The details in this chapter do not appear anywhere else in the bible.

וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמִסְפָּרָם רָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת וְשָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים וְהַמֵּאוֹת וְשֹׁטְרֵיהֶם הַמְשָׁרְתִים אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ   27:1

 לְכֹל דְּבַר הַמַּחְלְקוֹת הַבָּאָה וְהַיֹּצֵאת חֹדֶשׁ בְּחֹדֶשׁ לְכֹל חָדְשֵׁי הַשָּׁנָה הַמַּחֲלֹקֶת הָאַחַת עֶשְׂרִים

  וְאַרְבָּעָה אָלֶף׃

1Chr. 27:1   And the children of Israel according to their number of heads of households and captains of thousands and hundreds and their officers serving the king concerning every matter of the courses coming and going month by month for all the months of the year of each course, were twenty-four thousand.

עַל הַמַּחֲלֹקֶת הָרִאשׁוֹנָה לַחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן יָשָׁבְעָם בֶּן־זַבְדִּיאֵל וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה אָלֶף׃   27:2

1Chr. 27:2   Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was over the first course for the first month, and twenty-four thousand were for his course.

מִן־בְּנֵי־פֶרֶץ הָרֹאשׁ לְכָל־שָׂרֵי הַצְּבָאוֹת לַחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן׃   27:3

1Chr. 27:3   From the children of Perez, he was the head for all the captains of the hosts for the first month.

וְעַל מַחֲלֹקֶת הַחֹדֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי דּוֹדַי הָאֲחוֹחִי וּמַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ וּמִקְלוֹת הַנָּגִיד וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה   27:4

 אָלֶף׃

1Chr. 27:4   And Dodai, the Ahohite, was over the course of the second month and of his course, Mikloth was the ruler, and twenty-four thousand were for his course.

שַׂר הַצָּבָא הַשְּׁלִישִׁי לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁלִישִׁי בְּנָיָהוּ בֶן־יְהוֹיָדָע הַכֹּהֵן רֹאשׁ וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה   27:5

 אָלֶף׃

1Chr. 27:5   Benaiah son of Jehoiada, the head priest, was captain of the third host for the third month and twenty-four thousand were for his course.

הוּא בְנָיָהוּ גִּבּוֹר הַשְּׁלֹשִׁים וְעַל־הַשְּׁלֹשִׁים וּמַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ עַמִּיזָבָד בְּנוֹ׃   27:6

1Chr. 27:6   That Benaiah was the mighty man of the thirty, and was over the thirty -- and Ammizabad, his son, was of his course.

הָרְבִיעִי לַחֹדֶשׁ הָרְבִיעִי עֲשָׂה־אֵל אֲחִי יוֹאָב וּזְבַדְיָה בְנוֹ אַחֲרָיו וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה   27:7

 אָלֶף׃

1Chr. 27:7   Asahel, the brother of Joab, was the fourth for the fourth month, and Zebadiah, his son, was after him, and twenty-four thousand were for his course.

הַחַמִישִׁי לַחֹדֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁי הַשַּׂר שַׁמְהוּת הַיִּזְרָח וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה אָלֶף׃   27:8

1Chr. 27:8   The fifth for the fifth month was Shamhuth, the Izrahite; he was the captain, and twenty-four thousand were for his course.

הַשִּׁשִּׁי לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשִּׁשִּׁי עִירָא בֶן־עִקֵּשׁ הַתְּקוֹעִי וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה אָלֶף׃   27:9

1Chr. 27:9   Ira son of Ikkesh, the Tekoite, was the sixth for the sixth month and twenty-four thousand were for his course.

הַשְּׁבִיעִי לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי חֶלֶץ הַפְּלוֹנִי מִן־בְּנֵי אֶפְרָיִם וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה אָלֶף׃   27:10

1Chr. 27:10   Helez, the Pelonite, from the children of Ephraim, was the seventh for the seventh month and twenty-four thousand were for his course.

הַשְּׁמִינִי לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁמִינִי סִבְּכַי הַחֻשָׁתִי לַזַּרְחִי וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה אָלֶף׃   27:11

1Chr. 27:11   Sibbechai, the Hushathite, belonging to Zerahite, was the eighth for the eighth month and twenty-four thousand were for his course.

הַתְּשִׁיעִי לַחֹדֶשׁ הַתְּשִׁיעִי אֲבִיעֶזֶר הָעַנְּתֹתִי (לַבֶּנְיְמִינִי) [לַבֵּן] [יְמִינִי] וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתֹּו עֶשְׂרִים   27:12

  וְאַרְבָּעָה אָלֶף׃

1Chr. 27:12   Abiezer, the Anathothite belonging to Benjamite, was the ninth for the ninth month and twenty-four thousand were for his course.

