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These individuals held positions of authority and responsibility within the social and religious structures of ancient Israel and surrounding nations. The role of a chief was significant in maintaining order, administering justice, and leading in times of war and peace. Old Testament References The concept of chiefs is prevalent throughout the Old Testament, where they are often mentioned in genealogies and narratives. In the Book of Genesis, chiefs are noted among the descendants of Esau, who became the Edomites. <a href="/genesis/36-15.htm">Genesis 36:15-19</a> lists the chiefs of Esau: "These are the chiefs among the descendants of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; they are the sons of Adah." In the wilderness journey of the Israelites, chiefs played a crucial role in the organization and governance of the people. <a href="/numbers/1-16.htm">Numbers 1:16</a> describes them as "the leaders of their tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel." These chiefs were responsible for assisting Moses and Aaron in the census and in the administration of the community. Role and Responsibilities Chiefs were often chosen based on lineage, wisdom, and leadership abilities. They were expected to uphold the laws given by God and to ensure that their people lived in accordance with His commandments. In <a href="/deuteronomy/1-15.htm">Deuteronomy 1:15</a> , Moses recounts appointing leaders: "So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you, as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes." The responsibilities of chiefs extended to military leadership as well. In times of conflict, they were expected to lead their people into battle and make strategic decisions. <a href="/judges/11-6.htm">Judges 11:6</a> highlights this role when the elders of Gilead approached Jephthah, saying, "Come, be our commander, so that we can fight against the Ammonites." New Testament Context While the New Testament does not frequently use the term "chiefs" in the same tribal or familial sense as the Old Testament, the concept of leadership and authority remains significant. The New Testament emphasizes spiritual leadership within the church, with roles such as elders and overseers, who are tasked with guiding the Christian community. Spiritual Implications The role of chiefs in the Bible underscores the importance of leadership that is grounded in faithfulness to God and His commandments. Chiefs were expected to lead by example, demonstrating integrity, justice, and devotion to God. This principle of godly leadership is echoed in the New Testament, where leaders are called to shepherd the flock with humility and care, as seen in <a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm">1 Peter 5:2-3</a> : "Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them—not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock." In summary, the biblical concept of chiefs encompasses both the practical and spiritual aspects of leadership, highlighting the need for leaders who are committed to serving God and their communities with wisdom and integrity.<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Chiefs of Asia: "Asiarchs," the title given to certain wealthy persons annually appointed to preside over the religious festivals and games in the various cities of proconsular Asia (<a href="/acts/19-31.htm">Acts 19:31</a>). Some of these officials appear to have been Paul's friends. <a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/189.htm">189. Evi -- one of five chiefs of Midian</a> ... 188, 189. Evi. 190 . one of five chiefs of Midian. Transliteration: Evi Phonetic Spelling: (ev-ee') Short Definition: Evi. Word ... /hebrew/189.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/7223.htm">7223. rishon -- former, first, chief</a> ... Word Origin from rosh Definition former, first, chief NASB Word Usage ancestors (3), before (4), beginning (2), chief (1), chiefs (1), earlier (4), earlier ... /hebrew/7223.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/5387a.htm">5387a. nasi -- one lifted up, a chief, prince</a> ... Word Origin from nasa Definition one lifted up, a chief, prince NASB Word Usage chief (2), chiefs (2), leader (43), leaders (32), officials (1), prince (30 ... /hebrew/5387a.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/6438.htm">6438. pinnah -- a corner</a> ... Word Origin of uncertain derivation Definition a corner NASB Word Usage chiefs (2), corner (16), corner towers (2), corners (7), cornerstone (3), cornerstone ... /hebrew/6438.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/8269.htm">8269. sar -- chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince</a> ... chief, ruler, official, captain, prince NASB Word Usage captain (22), captains (39), charge (1), chief (24), chief and commanders (1), chiefs (1), commander (40 ... /hebrew/8269.