I Chronicles 27:3
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He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army commanders for the first month.
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INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 27 In this chapter we have an account of twelve military courses, or twelve legions of soldiers, with the captains of them, that served David monthly in their turns, Ch1 27:1 and of the princes of the several tribes, Ch1 27:16 and of his economical rulers, Ch1 27:25, and of his counsellors and general, Ch1 27:32.
Open source ↗In this chapter we have the civil list, including the military, I. The twelve captains for every separate month of the year (Ch1 27:1-15). II. The princes of the several tribes (Ch1 27:16-24). III. The officers of the court (Ch1 27:25-34).
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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.
First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.
But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.