Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division. New Living Translation Helez, a descendant of Ephraim from Pelon, was commander of the seventh division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the seventh month. English Standard Version Seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim; in his division were 24,000. Berean Standard Bible The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division. King James Bible The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. New King James Version The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim; in his division were twenty-four thousand. New American Standard Bible The seventh, for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. NASB 1995 The seventh for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were 24,000. NASB 1977 The seventh for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were 24,000. Legacy Standard Bible The seventh for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were 24,000. Amplified Bible The seventh, for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were 24,000. Christian Standard Bible The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite from the descendants of Ephraim; 24,000 were in his division. Holman Christian Standard Bible The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite from the sons of Ephraim; 24,000 were in his division. American Standard Version The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. Contemporary English Version in the seventh month, Helez from Pelon in the territory of Ephraim; English Revised Version The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. GOD'S WORD® Translation Helez, a Pelonite from the descendants of Ephraim, was in charge of the seventh unit during the seventh month. In his unit there were 24,000. International Standard Version Helez the Pelonite, an Ephraimite, was seventh for the seventh month; 24,000 soldiers served in his division. Majority Standard Bible The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division. NET Bible The seventh, assigned the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, an Ephraimite. His division consisted of 24,000 men. New Heart English Bible The seventh for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the people of Ephraim: and in his division were twenty-four thousand. Webster's Bible Translation The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. World English Bible The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim. In his division were twenty-four thousand. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe seventh, for the seventh month, [is] Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim, and twenty-four thousand [are] on his division. Young's Literal Translation The seventh, for the seventh month, is Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim, and on his course are twenty and four thousand. Smith's Literal Translation The seventh for the seventh month, Helez the Pelonite, from the sons of Ephraim: and for his division twenty and four thousand. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe seventh, for the seventh month, was Helles a Phallonite of the sons of Ephraim: and in his company were four and twenty thousand. Catholic Public Domain Version The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez, a Pelonite from the sons of Ephraim; and in his company there were twenty-four thousand. New American Bible Seventh, for the seventh month, was Hellez, from Beth-pelet, of the Ephraimites, and in his division were twenty-four thousand men. New Revised Standard Version Seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, of the Ephraimites; in his division were twenty-four thousand. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe seventh commander for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the descendants of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The seventh for the seventh month: Khelets the Pelunite, of the sons of Aphreim, and with his division, twenty and four thousand. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim; and in his course were twenty and four thousand. Brenton Septuagint Translation The seventh for the seventh month was Chelles of Phallus of the children of Ephraim: and in his division were twenty and four thousand. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Twelve Captains for Each Month…9The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira 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 Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.… Cross References 2 Samuel 23:8-39 These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the Three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed at one time. / Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he went with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle at Pas-dammim. The men of Israel retreated, / but Eleazar stood his ground and struck the Philistines until his hand grew weary and stuck to his sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops returned to him, but only to plunder the dead. ... 2 Samuel 2:18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was fleet of foot like a wild gazelle, 2 Samuel 2:24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. By sunset, they had gone as far as the hill of Ammah opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon. 2 Samuel 2:30 When Joab returned from pursuing Abner, he gathered all the troops. In addition to Asahel, nineteen of David’s servants were missing, 2 Samuel 2:32 And they took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and reached Hebron at daybreak. 1 Chronicles 11:10-47 Now these were the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who, together with all Israel, bolstered and strengthened his kingdom, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. / This is the list of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief of the officers; he wielded his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed at one time. / Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men. ... 1 Chronicles 12:1-40 Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle; / they were archers using both the right and left hands to sling stones and shoot arrows; and they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin): / Ahiezer their chief and Joash, who were the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah; Jehu the Anathothite; ... 