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/441b.htm">441b. alluph -- a chief, chiliarch</a> ... Word Origin from eleph Definition a chief, chiliarch NASB Word Usage chief (43), chiefs (14), clan (1), clans (2). 441a, 441b. alluph. 442 . Strong's Numbers /hebrew/441b.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/5257b.htm">5257b. nasik -- a prince</a> ... a prince. Transliteration: nasik Short Definition: princes. Word Origin from nasak Definition a prince NASB Word Usage chiefs (1), leaders (1), princes (2). ... /hebrew/5257b.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/7101.htm">7101. qatsin -- a chief, ruler</a> ... Word Origin from an unused word Definition a chief, ruler NASB Word Usage chief (3), chiefs (1), commander (1), ruler (3), rulers (4). ... /hebrew/7101.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm">7218. rosh -- head</a> ... bands (1), beginning (11), beheaded* (1), best (1), best things (1), bodyguard* (1), captains (3), census (7), chief (35), chief men (6), chiefs (3), companies ... /hebrew/7218.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/anonymous/children_of_the_old_testament/a_little_jewish_maid.htm">A Little Jewish Maid.</a> ... He ruled the tribes of Syria from that walled city, and in the spring-time of the year his chiefs gathered the young warriors to make up their minds where they ... /.../anonymous/children of the old testament/a little jewish maid.htm<a href="/library/leupold/exposition_of_genesis_volume_1/chapter_xxxvi.htm">Chapter xxxvi</a> ... it will immediately become apparent that we are apprised also of the non-Edomitish elements that were incorporated into the race and of the "chiefs" and "kings ... /.../christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xxxvi.htm<a href="/library/yonge/the_chosen_people/lesson_xxiii_the_fall_of.htm">The Fall of Jerusalem.</a> ... woe!" The Jews were hardened against all warning; they had no lawful head, but there were three parties under different chiefs, who equally hated the Romans ... //christianbookshelf.org/yonge/the chosen people/lesson xxiii the fall of.htm<a href="/library/leo/writings_of_leo_the_great/sermon_lviii_on_the_passion.htm">(On the Passion, vii. )</a> ... dearly-beloved, to handle once more the Gospel-story of the Lord's Passion, we understand it was part of the Divine plan that the profane chiefs of the Jews ... /.../leo/writings of leo the great/sermon lviii on the passion.htm<a href="/library/rhees/the_life_of_jesus_of_nazareth/i_the_historical_situation.htm">The Historical Situation</a> ... The chiefs as well as their underlings are called publicans in our New Testament, although the name strictly applies only to the chiefs. ... /.../rhees/the life of jesus of nazareth/i the historical situation.htm<a href="/library/anonymous/children_of_the_old_testament/david_the_shepherd_youth.htm">David the Shepherd Youth.</a> ... of the hill outside the village walls, shading their eyes and looking on in silence, until seven of the sons of Jesse, dressed and armed like chiefs, had gone ... /.../anonymous/children of the old testament/david the shepherd youth.htm<a href="/library/bertrand/saint_augustin/prologue.htm">Prologue</a> ... The wars of the Roman republic concern us less than the outlawry of the Barbarian chiefs who separated our Gaul from the Empire, and without knowing it ... //christianbookshelf.org/bertrand/saint augustin/prologue.htm<a href="/library/augustine/exposition_on_the_book_of_psalms/psalm_iii.htm">Psalm III.</a> ... Apostle speaks, "If ye bite one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another." [59] The teeth of sinners can also be taken as the chiefs of sinners ... /.../christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm iii.htm<a href="/library/anonymous/the_general_menaion/chapter_iv_the_service_common.htm">The Service Common to the Holy Angels and Other Bodiless Ones.</a> ... Rejoice with us, all ye angelic orders, for your chiefs and our intercessors " the great chief-captains, " gloriously appearingto-day in their honourable ... /.../anonymous/the general menaion/chapter iv the service common.htm<a href="/library/dibble/thoughts_on_missions/chapter_v_laymen_called_to.htm">Laymen Called to the Field of Missions.</a> ... A few years since, the king and chiefs of the Sandwich Islands sent a united appeal to the United States for such an instructor, to guide them in the ... /.../dibble/thoughts on missions/chapter v laymen called to.