Here I believe we have a perfectly weird call-out of an alleged error.  The word in the parentheses, translated as belonging to Benjamite, seems reasonably correct.  The words in the sets of brackets have to be translated as belonging to the right son, or belonging to the son on the right, neither of which makes any sense in this context.  I am fairly certain that there is no error here.

הָעֲשִׂירִי לַחֹדֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי מַהְרַי הַנְּטוֹפָתִי לַזַּרְחִי וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה אָלֶף׃   27:13

1Chr. 27:13   Mahrai, the Netophathite belonging to Zerahite, was the tenth for the tenth month and twenty-four thousand were for his course.

עַשְׁתֵּי־עָשָׂר לְעַשְׁתֵּי־עָשָׂר הַחֹדֶשׁ בְּנָיָה הַפִּרְעָתוֹנִי מִן־בְּנֵי אֶפְרָיִם וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים   27:14

וְאַרְבָּעָה אָלֶף׃

1Chr. 27:14   Benaiah, the Perathonite, from the children of Ephraim, was eleventh for the eleventh month and twenty-four thousand were for his course.

הַשְּׁנֵים עָשָׂר לִשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר הַחֹדֶשׁ חֶלְדַּי הַנְּטוֹפָתִי לְעָתְנִיאֵל וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה אָלֶף׃   27:15

1Chr. 27:15   Heldai, the Netophathite, belonging to Othniel, was twelfth for the twelfth month and twenty-four thousand were for his course.

וְעַל שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָראוּבֵנִי נָגִיד אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן־זִכְרִי לַשִּׁמְעֹונִי שְׁפַטְיָהוּ בֶּן־מַעֲכָה׃   27:16

1Chr. 27:16   Now for the tribes of Israel:  Eliezer son of Zichri was the Reubenite's leader.  Shephatiah son of Maacah was the Simeonite's.

לְלֵוִי חֲשַׁבְיָה בֶן־קְמוּאֵל לְאַהֲרֹן צָדוֹק׃   27:17

1Chr. 27:17   Hashabiah son of Kemuel was the Levite's.  Zadok was Aaron's.

לִיהוּדָה אֱלִיהוּ מֵאֲחֵי דָוִיד לְיִשָׂשכָר עָמְרִי בֶּן־מִיכָאֵל׃   27:18

1Chr. 27:18   Elihu, from the brethren of David, was Judah's.  Omri son of Michael was Issachar's.

לִזְבוּלֻן יִשְׁמַעְיָהוּ בֶּן־עֹבַדְיָהוּ לְנַפְתָּלִי יְרִימוֹת בֶּן־עַזְרִיאֵל׃   27:19

1Chr. 27:19   Ishmaiah son of Obadiah was Zebulun's.  Jerimoth son of Azriel was Naphtali's.

לִבְנֵי אֶפְרַיִם הוֹשֵׁעַ בֶּן־עֲזַזְיָהוּ לַחֲצִי שֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה יוֹאֵל בֶּן־פְּדָיָהוּ׃   27:20

1Chr. 27:20   Hoshea son of Azaziah was the children of Ephraim's.  Joel son of Pedaiah was the half tribe of Manassah's.

לַחֲצִי הַמְנַשֶּׁה גִּלְעָדָה יִדֹּו בֶּן־זְכַרְיָהוּ לְבִנְיָמִן יַעֲשִׂיאֵל בֶּן־אַבְנֵר׃   27:21

1Chr. 27:21   Iddo son of Zechariah was the half of Manassah's in Gilead.  Jaasiel son of Abner was Benjamin's.

לְדָן עֲזַרְאֵל בֶּן־יְרֹחָם אֵלֶּה שָׂרֵי שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃   27:22

1Chr. 27:22   Azarel son of Jeroham was Dan's.  These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.

Here’s an interesting and intriguing observation:  The tribes of Gad and Asher are not mentioned.

וְלֹא־נָשָׂא דָוִיד מִסְפָּרָם לְמִבֶּן עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וּלְמָטָּה כִּי אָמַר יְהוָה לְהַרְבּוֹת אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל כְּכוֹכְבֵי   27:23

 הַשָּׁמָיִם׃

1Chr. 27:23   Now David had not taken their number from age twenty years and under, for the Lord had promised to multiply Israel as the stars of heaven.

