24,000 men, who all served a month at a time, in turn; and this was the whole of their service during the year, after which they attended to their own affairs. Thus the king had always on foot a regular force of

24,000, who served without expense to him or the state, and were not oppressed by the service, which took up only a twelfth part of their time; and by this plan he could, at any time, bring into the field

12 times

24,000 or

288,000 fighting men, independently of the

12,000 officers, which made in the whole an effective force of

300,000 soldiers; and all these men were prepared, disciplined, and ready at a call, without the smallest expense to the state or the king. These were, properly speaking, the militia of the Israelites kingdom.

captains

歷代志上 28:1
大衛招聚以色列各支派的首領和輪班服侍王的軍長，與千夫長、百夫長，掌管王和王子產業牲畜的，並太監，以及大能的勇士，都到耶路撒冷來。

歷代志下 17:12-19
約沙法日漸強大，在猶大建造營寨和積貨城。…

歷代志下 26:11-13
烏西雅又有軍兵，照書記耶利和官長瑪西雅所數點的，在王的一個將軍哈拿尼雅手下，分隊出戰。…

any matter

列王紀上 4:7,27
所羅門在以色列全地立了十二個官吏，使他們供給王和王家的食物，每年各人供給一月。…