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/c/chiefs.htm">Chiefs (227 Occurrences)</a> ...Chiefs of Asia: "Asiarchs," the title given to certain wealthy persons annually appointed to preside over the religious festivals and games in the various ... /c/chiefs.htm - 37k<a href="/topical/d/descended.htm">Descended (64 Occurrences)</a> ... (DBY). Genesis 36:16 chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek: these are the chiefs who came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah. ... /d/descended.htm - 25k<a href="/topical/z/zo'an.htm">Zo'an (7 Occurrences)</a> ... Isaiah 19:11 The chiefs of Zoan are completely foolish; the wisest guides of Pharaoh have become like beasts: how do you say to Pharaoh, I am the son of the ... /z/zo'an.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/h/horites.htm">Horites (6 Occurrences)</a> ... Genesis 36:21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. ... /h/horites.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/h/horite.htm">Horite (4 Occurrences)</a> ... Genesis 36:21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. ... /h/horite.htm - 9k<a href="/topical/j/johanan.htm">Johanan (31 Occurrences)</a> ... (2.) The oldest of King Josiah's sons (1 Chronicles 3:15). (3.) Son of Careah, one of the Jewish chiefs who rallied round Gedaliah, whom Nebuchadnezzar had ... /j/johanan.htm - 21k<a href="/topical/g/governor.htm">Governor (78 Occurrences)</a> ... 9:25). (2.) Hebrews nasi, raised; exalted. Used to denote the chiefs of families (Numbers 3:24, 30, 32, 35); also of tribes (2:3; 7:2; 3:32). ... /g/governor.htm - 48k<a href="/topical/t/thousands.htm">Thousands (65 Occurrences)</a> ... Mark 6:21 And a seasonable day having come, when Herod on his birthday was making a supper to his great men, and to the chiefs of thousands, and to the first ... /t/thousands.htm - 29k<a href="/topical/r/reference.htm">Reference (23 Occurrences)</a> ... (See NAS). Genesis 36:30 chief Dishon, chief Ezer, chief Dishan: these 'are' chiefs of the Horite in reference to their chiefs in the land of Seir. (YLT). ... /r/reference.htm - 14k<a href="/topical/e/esau's.htm">Esau's (13 Occurrences)</a> ... Genesis 36:15 These were the chiefs among the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz, Esau's first son: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, (BBE NIV). ... /e/esau's.htm - 10k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Hur-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Hur in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/mighty-men-David.html">Who were the mighty men of David? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Satanic-bible.html">What is the Satanic bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Chiefs (227 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/2-6.htm">Matthew 2:6</a> You Beth-lehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the chiefs of Judah: out of you will come a ruler, who will be the keeper of my people Israel. (BBE)<a href="/mark/5-22.htm">Mark 5:22</a> and lo, there doth come one of the chiefs of the synagogue, by name Jairus, and having seen him, he doth fall at his feet, (YLT)<a href="/mark/6-21.htm">Mark 6:21</a> And a seasonable day having come, when Herod on his birthday was making a supper to his great men, and to the chiefs of thousands, and to the first men of Galilee, (YLT)<a href="/luke/14-1.htm">Luke 14:1</a> And it came to pass, on his going into the house of a certain one of the chiefs of the Pharisees, on a sabbath, to eat bread, that they were watching him, (YLT)<a href="/luke/19-47.htm">Luke 19:47</a> And he was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes were seeking to destroy him -- also the chiefs of the people -- (YLT)<a href="/acts/13-27.htm">Acts 13:27</a> for those dwelling in Jerusalem, and their chiefs, this one not having known, also the voices of the prophets, which every sabbath are being read -- having judged 'him' -- did fulfill, (YLT)<a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Revelation 6:15</a> The kings of the earth and the great men, the military chiefs, the wealthy and the powerful--all, whether slaves or free men--hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, (WEY YLT)<a href="/revelation/19-18.htm">Revelation 19:18</a> that ye may eat flesh of kings, and flesh of chiefs of thousands, and flesh of strong men, and flesh of horses, and of those sitting on them, and the flesh of all -- freemen and servants -- both small and great.' (YLT)<a href="/genesis/17-20.htm">Genesis 17:20</a> As for Ishmael, I have given ear to your prayer: truly I have given him my blessing and I will make him fertile and give him great increase; he will be the father of twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation. (BBE)<a href="/genesis/25-16.htm">Genesis 25:16</a> These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names in their towns and