He appointed military officers over the army and assembled them in the square at the city gate. He encouraged them, saying,

设立军长管理百姓，将他们招聚在城门的宽阔处，用话勉励他们，说：

他设立军事将领管理百姓，召集他们在城门的广场，勉励他们，说：

他设立军事将领管理百姓，召集他们在城门的广场，勉励他们，说：

他委任将领管理民众，将他们全部召集在城门的广场上，训勉他们说：

他又委派军长统管众民，集合他们到城门的广场那里去见他；他鼓励他们说：

設立軍長管理百姓，將他們招聚在城門的寬闊處，用話勉勵他們，說：

他設立軍事將領管理百姓，召集他們在城門的廣場，勉勵他們，說：

他設立軍事將領管理百姓，召集他們在城門的廣場，勉勵他們，說：

他委任將領管理民眾，將他們全部召集在城門的廣場上，訓勉他們說：

他又委派軍長統管眾民，集合他們到城門的廣場那裡去見他；他鼓勵他們說：

又設立了戰將來管理兵眾，將他們集合在城門廣場來見他；他就講話來鼓勵他們的心，說：

立軍長以理民、集之於城門之場、以言慰之曰、

依武士長治民、召眾至邑門之衢、以善言慰之、曰、

立轄民之武士長、集於城門衢、以言勉之、曰、

He appointed military officers over the people and assembled them before him in the square at the city gate and encouraged them with these words:

He appointed military officers over the people. He gathered the officers together in front of him in the open area at the city gate. He gave them words of hope. He said,

And he set combat commanders over the people and gathered them together to him in the square at the gate of the city and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,

He appointed military officers over the people and assembled them before him in the square at the city gate. Then Hezekiah encouraged them by saying:

He set military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them, saying,

He appointed military officers over the people and gathered them to him in the public square at the city gate, and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,

Then he set military captains over the people, gathered them together to him in the open square of the city gate, and gave them encouragement, saying,

And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the broad place at the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,

He set military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them, saying,

And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,

He set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the wide place at the gate of the city, and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,

Hezekiah expressed his appreciation to all the Levites, who demonstrated great skill in serving the LORD. They feasted for the seven days of the festival, and were making peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD God of their ancestors.

“ Speak kindly to Jerusalem, and tell her that her time of warfare is over, that her punishment is completed. For the LORD has made her pay double for all her sins.”

So the people went out and brought these things back and constructed temporary shelters for themselves, each on his roof and in his courtyard and in the courtyards of the temple of God and in the plaza of the Water Gate and the plaza of the Ephraim Gate.

These were their divisions by families: There were a thousand officers from Judah. Adnah the commander led 300,000 skilled warriors,Jehochanan the commander led 280,000,and Amasiah son of Zikri, who volunteered to serve the LORD, led 200,000 skilled warriors.From Benjamin, Eliada, a skilled warrior, led 200,000 men who were equipped with bows and shields,and Jehozabad led 180,000 trained warriors.These were the ones who served the king, besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.

All the men of Judah and Benjamin were gathered in Jerusalem within the three days.( It was in the ninth month, on the twentieth day of that month.) All the people sat in the square at the temple of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the rains.

Then he became very attached to Dinah, Jacob’s daughter. He fell in love with the young woman and spoke romantically to her.

He was a descendant of Perez; he was in charge of all the army officers for the first month.Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division assigned the second month; Mikloth was the next in rank. His division consisted of 24,000 men.The third army commander, assigned the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. He was the leader of his division, which consisted of 24,000 men.Benaiah was the leader of the thirty warriors and his division; his son was Ammizabad.The fourth, assigned the fourth month, was Asahel, brother of Joab; his son Zebadiah succeeded him. His division consisted of 24,000 men.The fifth, assigned the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.The sixth, assigned the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.The seventh, assigned the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, an Ephraimite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.The eighth, assigned the eighth month, was Sibbekai the Hushathite, a Zerahite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.The ninth, assigned the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjaminite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.The tenth, assigned the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.The eleventh, assigned the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite. His division consisted of 24,000 men.The twelfth, assigned the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, a descendant of Othniel. His division consisted of 24,000 men.The officers of the Israelite tribes: Eliezer son of Zikri was the leader of the Reubenites, Shephatiah son of Maacah led the Simeonites,Hashabiah son of Kemuel led the Levites, Zadok led the descendants of Aaron,Elihu, a brother of David, led Judah, Omri son of Michael led Issachar,Ishmaiah son of Obadiah led Zebulun, Jerimoth son of Azriel led Naphtali,Hoshea son of Azaziah led the Ephraimites, Joel son of Pedaiah led the half-tribe of Manasseh,Iddo son of Zechariah led the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Jaasiel son of Abner led Benjamin,Azarel son of Jeroham led Dan. These were the commanders of the Israelite tribes.David did not count the males twenty years old and under, for the LORD had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky.Joab son of Zeruiah started to count the men but did not finish. God was angry with Israel because of this, so the number was not recorded in the scroll called The Annals of King David.Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the king’s storehouses; Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the field, in the cities, in the towns, and in the towers.Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the field workers who farmed the land.Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards; Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the wine stored in the vineyards.Baal-Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the lowlands; Joash was in charge of the storehouses of olive oil.Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the cattle grazing in Sharon; Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the cattle in the valleys.Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels; Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the sheep. All these were the officials in charge of King David’s property.Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a wise adviser and scribe; Jehiel son of Hacmoni cared for the king’s sons.Ahithophel was the king’s adviser; Hushai the Arkite was the king’s confidant.Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar. Joab was the commanding general of the king’s army.

all the people gathered together in the plaza which was in front of the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the LORD had commanded Israel.So Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly which included men and women and all those able to understand what they heard.( This happened on the first day of the seventh month.)So he read it before the plaza in front of the Water Gate from dawn till noon before the men and women and those children who could understand. All the people were eager to hear the book of the law.