1 Chronicles 26:1-32 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph. / Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, / Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, and Eliehoenai the seventh. ... 1 Chronicles 28:1 Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor. 1 Chronicles 29:6 Then the leaders of the families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly. 2 Chronicles 17:12-19 Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah / and kept vast supplies in the cities of Judah. He also had warriors in Jerusalem who were mighty men of valor. / These are their numbers according to the houses of their fathers: From Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, and with him 300,000 mighty men of valor; ... 2 Chronicles 26:11-15 Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers. / The total number of family leaders of the mighty men of valor was 2,600. / Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies. ... 2 Chronicles 32:6 Hezekiah appointed military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them, saying, Matthew 10:2-4 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; / Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; / Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus. Mark 3:16-19 These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter), / James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”), / Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot, ... Treasury of Scripture The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. Helez 1 Chronicles 11:27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite, Pelonite 2 Samuel 23:26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Paltite Jump to Previous Captain Children Course Division Ephraim E'phraim Ephraimite Four Helez Month Pelonite Pel'onite Seventh Thousand Twenty Twenty-FourJump to Next Captain Children Course Division Ephraim E'phraim Ephraimite Four Helez Month Pelonite Pel'onite Seventh Thousand Twenty Twenty-Four1 Chronicles 27 1. The twelve captains for each month16. The princes of the twelve tribes 23. The numbering of the people is hindered 25. David's several officers The seventh, for the seventh month, In the context of 1 Chronicles 27, King David organized the military into divisions, each serving for one month of the year. The seventh division corresponds to the seventh month, which in the Hebrew calendar is Tishrei. This month is significant for several Jewish festivals, including Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot, indicating a time of spiritual renewal and reflection. The organization of the army in this manner reflects the structured and orderly nature of David's reign, emphasizing preparedness and discipline. was Helez the Pelonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division. Persons / Places / Events 1. Helez the PeloniteHelez is identified as a leader of a division of twenty-four thousand men. He is noted as being from the Pelonites, a group or family within the tribe of Ephraim. 2. Ephraimites This refers to the descendants of Ephraim, one of the tribes of Israel. Ephraim was the second son of Joseph, and his tribe was known for its strength and influence in Israel. 3. The Seventh Month In the Hebrew calendar, the seventh month is Tishrei, which includes significant Jewish festivals such as Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. This month is a time of reflection and renewal. 4. Division of Twenty-Four Thousand Men This indicates a well-organized military structure under King David, with each division serving for a month throughout the year. Teaching Points Leadership and ResponsibilityHelez's role as a leader of a large division highlights the importance of responsible and capable leadership in God's work. We are called to lead with integrity and diligence in our own spheres of influence. Organized Service The structured military divisions under David's reign remind us of the value of organization and planning in ministry and service. God is a God of order, and our service should reflect that. Tribal Identity and Unity Helez's identity as an Ephraimite underscores the importance of understanding our spiritual heritage and working together in unity for God's purposes. Each tribe had a role, just as each believer has a unique contribution to the body of Christ. Faithfulness in Assigned Roles Just as Helez faithfully led his division, we are called to be faithful in the roles and responsibilities God has assigned to us, whether they seem large or small.Verse 10. - For Helez, see 1 Chronicles 11:27; 2 Samuel 23:26. He belonged to Ephraim. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The seventh,הַשְּׁבִיעִי֙ (haš·šə·ḇî·‘î) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strong's 7637: Seventh (an ordinal number) for the seventh הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י (haš·šə·ḇî·‘î) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strong's 7637: Seventh (an ordinal number) month, לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ (la·ḥō·ḏeš) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month was Helez חֶ֥לֶץ (ḥe·leṣ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2503: Helez -- two Israelites the Pelonite, הַפְּלוֹנִ֖י (hap·pə·lō·w·nî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6397: Pelonite -- descriptive title of two of David's men an Ephraimite. אֶפְרָ֑יִם (’ep̄·rā·yim) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory [There were] 24,000 עֶשְׂרִ֥ים (‘eś·rîm) Number - common plural Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth [men] in וְעַל֙ (wə·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against his division. מַחֲלֻקְתּ֔וֹ (ma·ḥă·luq·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4256: Division, course Links 1 Chronicles 27:10 NIV1 Chronicles 27:10 NLT 1 Chronicles 27:10 ESV 1 Chronicles 27:10 NASB 1 Chronicles 27:10 KJV 1 Chronicles 27:10 BibleApps.com 1 Chronicles 27:10 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 27:10 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 27:10 French Bible 1 Chronicles 27:10 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Chronicles 27:10 The seventh captain for the seventh month (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) |
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