their tent-circles; twelve chiefs with their peoples. (BBE)<a href="/genesis/36-15.htm">Genesis 36:15</a> These are the chiefs of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: chief Teman, chief Omar, chief Zepho, chief Kenaz, (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/36-16.htm">Genesis 36:16</a> chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek: these are the chiefs who came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah. (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/36-17.htm">Genesis 36:17</a> These are the sons of Reuel, Esau's son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah: these are the chiefs who came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basemath, Esau's wife. (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/36-18.htm">Genesis 36:18</a> These are the sons of Oholibamah, Esau's wife: chief Jeush, chief Jalam, chief Korah: these are the chiefs who came of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/36-19.htm">Genesis 36:19</a> These are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these are their chiefs. (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/36-21.htm">Genesis 36:21</a> Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/36-29.htm">Genesis 36:29</a> These are the chiefs who came of the Horites: chief Lotan, chief Shobal, chief Zibeon, chief Anah, (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/36-30.htm">Genesis 36:30</a> chief Dishon, chief Ezer, and chief Dishan: these are the chiefs who came of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir. (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/36-40.htm">Genesis 36:40</a> These are the names of the chiefs who came from Esau, according to their families, after their places, and by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth, (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/36-43.htm">Genesis 36:43</a> chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession. This is Esau, the father of the Edomites. (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/genesis/50-7.htm">Genesis 50:7</a> So Joseph went up to put his father in his last resting-place; and with him went all the servants of Pharaoh, and the chief men of his house and all the chiefs of the land of Egypt, (BBE)<a href="/exodus/3-16.htm">Exodus 3:16</a> Go and get together the chiefs of the children of Israel, and say to them, The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has been seen by me, and has said, Truly I have taken up your cause, because of what is done to you in Egypt; (BBE)<a href="/exodus/3-18.htm">Exodus 3:18</a> And they will give ear to your voice: and you, with the chiefs of Israel, will go to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and say to him, The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has come to us: let us then go three days' journey into the waste land to make an offering to the Lord our God. (BBE)<a href="/exodus/4-29.htm">Exodus 4:29</a> Then Moses and Aaron went and got together all the chiefs of the children of Israel: (BBE)<a href="/exodus/12-21.htm">Exodus 12:21</a> Then Moses sent for the chiefs of Israel, and said to them, See that lambs are marked out for yourselves and your families, and let the Passover lamb be put to death. (BBE)<a href="/exodus/15-15.htm">Exodus 15:15</a> Then the chiefs of Edom were dismayed. Trembling takes hold of the mighty men of Moab. All the inhabitants of Canaan are melted away. (WEB JPS ASV BBE YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/exodus/17-5.htm">Exodus 17:5</a> And the Lord said to Moses, Go on before the people, and take some of the chiefs of Israel with you, and take in your hand the rod which was stretched out over the Nile, and go. (BBE)<a href="/exodus/17-6.htm">Exodus 17:6</a> See, I will take my place before you on the rock in Horeb; and when you give the rock a blow, water will come out of it, and the people will have drink. And Moses did so before the eyes of the chiefs of Israel. (BBE)<a href="/exodus/18-12.htm">Exodus 18:12</a> Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, made a burned offering to God: and Aaron came, with the chiefs of Israel, and had a meal with Moses' father-in-law, before God. (BBE)<a href="/exodus/18-21.htm">Exodus 18:21</a> But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place them over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens, (DBY)<a href="/exodus/18-25.htm">Exodus 18:25</a> And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens. (DBY YLT)<a href="/exodus/19-7.htm">Exodus 19:7</a> And Moses came and sent for the chiefs of the people and put before them all these words which the Lord had given him orders to say. (BBE)<a href="/exodus/24-1.htm">Exodus 