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The role of a captain is significant throughout the Scriptures, as they are often depicted as key figures in battles, governance, and the execution of divine plans. Old Testament References 1. Military Leaders: Captains are frequently mentioned in the context of Israel's military organization. In the Book of Numbers, God instructs Moses to organize the Israelites into divisions, each led by a captain. <a href="/numbers/31-14.htm">Numbers 31:14</a> states, "Moses was angry with the officers of the army—the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—who were returning from the battle." 2. Judges and Kings: During the period of the Judges and the monarchy, captains played crucial roles in leading the people into battle. For instance, in <a href="/1_samuel/8-12.htm">1 Samuel 8:12</a> , Samuel warns the Israelites about the implications of having a king: "He will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots." 3. David's Mighty Men: King David's reign is notable for the mention of his "mighty men," who were valiant warriors and captains in his army. <a href="/2_samuel/23-8.htm">2 Samuel 23:8</a> highlights one such leader: "These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahkemonite was chief of the Three; he wielded his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed at one time." New Testament References 1. Roman Centurions: In the New Testament, the term "captain" is often associated with Roman centurions, who were commanders of a hundred soldiers. These figures are depicted in various narratives, sometimes showing great faith and respect for Jesus. In <a href="/matthew/8-5.htm">Matthew 8:5-10</a> , a centurion approaches Jesus, demonstrating remarkable faith: "When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him, 'Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.'" 2. Spiritual Warfare: The concept of captains extends metaphorically to spiritual leadership and warfare. <a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Ephesians 6:12</a> speaks of the spiritual battle believers face: "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." Symbolism and Leadership Captains in the Bible symbolize leadership, authority, and responsibility. They are often seen as figures who must balance the demands of command with the moral and ethical standards set by God. The role of a captain is not only to lead in battle but also to guide and protect those under their charge, reflecting the broader biblical themes of stewardship and servanthood. Conclusion The biblical portrayal of captains underscores the importance of leadership that aligns with divine principles. Whether in the context of ancient Israel or the Roman Empire, captains are depicted as pivotal figures whose actions and decisions have lasting impacts on the people they lead and the unfolding of God's purposes.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5444.htm">5444. Sibbekay -- one of David's captains</a> ... 5443, 5444. Sibbekay. 5445 . one of David's captains. Transliteration: Sibbekay Phonetic Spelling: (sib-bek-ah'-ee) Short Definition: Sibbecai. ... /hebrew/5444.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/3746.htm">3746. Kari -- bodyguard of Jehoash</a> ... captains, Cherethites. Perhaps an abridged plural of kar in the sense of leader (of the flock); a life-guardsman -- captains, Cherethites (from the margin). ... /hebrew/3746.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/7991c.htm">7991c. shalish -- adjutant, officer</a> ... Word Origin from the same as shalosh Definition adjutant, officer NASB Word Usage captains (3), excellent things (1), officer (3), officers (4), royal officer ... /hebrew/7991c.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/8269.htm">8269. sar -- chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince</a> ... Word Origin from an unused word Definition chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince NASB Word Usage captain (22), captains (39), charge (1), chief (24 ... /hebrew/8269.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm">7218. rosh -- head</a> ... root Definition head NASB Word Usage bands (1), beginning (11), beheaded* (1), best (1), best things (1), bodyguard* (1), captains (3), census (7), chief (35 ... /hebrew/7218.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/6346.htm">6346. pechah -- a governor</a> ... Word Origin of foreign origin Definition a governor NASB Word Usage captains (1), governor (8), governor's (2), governors (15), official (2). ... /hebrew/6346.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_g/jehoiada_and_joash.htm">Jehoiada and Joash</a> ... And Athaliah did reign over the land.4. And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought ... /.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/jehoiada and joash.htm<a href="/library/anonymous/the_general_menaion/chapter_v1_the_general_service.htm">The General Service of the Holy Fathers, in Remembrance of ...</a> ... So I took from amongst you wise men and known and experienced, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains ... /.../anonymous/the general menaion/chapter v1 the general service.htm<a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_7_how_athaliah_reigned.htm">How Athaliah Reigned Over Jerusalem for Five [Six] Years when ...</a> ... 