יוֹאָב בֶּן־צְרוּיָה הֵחֵל לִמְנוֹת וְלֹא כִלָּה וַיְהִי בָזֹאת קֶצֶף עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלֹא עָלָה הַמִּסְפָּר בְּמִסְפַּר   27:24

 דִּבְרֵי־הַיָּמִים לַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִיד׃

1Chr. 27:24   Joab son of Zeruiah had begun to count, but did not finish, so because of this, wrath was upon Israel, and the number was not inserted in the accounting of king David's chronicles.

וְעַל אֹצְרֹות הַמֶּלֶךְ עַזְמָוֶת בֶּן־עֲדִיאֵל וְעַל הָאֹצָרֹות בַּשָּׂדֶה בֶּעָרִים וּבַכְּפָרִים וּבַמִּגְדָּלֹות יְהֹונָתָן   27:25

 בֶּן־עֻזִּיָּהוּ׃

1Chr. 27:25   Now Azmaveth son of Adiel was over the storehouses of the king, and Jonathan son of Uzziah was over the storehouses in the field, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the towers.

וְעַל עֹשֵׂי מְלֶאכֶת הַשָּׂדֶה לַעֲבֹדַת הָאֲדָמָה עֶזְרִי בֶּן־כְּלוּב׃   27:26

1Chr. 27:26   And Ezri son of Chelub was over the producers of the work of the field tilling the ground.

וְעַל־הַכְּרָמִים שִׁמְעִי הָרָמָתִי וְעַל שֶׁבַּכְּרָמִים לְאֹצְרוֹת הַיַּיִן זַבְדִּי הַשִּׁפְמִי׃   27:27

1Chr. 27:27   And Shimei, the Ramathite, was over the vineyards; and Zabdi, the Shiphmite was over what was in the vineyards for the wine cellars.

וְעַל־הַזֵּיתִים וְהַשִּׁקְמִים אֲשֶׁר בַּשְּׁפֵלָה בַּעַל חָנָן הַגְּדֵרִי וְעַל־אֹצְרֹות הַשֶּׁמֶן יֹועָשׁ׃   27:28

1Chr. 27:28   And Baal-hanan, the Gederite, was over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowland; and Joash was over the storehouses of oil.

וְעַל־הַבָּקָר הָרֹעִים בַּשָּׁרֹון (שִׁטְרַי) [שִׁרְטַי] הַשָּׁרֹונִי וְעַל־הַבָּקָר בָּעֲמָקִים שָׁפָט בֶּן־עַדְלָי׃   27:29

1Chr. 27:29   And Shirtai, the Sharonite, was over the cattle grazing in Sharon; and Shaphat son of Adlai was over the cattle in the valleys.

The word in the parentheses is not likely a name such as Shiteri.  This word would more likely mean my officer, which doesn’t fit in the context.  So the word in the brackets is substituted for it by interchanging the tet and the resh, and it now becomes a name, Shirtai, although it appears no where else in the bible.

וְעַל־הַגְּמַלִּים אוֹבִיל הַיִּשְׁמְעֵלִי וְעַל־הָאֲתֹנוֹת יֶחְדְּיָהוּ הַמֵּרֹנֹתִי׃   27:30

1Chr. 27:30   And Obil, the Ishmaelite, was over the camels; and Jehdeiah, the Meronothite, was over the asses.

וְעַל־הַצֹּאן יָזִיז הַהַגְרִי כָּל־אֵלֶּה שָׂרֵי הָרְכוּשׁ אֲשֶׁר לַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִיד׃   27:31

1Chr. 27:31   And Jaziz, the Hagrite, was over the sheep.  All these were the captains of the property that was king David's.

וִיהוֹנָתָן דּוֹד־דָּוִיד יוֹעֵץ אִישׁ־מֵבִין וְסוֹפֵר הוּא וִיחִיאֵל בֶּן־חַכְמוֹנִי עִם־בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ׃   27:32

1Chr. 27:32   And Jonathan was an uncle of David; he was a counselor, an understanding man, and a scribe, and Jehiel son of Hachmoni was with the sons of the king.

וַאֲחִיתֹפֶל יֹועֵץ לַמֶּלֶךְ וְחוּשַׁי הָאַרְכִּי רֵעַ הַמֶּלֶךְ׃   27:33

1Chr. 27:33   And Ahithophel was counselor to the king, and Hushai, the Archite, was a friend of the king.

וְאַחֲרֵי אֲחִיתֹפֶל יְהוֹיָדָע בֶּן־בְּנָיָהוּ וְאֶבְיָתָר וְשַׂר־צָבָא לַמֶּלֶךְ יוֹאָב׃   27:34

1Chr. 27:34   And Jehoiada son of Benaiah and Abiathar were after Ahithophel, and Joab was captain of the king's host.

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