.

Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message.

…so that there should be no division in the body, but that its members should have mutual concern for one another.