2. Now, on the Seventh year, Jehoiada communicated the matter to certain of the captains of hundreds, five in number, and persuaded them to be assisting to ... /.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 7 how athaliah reigned.htm<a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_g/davids_charge_to_solomon.htm">David's Charge to Solomon</a> ... THE FIRST BOOK OF CHRONICLES DAVID'S CHARGE TO SOLOMON. 'And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the ... /.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/davids charge to solomon.htm<a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_8_how_the_king.htm">How the King of Babylon Took Jerusalem and Burnt the Temple and ...</a> ... and the enemy's generals were entered into the temple, and when Zedekiah was sensible of it, he took his wives, and his children, and his captains, and his ... /.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 8 how the king.htm<a href="/library/shedd/sermons_to_the_natural_man/all_mankind_guilty_or_every.htm">All Mankind Guilty; Or, Every Man Knows More than He Practises.</a> ... campaign in Egypt and Syria, he was seated one night upon the deck of the vessel, under the open canopy of the heavens, surrounded by his captains and generals ... /.../shedd/sermons to the natural man/all mankind guilty or every.htm<a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/book_9_footnotes.htm">Book 9 Footnotes</a> ... [5] It is commonly esteemed a very cruel action of Elijah, when he called for fire from heaven, and consumed no fewer than two captains and a hundred soldiers ... /.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/book 9 footnotes.htm<a href="/library/josephus/the_wars_of_the_jews_or_history_of_the_destruction_of_jerusalem/chapter_9_cestius_sends_ambassadors.htm">Cestius Sends Ambassadors to Nero. The People of Damascus Slay ...</a> ... He also distributed the soldiers into various classes, whom he put under captains of tens, and captains of hundreds, and then under captains of thousands; and ... /.../chapter 9 cestius sends ambassadors.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> ... Of the thrice-sunny Godhead the most illustrious attendants, " ye, angels, that appear as chief-captains, joyfully shout with the powers above: Holy art Thou ... /.../anonymous/the general menaion/chapter iv the service common.htm<a href="/library/kingsley/andromeda_and_other_poems/the_last_buccaneer.htm">The Last Buccaneer</a> ... All furnished well with small arms and cannons round about; And a thousand men in Aves made laws so fair and free To choose their valiant captains and obey ... /.../kingsley/andromeda and other poems/the last buccaneer.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/c/captains.htm">Captains (159 Occurrences)</a> ... Multi-Version Concordance Captains (159 Occurrences). Mark 6:21 And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made ... /c/captains.htm - 42k<a href="/topical/u/units.htm">Units (14 Occurrences)</a> ... Numbers 31:48 The officers who were over the thousands of the army, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near to Moses; (See NIV). ... /u/units.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/k/kareah.htm">Kareah (14 Occurrences)</a> ... 2 Kings 25:23 Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to ... /k/kareah.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/f/fifties.htm">Fifties (13 Occurrences)</a> ... Deuteronomy 1:15 So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and ... /f/fifties.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/t/thousands.htm">Thousands (65 Occurrences)</a> ... Numbers 31:14 Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war. ... /t/thousands.htm - 29k<a href="/topical/b/brave.htm">Brave (15 Occurrences)</a> ... 1 Chronicles 12:21 They helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the army. (See NIV). ... /b/brave.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/b/body-covers.htm">Body-covers (25 Occurrences)</a> ... (BBE). 1 Kings 14:27 So in their place King Rehoboam had other body-covers made of brass, and gave them into the care of the captains of the armed men who were ... /b/body-covers.htm - 14k<a href="/topical/s/shields.htm">Shields (44 Occurrences)</a> ... 1 Kings 14:27 King Rehoboam made in their place shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king's ... /s/shields.htm - 19k<a href="/topical/j/johanan.htm">Johanan (31 Occurrences)</a> ... jo-ha'-nan (yochanan, "Yahweh has been gracious"; Ioanan; compare JEHOHANAN): (1) Son of Kareah, and one of "the captains of the forces who were in the fields ... /j/johanan.htm - 21k<a href="/topical/w/war-carriages.htm">War-carriages (76 Occurrences)</a> ... (BBE). Exodus 15:4 Pharaoh's war-carriages and his army he has sent down into the sea: the best of his captains have gone down into the Red Sea. (BBE). ... /w/war-carriages.htm - 31k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Jehoiada-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Jehoiada in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Gedaliah-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Gedaliah in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Rechab-and-Baanah.html">Who were Rechab and Baanah? | 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>Captains (159 Occurrences)<a href="/mark/6-21.htm">Mark 6:21</a> And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee; (KJV ASV BBE WBS)<a href="/mark/14-54.htm">Mark 14:54</a> And Peter had come after him at a distance, even into the house of the high priest; and he was seated with the captains, warming himself in the light of the fire. (BBE)<a href="/mark/14-65.htm">Mark 14:65</a> And some put shame on him and, covering his face, gave him blows and said to him, Now say what is to come: and the captains took him and gave him blows with their hands. (BBE)<a href="/luke/22-4.htm">Luke 22:4</a> He went away, and talked with the chief priests and captains about how he might deliver him to them. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/luke/22-52.htm">Luke 22:52</a> Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and elders, who had come against him, "Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs? (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/acts/23-17.htm">Acts 23:17</a> and Paul called one of the Captains and said, "Take this young man to the Tribune, for he has information to give him." (WEY)<a href="/acts/23-23.htm">Acts 23:23</a> Then, calling to him two of the Captains, he gave his orders. "Get ready two hundred men," he said, "to march to Caesarea, with seventy cavalry and two hundred light infantry, starting at nine o'clock to-night." (WEY BBE)<a href="/acts/25-23.htm">Acts 25:23</a> And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth. (KJV ASV WBS YLT)<a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Revelation 6:15</a> And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; (KJV ASV BBE WBS)<a href="/revelation/19-18.htm">Revelation 19:18</a> that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, and small and great." (WEB KJV ASV BBE WBS RSV)<a href="/exodus/14-7.htm">Exodus 14:7</a> and he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/exodus/15-4.htm">Exodus 15:4</a> He has cast Pharaoh's chariots and his army into the sea. His chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/exodus/18-21.htm">Exodus 18:21</a> But for the rest, take from among the people able men, such as have the fear of God, true men hating profits wrongly made; and put such men over them, to be captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens; (BBE)<a href="/exodus/18-25.htm">Exodus 18:25</a> And he made selection of able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens. (BBE)<a href="/numbers/31-14.htm">Numbers 31:14</a> Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from the service of the war. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS)<a href="/numbers/31-48.htm">Numbers 31:48</a> The officers who were over the thousands of the army, the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, came near to Moses; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/numbers/31-52.htm">Numbers 31:52</a> All the gold of the wave offering that they offered up to Yahweh, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred fifty shekels. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS)<a href="/numbers/31-54.htm">Numbers 31:54</a> Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the Tent of Meeting, for a memorial for the children of Israel before Yahweh. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS)<a href="/deuteronomy/1-15.htm">Deuteronomy 1:15</a> So I took the heads of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers, according to your tribes. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/deuteronomy/20-9.htm">Deuteronomy 20:9</a> It shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking to the people, that they shall appoint captains of armies at the head of the people. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/deuteronomy/29-10.htm">Deuteronomy 29:10</a> Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel, (KJV WBS)<a href="/joshua/10-24.htm">Joshua 10:24</a> And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them. (KJV DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/judges/5-14.htm">Judges 5:14</a> Out of Ephraim they came down into the valley; after you, Benjamin, among your tribesmen; from Machir came down the captains, and from Zebulun those in whose hand is the ruler's rod. (BBE NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/8-12.htm">1 Samuel 8:12</a> and he will appoint them to him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and he will set some to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/1_samuel/22-7.htm">1 Samuel 22:7</a> Saul said to his servants who stood about him, "Hear now, you Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse give everyone of you fields and vineyards, will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/2_samuel/4-2.htm">2 Samuel 4:2</a> Ishbosheth, Saul's son, had two men who were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin (for Beeroth also is reckoned to Benjamin: (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/2_samuel/18-1.htm">2 Samuel 18:1</a> David numbered the people who were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/2_samuel/18-5.htm">2 Samuel 18:5</a> The king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, "Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom." All the people heard when the king commanded all the captains concerning Absalom. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/2_samuel/19-6.htm">2 Samuel 19:6</a> For your haters, it seems, are dear to you, and your friends are hated. For you have made it clear that captains and servants are nothing to you: and now I see that if Absalom was living and we had all been dead today, it would have been right in your eyes. (BBE)<a href="/2_samuel/23-8.htm">2 Samuel 23:8</a> These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb Basshebeth a Tahchemonite, chief of the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite, against eight hundred slain at one time. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)<a href="/2_samuel/24-2.htm">2 Samuel 24:2</a> And the king said to Joab and the captains of the army, who were with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan as far as Beer-sheba, and have all the people numbered, so that I may be certain of the number of the people. (BBE)<a href="/2_samuel/24-4.htm">2 Samuel 24:4</a> Notwithstanding, the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the army. Joab and the captains of the army went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/1_kings/1-25.htm">1 Kings 1:25</a> For he is gone down this day, and has slain cattle and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king's sons, and the captains of the army, and Abiathar the priest. Behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and say,'Long live king Adonijah!' (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/1_kings/2-5.htm">1 Kings 2:5</a> "Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, even what he did to the two captains of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war on his sash that was about his waist, and in his shoes that were on his feet. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/1_kings/9-22.htm">1 Kings 9:22</a> But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondservants; but they were the men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_kings/14-27.htm">1 Kings 14:27</a> King Rehoboam made in their place shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house. (WEB JPS ASV BBE)<a href="/1_kings/15-20.htm">1 Kings 15:20</a> Ben Hadad listened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel, and struck Ijon, and Dan, and Abel Beth Maacah, and all Chinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/1_kings/20-24.htm">1 Kings 20:24</a> Do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their place. (WEB KJV ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS)<a href="/1_kings/22-31.htm">1 Kings 22:31</a> Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, except only with the king of Israel. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/1_kings/22-32.htm">1 Kings 22:32</a> It happened, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, "Surely that is the king of Israel!" and they turned aside to fight against him. Jehoshaphat cried out. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/1_kings/22-33.htm">1 Kings 22:33</a> It happened, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/1-14.htm">2 Kings 1:14</a> Behold, fire came down from the sky, and consumed the two former captains of fifty with their fifties. But now let my life be precious in your sight." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/2_kings/8-21.htm">2 Kings 8:21</a> Then Joram passed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and struck the Edomites who surrounded him, and the captains of the chariots; and the people fled to their tents. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS)<a href="/2_kings/9-5.htm">2 Kings 9:5</a> When he came, behold, the captains of the army were sitting. Then he said, "I have a message for you, captain." Jehu said, "To which of us all?" He said, "To you, O captain." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS)<a href="/2_kings/10-25.htm">2 Kings 10:25</a> It happened, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, "Go in, and kill them! Let none escape." They struck them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/2_kings/11-4.htm">2 Kings 11:4</a> In the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the captains over hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to him into the house of Yahweh; and he made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of Yahweh, and showed them the king's son. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/11-9.htm">2 Kings 11:9</a> The captains over hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded; and they took every man his men, those who were to come in on the Sabbath, with those who were to go out on the Sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/11-10.htm">2 Kings 11:10</a> The priest delivered to the captains over hundreds the spears and shields that had been king David's, which were in the house of Yahweh. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/11-14.htm">2 Kings 11:14</a> and she looked, and behold, the king stood by the pillar, as the manner was, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and cried, "Treason! Treason!" (WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/11-15.htm">2 Kings 11:15</a> Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds who were set over the army, and said to them, "Bring her out between the ranks. Kill him who follows her with the sword." For the priest said, "Don't let her be slain in the house of Yahweh." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/11-19.htm">2 Kings 11:19</a> He took the captains over hundreds, and the Carites, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of Yahweh, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. He sat on the throne of the kings. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">2 Kings 24:12</a> and Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign. (See NAS)<a href="/2_kings/25-23.htm">2 Kings 25:23</a> Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/2_kings/25-26.htm">2 Kings 25:26</a> All the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces, arose, and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/1_chronicles/4-42.htm">1 Chronicles 4:42</a> Some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to Mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)<a href="/1_chronicles/11-11.htm">1 Chronicles 11:11</a> And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time. (KJV JPS DBY WBS)<a href="/1_chronicles/11-15.htm">1 Chronicles 11:15</a> Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim. (KJV WBS)<a href="/1_chronicles/12-14.htm">1 Chronicles 12:14</a> These of the sons of Gad were captains of the army: he who was least was equal to one hundred, and the greatest to one thousand. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS)<a href="/1_chronicles/12-18.htm">1 Chronicles 12:18</a> Then the Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, "We are yours, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse: peace, peace be to you, and peace be to your helpers; for your God helps you." Then David received them, and made them captains of the band. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)<a href="/1_chronicles/12-20.htm">1 Chronicles 12:20</a> As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands who were of Manasseh. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS)<a href="/1_chronicles/12-21.htm">1 Chronicles 12:21</a> They helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the army. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS)<a href="/1_chronicles/12-28.htm">1 Chronicles 12:28</a> and Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father's house twenty-two captains. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS NAS)<a href="/1_chronicles/12-34.htm">1 Chronicles 12:34</a> Of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty-seven thousand. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS)<a href="/1_chronicles/13-1.htm">1 Chronicles 13:1</a> David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS)<a href="/1_chronicles/15-25.htm">1 Chronicles 15:25</a> So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS)<a href="/1_chronicles/21-2.htm">1 Chronicles 21:2</a> And David said to Joab and the captains of the people, Now let all Israel, from Beer-sheba to Dan, be numbered; and give me word so that I may be certain of their number. (BBE)<a href="/1_chronicles/25-1.htm">1 Chronicles 25:1</a> Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals: and the number of those who did the work according to their service was: (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/1_chronicles/26-26.htm">1 Chronicles 26:26</a> This Shelomoth and his brothers were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the heads of the fathers' houses, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the army, had dedicated. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/1_chronicles/27-1.htm">1 Chronicles 27:1</a> Now the children of Israel after their number, the heads of fathers' houses and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king, in any matter of the divisions which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year-of every division were twenty-four thousand. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/1_chronicles/27-3.htm">1 Chronicles 27:3</a> He was of the children of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/1_chronicles/27-22.htm">1 Chronicles 27:22</a> of Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes of Israel. (WEB JPS ASV BBE)<a href="/1_chronicles/28-1.htm">1 Chronicles 28:1</a> David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies who served the king by division, and the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers, and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valor, to Jerusalem. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/1_chronicles/28-21.htm">1 Chronicles 28:21</a> Behold, there are the divisions of the priests and the Levites, for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with you in all manner of work every willing man who has skill, for any manner of service: also the captains and all the people will be entirely at your command. (WEB JPS ASV BBE)<a href="/1_chronicles/29-6.htm">1 Chronicles 29:6</a> Then the princes of the fathers' houses, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers over the king's work, offered willingly; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/2_chronicles/1-2.htm">2 Chronicles 1:2</a> Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every prince in all Israel, the heads of the fathers' houses. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/2_chronicles/8-9.htm">2 Chronicles 8:9</a> But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/2_chronicles/11-11.htm">2 Chronicles 11:11</a> He fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of food, and oil and wine. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/2_chronicles/12-10.htm">2 Chronicles 12:10</a> King Rehoboam made in their place shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house. (WEB JPS ASV BBE)<a href="/2_chronicles/16-4.htm">2 Chronicles 16:4</a> Ben Hadad listened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they struck Ijon, and Dan, and Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/2_chronicles/17-7.htm">2 Chronicles 17:7</a> In the third year of his rule he sent Benhail and Obadiah and Zechariah and Nethanel and Micaiah, his captains, as teachers into the towns of Judah; (BBE)<a href="/2_chronicles/17-14.htm">2 Chronicles 17:14</a> This was the numbering of them according to their fathers' houses: Of Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him mighty men of valor three hundred thousand; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/2_chronicles/17-17.htm">2 Chronicles 17:17</a> And the captains of Benjamin: Eliada, a great man of war, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bows and body-covers; (BBE)<a href="/2_chronicles/18-30.htm">2 Chronicles 18:30</a> Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/2_chronicles/18-31.htm">2 Chronicles 18:31</a> It happened, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they turned about to fight against him: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and Yahweh helped him; and God moved them to depart from him. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/2_chronicles/18-32.htm">2 Chronicles 18:32</a> It happened, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/2_chronicles/21-9.htm">2 Chronicles 21:9</a> Then Jehoram passed over with his captains, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and struck the Edomites who surrounded him, along with the captains of the chariots. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/2_chronicles/23-1.htm">2 Chronicles 23:1</a> In the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS)<a href="/2_chronicles/23-9.htm">2 Chronicles 23:9</a> Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds the spears, and bucklers, and shields, that had been king David's, which were in the house of God. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/2_chronicles/23-13.htm">2 Chronicles 23:13</a> and she looked, and, behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, and the captains and the trumpets by the king; and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew trumpets; the singers also played on instruments of music, and led the singing of praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes, and said, Treason! treason! (WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV)<a href="/2_chronicles/23-14.htm">2 Chronicles 23:14</a> Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds who were set over the army, and said to them, Have her forth between the ranks; and whoever follows her, let him be slain with the sword: for the priest said, Don't kill her in the house of Yahweh. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/2_chronicles/23-20.htm">2 Chronicles 23:20</a> He took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of Yahweh: and they came through the upper gate to the king's house, and set the king on the throne of the kingdom. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/2_chronicles/25-5.htm">2 Chronicles 25:5</a> Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and ordered them according to their fathers' houses, under captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, even all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and upward, and found them three hundred thousand chosen men, able to go forth to war, who could handle spear and shield. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/2_chronicles/26-11.htm">2 Chronicles 26:11</a> Moreover Uzziah had an army of fighting men, who went out to war by bands, according to the number of their reckoning made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/2_chronicles/29-30.htm">2 Chronicles 29:30</a> Then King Hezekiah and the captains gave orders to the Levites to give praise to God in the words of David and Asaph the seer. And they made songs of praise with joy, and with bent heads gave worship. (BBE)<a href="/2_chronicles/30-12.htm">2 Chronicles 30:12</a> And in Judah the power of God gave them one heart to do the orders of the king and the captains, which were taken as the word of the Lord. (BBE)<a href="/2_chronicles/32-6.htm">2 Chronicles 32:6</a> 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 spoke comfortably to them, saying, (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/2_chronicles/32-21.htm">2 Chronicles 32:21</a> Yahweh sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains, in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. When he was come into the house of his god, those who came forth from his own bowels killed him there with the sword. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/2_chronicles/33-11.htm">2 Chronicles 33:11</a> Therefore Yahweh brought on them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS)<a href="/ezra/7-28.htm">Ezra 7:28</a> And has given mercy to me before the king and his government and before all the king's great captains. And I was made strong by the hand of the Lord my God which was on me, and I got together out of Israel chief men to go up with me. 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