24:1</a> And he said to Moses, Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, and Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the chiefs of Israel; and give me worship from a distance. (BBE)<a href="/exodus/24-9.htm">Exodus 24:9</a> Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the chiefs of Israel went up: (BBE)<a href="/exodus/24-11.htm">Exodus 24:11</a> And he put not his hand on the chiefs of the children of Israel: they saw God, and took food and drink. (BBE)<a href="/exodus/24-14.htm">Exodus 24:14</a> And he said to the chiefs, Keep your places here till we come back to you: Aaron and Hur are with you; if anyone has any cause let him go to them. (BBE)<a href="/exodus/34-31.htm">Exodus 34:31</a> Then Moses sent for them; and Aaron, with the chiefs of the people, came to him; and Moses had talk with them. (BBE)<a href="/leviticus/4-15.htm">Leviticus 4:15</a> And let the chiefs of the people put their hands on its head before the Lord, and put the ox to death before the Lord. (BBE)<a href="/numbers/1-16.htm">Numbers 1:16</a> These are the men named out of all the people, chiefs of their fathers' houses, heads of the tribes of Israel. (BBE)<a href="/numbers/1-44.htm">Numbers 1:44</a> These are they who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and by the twelve chiefs of Israel, one from every tribe. (BBE)<a href="/numbers/4-34.htm">Numbers 4:34</a> So Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the people took in hand the numbering of the sons of the Kohathites, by families, in the order of their fathers' houses; (BBE)<a href="/numbers/4-46.htm">Numbers 4:46</a> And all the Levites who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the people, by families, in the order of their fathers' houses, (BBE)<a href="/numbers/7-2.htm">Numbers 7:2</a> Then the chiefs of Israel, the heads of their fathers' houses, made offerings; these were the chiefs of the tribes, who were over those who were numbered. (BBE)<a href="/numbers/7-3.htm">Numbers 7:3</a> And they came with their offerings before the Lord, six covered carts and twelve oxen; a cart for every two of the chiefs, and for every one an ox. (BBE)<a href="/numbers/7-10.htm">Numbers 7:10</a> And the chiefs gave an offering for the altar on the day when the holy oil was put on it; they made their offering before the altar. (BBE)<a href="/numbers/7-84.htm">Numbers 7:84</a> These were the offerings given for the altar by the chiefs of Israel, when the holy oil was put on it: twelve silver plates, twelve silver basins, twelve gold spoons; (BBE)<a href="/numbers/10-4.htm">Numbers 10:4</a> If only one of them is sounded, then the chiefs, the heads of the thousands of Israel, are to come to you. (BBE)<a href="/numbers/16-2.htm">Numbers 16:2</a> And came before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty chiefs of the people, men of good name who had a place in the meeting of the people. (BBE)<a href="/numbers/17-6.htm">Numbers 17:6</a> So Moses gave these orders to the children of Israel, and all their chiefs gave him rods, one for the head of every family, making twelve rods: and Aaron's rod was among them. (BBE)<a href="/numbers/21-18.htm">Numbers 21:18</a> The fountain made by the chiefs, made deep by the great ones of the people, with the law-givers' rod, and with their sticks. Then from the waste land they went on to Mattanah: (BBE)<a href="/numbers/22-8.htm">Numbers 22:8</a> And he said to them, Take your rest here tonight, and I will give you an answer after hearing what the Lord says; so the chiefs of Moab kept there with Balaam that night. (BBE)<a href="/numbers/22-13.htm">Numbers 22:13</a> In the morning Balaam got up and said to the chiefs of Balak, Go back to your land, for the Lord will not let me go with you. (BBE)<a href="/numbers/22-14.htm">Numbers 22:14</a> So the chiefs of Moab went back to Balak and said, Balaam will not come with us. (BBE)<a href="/numbers/22-15.htm">Numbers 22:15</a> So Balak sent more chiefs, greater in number and of higher position than the others. (BBE)<a href="/numbers/22-21.htm">Numbers 22:21</a> So in the morning Balaam got up and, making his ass ready, went with the chiefs of Moab. (BBE)<a href="/numbers/22-35.htm">Numbers 22:35</a> And the angel of the Lord said to Balaam, Go with the men; but say only what I give you to say. Then Balaam went on with the chiefs of Balak. (BBE)<a href="/numbers/22-40.htm">Numbers 22:40</a> And Balak made offerings of oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam and the chiefs who were with him. (BBE)<a href="/numbers/23-6.htm">Numbers 23:6</a> So he went back to him where he was waiting by his burned offering with all the chiefs of Moab. (BBE)<a href="/numbers/23-17.htm">Numbers 23:17</a> So he came to him where he was waiting by