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1 Chronicles 27:11
The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator lists the commanders of Israel’s monthly military divisions organized under David. This entry records the leader appointed for the eighth month of the administrative year.
The words — The Hebrew הַשְּׁמִינִי (ha-shĕmînî) means "the eighth" and appears twice to mark both the ordinal sequence and the corresponding calendar month. The term מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ (maḥălūqtô) literally denotes "his division," specifying the unit placed under Sibbecai’s command.
The thread — Sibbecai the Hushathite appears again in 2 Samuel 21:18 as a combatant who kills the Philistine Saph, and his name is cataloged among David’s officers in 1 Chronicles 11:29. His identification as a Zerahite links him to the Judahite clan lineage detailed in Numbers 26:20.
Why it lands — The passage assigns a named commander and exact troop count to a fixed month, requiring the reader to observe the deliberate structure of Israel’s military administration. It asks the reader to acknowledge that organized service operates through specific leaders and measurable units rather than vague commitments.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 21:18 Some time later at Gob, there was another battle with the Philistines. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, a descendant of Rapha.
- 1 Chronicles 11:29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
- Numbers 26:20 These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.