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Green's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 27:8

The fifth for the fifth month was chief Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were twenty four thousand.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   Month;   Shamhuth;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Armies of Israel, the;   Months;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Shammah;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Izrahite;   Month;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Shamhuth;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Dodai;   Izrahite;   Shamhuth;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   David;   Izrahites;   Shammah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Army;   Izrahite ;   Shamhuth ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;   War;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Iz'rahite;   Month;   Sham'huth;   Sham'mah;   Teko'ite, the;   Ze'rah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Course;   Izrahite;   Shammah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; 24,000 were in his division.
Hebrew Names Version
The fifth captain for this fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty-four thousand.
King James Version
The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
English Standard Version
The fifth commander, for the fifth month, was Shamhuth the Izrahite; in his division were 24,000.
New Century Version
The fifth commander, for the fifth month, was Shamhuth, from Izrah's family. There were twenty-four thousand men in his division.
New English Translation
The fifth, assigned the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.
Amplified Bible
The fifth, for the fifth month was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were 24,000.
New American Standard Bible
The fifth, for the fifth month was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
World English Bible
The fifth captain for this fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty-four thousand.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The fift for ye fift moneth was prince Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course foure and twentie thousand.
Legacy Standard Bible
The fifth for the fifth month was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were 24,000.
Berean Standard Bible
The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
Contemporary English Version
in the fifth month, Shamhuth from the Izrah clan;
Complete Jewish Bible
The fifth commander, for the fifth month, was Shamhut from Yizrach; there were 24,000 in his division.
Darby Translation
The fifth for the fifth month was the captain Shamhuth the Jizrahite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Easy-to-Read Version
The fifth commander, for the fifth month, was Shamhuth from Zerah's family. There were 24,000 men in Shamhuth's group.
George Lamsa Translation
The fifth commander for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Nezrahite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Good News Translation
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Lexham English Bible
The fifth, for the fifth month, the commander was Shamhuth the Izrahite. And he was over his working group of twenty-four thousand.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The fifth in the fifth moneth was Samehuth the Iesrahite, and vnder his course were foure and twentye thousande.
American Standard Version
The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Bible in Basic English
The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The fifth captayne for the fifth moneth, was Samhut the Iezrahite, and in his course were twentie and foure thousand.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
King James Version (1611)
The fifth captaine for the fifth moneth, was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twentie and foure thousand.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The fifth chief for the fifth month was Samaoth the Jezraite: and in his division were twenty and four thousand.
English Revised Version
The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In the fifthe monethe, the fifthe prince was Samoth Jezarites, and foure and twenti thousynde in his cumpenye.
Update Bible Version
The fifth captain for this fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Webster's Bible Translation
The fifth captain for the fifth month [was] Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.
New King James Version
The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth 1 Chronicles 11:27 and Shammah in 2 Samuel 23:11">[fn] the Izrahite; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
New Living Translation
Shammah the Izrahite was commander of the fifth division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the fifth month.
New Life Bible
The fifth leader for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite. There were 24,000 in his army.
New Revised Standard
The fifth commander, for the fifth month, was Shamhuth, the Izrahite; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Of the fifth, for the fifth month, the ruler, was Shamhuth the Izrahite, - and, in his course, were twenty-four thousand.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The fifth captain for the fifth month, was Samaoth a Jezerite: and his company were four and twenty thousand.
Revised Standard Version
The fifth commander, for the fifth month, was Shamhuth, the Iz'rahite; in his division were twenty-four thousand.
Young's Literal Translation
The fifth, for the fifth month, [is] the prince Shamhuth the Izrahite, and on his course [are] twenty and four thousand.
THE MESSAGE
Fifth division, fifth month: commander Shamhuth the Izrahite: 24,000 men.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The fifth for the fifth month was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were 24,000.

Contextual Overview

1 And the sons of Israel, according to their number, the heads of the fathers, and commanders of thousands and hundreds, and their scribes who served the king in every matter of the divisions which came in and went out month by month for allthe months of the year, the one division had twenty four thousand. 2 Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel. And over his division, twenty four thousand. 3 The head of all the commanders of the army for the first month was of the sons of Perez. 4 And over the division of the second month was Eleazar the son of Dodo of Ahoah, and of his division, Mikloth was also the ruler; and in his division were twenty four thousand. 5 The third commander of the army for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a head priest; and in his division were twenty four thousand. 6 He was that Benaiah who was mighty among the thirty, and above the thirty; and in his division was his son Ammizabad. 7 The fourth for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; and in his division were twenty four thousand. 8 The fifth for the fifth month was chief Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were twenty four thousand. 9 The sixth for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh of Tekoa; and in his division were twenty four thousand. 10 The seventh for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty four thousand.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Shamhuth: If this person was the same as Shammoth the Hararite, or Shammah the Harodite, it is probable that he took the denomination Izrahite, from one of his progenitors of the name Izrah, and derived the other from the place of his residence. 1 Chronicles 11:27, Shammoth the Hararite, 1 Chronicles 26:29, 2 Samuel 23:25, Shammah the Harodite

Cross-References

Genesis 25:23
And Jehovah said to her, Two nations are in your womb; even two peoples shall break from your body. And one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
Genesis 27:13
And his mother said to him, Your curse be on me, my son; only listen to my voice and go, take for me.
Genesis 27:43
And now, my son, listen to my voice, and rise, flee for yourself to my brother Laban, to Haran.
Acts 4:19
But answering them Peter and John said, Whether it is right before God to listen to you rather than God, you judge.
Acts 5:29
But answering Peter and the apostles said, It is right to obey God rather than man.
Ephesians 6:1
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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