his burned offering with the chiefs of Moab by his side. And Balak said to him, What has the Lord said? (BBE)<a href="/numbers/25-4.htm">Numbers 25:4</a> Yahweh said to Moses, "Take all the chiefs of the people, and hang them up to Yahweh before the sun, that the fierce anger of Yahweh may turn away from Israel." (WEB JPS ASV BBE YLT RSV)<a href="/numbers/27-2.htm">Numbers 27:2</a> They came before Moses and Eleazar the priest and the chiefs and all the people at the door of the Tent of meeting, and said, (BBE)<a href="/numbers/31-13.htm">Numbers 31:13</a> Then Moses and Eleazar the priest and the chiefs of the people went out to them before they had come into the tent-circle. (BBE)<a href="/numbers/31-14.htm">Numbers 31:14</a> And Moses was angry with the chiefs of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds who had come back from the war. (BBE YLT)<a href="/numbers/32-2.htm">Numbers 32:2</a> The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and said to Moses and to Eleazar the priest and to the chiefs of the meeting, (BBE)<a href="/numbers/36-1.htm">Numbers 36:1</a> Now the heads of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came to Moses, the chiefs and the heads of families of the children of Israel being present, (BBE)<a href="/deuteronomy/1-13.htm">Deuteronomy 1:13</a> Provide you wise and understanding and known men, according to your tribes, that I may make them your chiefs. (DBY)<a href="/deuteronomy/1-15.htm">Deuteronomy 1:15</a> So I took the chiefs of your tribes, wise men and known, and made them chiefs over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers for your tribes. (DBY)<a href="/deuteronomy/5-23.htm">Deuteronomy 5:23</a> And after hearing the voice which came out of the dark while the mountain was burning with fire, all the heads of your tribes and your chiefs came to me, (BBE)<a href="/deuteronomy/29-10.htm">Deuteronomy 29:10</a> Ye stand this day all of you before Jehovah your God: your chiefs of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, all the men of Israel, (DBY NAS)<a href="/joshua/7-6.htm">Joshua 7:6</a> Then Joshua, in great grief, went down on the earth before the ark of the Lord till the evening, and all the chiefs of Israel with him, and they put dust on their heads. (BBE)<a href="/joshua/8-10.htm">Joshua 8:10</a> And early in the morning Joshua got up, and put the people in order, and he and the chiefs of Israel went up before the people to Ai. (BBE)<a href="/joshua/9-15.htm">Joshua 9:15</a> So Joshua made peace with them, and made an agreement with them that they were not to be put to death: and the chiefs of the people took an oath to them. (BBE)<a href="/joshua/9-18.htm">Joshua 9:18</a> And the children of Israel did not put them to death, because the chiefs of the people had taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel. And all the people made an outcry against the chiefs. (BBE)<a href="/joshua/9-19.htm">Joshua 9:19</a> But all the chiefs said to the people, We have taken an oath to them by the Lord, the God of Israel, and so we may not put our hands on them. (BBE)<a href="/joshua/9-21.htm">Joshua 9:21</a> Keep them living, and let them be servants, cutting wood and getting water for all the people. And all the people did as the chiefs had said to them. (BBE)<a href="/joshua/10-24.htm">Joshua 10:24</a> It happened, when they brought those kings out to Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said to the chiefs of the men of war who went with him, "Come near, put your feet on the necks of these kings." They came near, and put their feet on their necks. (WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV)<a href="/joshua/13-3.htm">Joshua 13:3</a> From the Shihor, which is before Egypt, to the edge of Ekron to the north, which is taken to be Canaanite property: the five chiefs of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites, as well as the Avvim; (BBE)<a href="/joshua/13-21.htm">Joshua 13:21</a> all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses struck with the chiefs of Midian, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon, who lived in the land. (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS)<a href="/joshua/17-4.htm">Joshua 17:4</a> And they came before Eleazar the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and before the chiefs, saying, The Lord gave orders to Moses to give us a heritage among our brothers: so in agreement with the orders of the Lord he gave them a heritage among their father's brothers. (BBE)<a href="/joshua/22-14.htm">Joshua 22:14</a> And with him they sent ten chiefs, one for every tribe of the children of Israel, every one of them the head of his house among the families of Israel. (BBE NAS RSV)<a href="/joshua/22-30.htm">Joshua 