The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel, who was Joab's brother, and after him came his son Zebadiah. Under his command were twenty-four thousand men.
This verse describes the military organization under King David, where Asahel (and later his son) led 24,000 soldiers during the fourth month of the year.
📚 Historical Context
This passage comes from David's detailed military organization, where he divided his army into twelve divisions of 24,000 men each, with different commanders serving one month per year. Asahel was one of David's mighty warriors and the brother of Joab, David's army commander, but he was killed early in David's reign by Abner. His son Zebadiah took over his father's position in this rotating military system.
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