The Byble in Englyshe that is to saye, the content of all the holye scrypture, bothe of the olde and newe Testament, truly translated after the veryte of the Hebrue and Greke textes, by the diligent studye of dyuers excellent lerned [men e]xperte in the fore[saide] tongues.

¶ Of the prynces & rulers that minystred vnto the kynge.

CAPI. XXVII.

THe chyldren of Israel: after the nombre [unspec A] of them, the auncient heades and cap∣taynes of thousandes and hundredes, and theyr officers that serued the kynge by dyuerse courses whiche came in, and wente out, moneth by moueth, thorowout al the mo¦nethes of the yere. And in euery course were xxiiii. thousand. Ouer the fyrst course for the fyrst moneth, was Iasoboam the sonne of Zabdtel. And in his course were. xxiiii. thou∣sande. And the cheyfest of all the captaynes of the hoost for the fyrst moneth, was of the chyldren of Pharez. Ouer the course of the seconde moneth was Dodai an Ahohite, and in his course was Mikloth a ruler: And in that course were. xxiiii. thousand. The cheyfe captayne of the thyrde hooste for the thyrde moneth, was Banaiahu the son of Iehoiada the hygh preest. And in his course were. xxiiii thousande. This is that Banaiahu, whiche was most myghty amonge. xxx. & aboue. xxx. And in his parte was Amizadad his sonne.

The fourth captayne for the fourth mo∣neth, [unspec B] was Asael the brother of Ioab, and Za∣badia his sonne after hym. And in his course were. xxiiii. thousand. The fyfte captayne for the fyfte moneth was Samhut the Iezrahite & in his course were. xxiiii. thousande. The syxte captayne for the syxte moneth was Ira the sonne of Ickes a Theckuite: and in his course were. xxiiii. thousande. The seuenth captayne for the seuenth moneth, was Helez the Pelonite, of the chyldren of Ephraim: & in his course were. xxiiii. thousand. The. viii. captayne for the eyght moneth, was Sibe∣chei an Husathite of the kynred of Zarhi: & in his course were. xxiiii. thousand. The ninth captayne for the nynth moneth, was Abiezer an Anathothite of the sonnes of Iemini: and in his course were. xxiiii. thousand. The tenth captayne for the tenth moneth, was Mahari the Netophathite of the zarahites: and in his course were, xxiiii. thousande. The eleuenth for the eleuenth moneth, was Banaia the Pi¦rathonite of the chyldren of Ephraim: and in his course were. xxiiii. thousand. The twelfth captayne for the twelfth moneth, was Heldia the Netophathite with Othoniel, and in his course were. xxiiii. thousande.

And the rulers ouer the tribes of Israell [unspec C] were these: Among the Rubinites, was Elie∣zer the son of Zichri. Among the Simonites also was Saphatiahu the son of Maacha. Among the Leuites: Hazabia the son of Ke∣muel. Among the Haromites zadocke. Amōg them of Iuda: Elihu of the brethrē of Dauid Among thē of Isachar, Omri the son of Mi¦chael. Among them of Zabulon Iesmaiahu the son of Obadiahu. Among them of Neph∣thali: Ierimoth the son of Azriel. Among the childrē of ephraim: Hosea the son of Azariahu In the halfe tribe also of Manasse. Ioel the son of Phedaiahu. Of the halfe tribe of Ma¦nasse in Gilead: Iido the son of Zachariahu. Among them of Beniamin: Iaasiel the son

of Abner. Amonge them of Dan: Azarel the son of Ieroham. These are the lordes of the trybes of Israell. But Dauid toke not the nombre of them vnder. xx. yere: bycause the Lorde sayde he wolde encrease Israell lyke vnto the sterres of the skye. And Iaob the sonne of Zeruia began to nombre: but he fy∣nysshed it not, bycause that there fell wrathe for it agaynst Israel: neyther was the nom∣bre put in to the Cronicles of kyng Dauid.

Ouer the kyng{is} treasures was Azmaueth [unspec D] the sonne of Adiel. And ouer the treasures of the feldes, in the cities and villages & castels was Iehonathan, the sonne of Uziahu. And ouer the workemen in the feldes that tylled the grounde, was Ezri the sonne of Chelub.

And the ouersyght of the vyneyardes had Semei the Ramathite. Ouer the encreace also of the vyneyardes, and ouer the wynesel¦lers was Sabdi the Hasiphunite. And ouer the oliue trees, and mulbery trees that were in the valleys, was Baal Hanan the Gede∣rite. And ouer the treasure of oyle, was Ioas Ouer the oxen that fed in Saron, was Se∣tari the Saronite. And ouer the Oxen that were in the valleys was Saphat the sonne of Adlai. Ouer the camels, Obel the Ismae∣lyte. And ouer the asses was Iohadiahu the Meronothite. Ouer the shepe, was Iazis the Hagerite. All these were the rulers of the sub¦staunce of kynge Dauid. And Iehonathan Dauids uncle, a mā of counsayle, and of vn∣derstandyng was a scribe, and Iehiel the son of Hachmoni ☞ was with the kynges son∣nes. And Ahitophel was of the kynges coun∣sayle. And Husai the Arachite was the kyn∣ges companion. And nexte to Ahitophel was Iehoiada the sonne of Banaiahu, and Abia∣thar. And the captayne of the kynges warre, was Ioab.

Notes

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