22:30</a> Then Phinehas the priest and the chiefs of the meeting and the heads of the families of Israel who were with him, hearing what the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh said, were pleased. (BBE RSV)<a href="/joshua/22-32.htm">Joshua 22:32</a> Then Phinehas, the son of Eleazar the priest, and the chiefs went back from the land of Gilead, from the children of Reuben and the children of Gad, and came to the children of Israel in Canaan and gave them the news. (BBE RSV)<a href="/joshua/23-2.htm">Joshua 23:2</a> Joshua sent for all Israel, for their responsible men and their chiefs and their judges and their overseers, and said to them, I am old, and full of years: (BBE)<a href="/joshua/24-1.htm">Joshua 24:1</a> Then Joshua got all the tribes of Israel together at Shechem; and he sent for the responsible men of Israel and their chiefs and their judges and their overseers; and they took their place before God. (BBE)<a href="/judges/3-3.htm">Judges 3:3</a> The five chiefs of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites and the Zidonians and the Hivites living in Mount Lebanon, from the mountain Baal-hermon as far as Hamath: (BBE)<a href="/judges/5-13.htm">Judges 5:13</a> Then the chiefs went down to the doors; the Lord's people went down among the strong ones. (BBE)<a href="/judges/5-15.htm">Judges 5:15</a> Your chiefs, Issachar, were with Deborah; and Naphtali was true to Barak; into the valley they went rushing out at his feet. In Reuben there were divisions, and great searchings of heart. (BBE)<a href="/judges/7-25.htm">Judges 7:25</a> And they took the two chiefs of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and they put Oreb to death at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb they put to death at the place of the grape-crushing in Zeeb, and they went after Midian; but the heads of Oreb and Zeeb they took across Jordan to Gideon. (BBE)<a href="/judges/8-3.htm">Judges 8:3</a> God has given into your hands the chiefs of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; what have I been able to do in comparison with you? And when he said this, their feeling about him became kinder. (BBE)<a href="/judges/8-6.htm">Judges 8:6</a> But the chiefs of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna even now in your hand that we are to give bread to your army? (BBE)<a href="/judges/8-14.htm">Judges 8:14</a> And taking prisoner a young man of the people of Succoth, he got from him, in answer to his questions, a list of the chiefs of Succoth and the responsible men, seventy-seven men. (BBE)<a href="/judges/12-6.htm">Judges 12:6</a> that they say to him, 'Say, I pray thee, Shibboleth;' and he saith, 'Sibboleth,' and is not prepared to speak right -- and they seize him, and slaughter him at the passages of the Jordan, and there fall at that time, of Ephraim, forty and two chiefs. (YLT)<a href="/judges/16-8.htm">Judges 16:8</a> So the chiefs of the Philistines gave her seven new bow-cords which had never been made dry, and she had them tightly knotted round him. (BBE)<a href="/judges/16-18.htm">Judges 16:18</a> And when Delilah saw that he had let her see into his heart, she sent word to the chiefs of the Philistines saying, Come up this time, for he has let out all his heart to me. Then the chiefs of the Philistines came to her, with the money in their hands. (BBE)<a href="/judges/16-23.htm">Judges 16:23</a> And the chiefs of the Philistines came together to make a great offering to Dagon their god, and to be glad; for they said, Our god has given into our hands Samson our hater. (BBE)<a href="/judges/16-30.htm">Judges 16:30</a> And Samson said, Let death overtake me with the Philistines. And he put out all his strength, and the house came down on the chiefs and on all the people who were in it. So the dead whom he sent to destruction by his death were more than all those on whom he had sent destruction in his life. (BBE)<a href="/judges/20-2.htm">Judges 20:2</a> The chiefs of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen who drew sword. (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV)<a href="/1_samuel/14-38.htm">1 Samuel 14:38</a> Saul said, "Draw near here, all you chiefs of the people; and know and see in which this sin has been this day. (WEB JPS ASV BBE YLT NAS)<a href="/2_samuel/23-13.htm">2 Samuel 23:13</a> And three of the thirty chiefs went down, and came to David in the harvest time to the cave of Adullam, when the troop of the Philistines was encamped in the valley of Rephaim. (DBY WBS)<a href="/1_kings/5-16.htm">1 Kings 5:16</a> In addition to the chiefs of the responsible men put by Solomon to oversee the work, three thousand and three hundred in authority over the workmen. 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