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The role of a marshal can be associated with military and ceremonial functions, often linked to the organization and command of troops or the arrangement of processions.<br><br><b>Biblical References and Context</b><br><br>The term "marshal" is not directly used in most English translations of the Bible, including the Berean Standard Bible . However, the concept can be inferred from various passages that describe military and organizational roles. In ancient Israel, the organization of the army and the leadership of troops were crucial for both defense and conquest, as seen in the narratives of the conquest of Canaan and the various battles described in the historical books.<br><br>In <a href="/judges/5-14.htm">Judges 5:14</a>, the Song of Deborah and Barak mentions leaders and commanders, which can be understood as roles akin to marshals: "From Ephraim their roots marched down into the valley, following you, Benjamin, with your people. From Makir captains came down, from Zebulun those who bear the marshal’s staff." Here, the "marshal’s staff" symbolizes authority and leadership in military contexts.<br><br><b>Role and Function</b><br><br>The marshal's role would have been to ensure the orderly arrangement and movement of troops, maintaining discipline and readiness for battle. This position required a combination of leadership skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to inspire and command respect among the soldiers. The marshal would have been responsible for implementing the strategies devised by higher-ranking leaders, such as kings or generals, and ensuring that the troops were well-prepared and equipped for combat.<br><br>In addition to military duties, marshals may have had ceremonial responsibilities, organizing and leading processions during significant religious or national events. This dual role highlights the integration of religious and military life in ancient Israel, where leaders often served both as military commanders and as figures of religious authority.<br><br><b>Symbolism and Significance</b><br><br>The concept of a marshal carries symbolic weight, representing order, authority, and leadership. In a broader theological sense, the role of a marshal can be seen as a reflection of God's order and sovereignty over creation. Just as a marshal organizes and leads troops, God is depicted as the ultimate leader and commander, guiding His people through the challenges and battles of life.<br><br>The imagery of a marshal also underscores the importance of preparedness and vigilance in the spiritual life. Believers are called to be ready for spiritual battles, equipped with the "armor of God" as described in <a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10-18</a>. This passage, while not directly mentioning marshals, echoes the themes of readiness and spiritual warfare that a marshal would embody in a physical sense.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>While the specific term "marshal" may not be prevalent in biblical texts, the role it represents is integral to understanding the structure and leadership within ancient Israel. Through military and ceremonial functions, marshals played a crucial part in maintaining order and executing the plans of leaders, reflecting broader themes of authority and divine guidance in the biblical narrative.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) Originally, an officer who had the care of horses; a groom.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) An officer of high rank, charged with the arrangement of ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the like<p>3. (<I>n.</I>) One who goes before a prince to declare his coming and provide entertainment; a harbinger; a pursuivant.<p>4. (<I>n.</I>) One who regulates rank and order at a feast or any other assembly, directs the order of procession, and the like.<p>5. (<I>n.</I>) The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in ancient times, to regulate combats in the lists.<p>6. (<I>n.</I>) The highest military officer.<p>7. (<I>n.</I>) A ministerial officer, appointed for each judicial district of the United States, to execute the process of the courts of the United States, and perform various duties, similar to those of a sheriff. The name is also sometimes applied to certain police officers of a city.<p>8. (<I>v. t.</I>) To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as, to marshal troops or an army.<p>9. (<I>v. t.</I>) To direct, guide, or lead.<p>10. (<I>v. t.</I>) To dispose in due order, as the different quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when several belong to an achievement.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">MARSHAL</span><p>mar'-shal: Not found in the King James Version, but in the Revised Version (British and American) the word represents two Hebrew words: (1) copher (<a href="/judges/5-14.htm">Judges 5:14</a>), translated "they that handle the marshal's staff." A difficulty arises because the usual meaning of copher is "scribe" or "writer" (so the King James Version). The revisers follow Septuagint and Greek authority which favor "marshal" as against "scribe." The office of marshal was to help the general to maintain discipline (compare 1 Maccabees 5:42). (2) Tiphcar (<a href="/jeremiah/51-27.htm">Jeremiah 51:27</a>), a loan-word whose meaning is clear. Lenormant thinks it akin to a Babylonian-Assyrian word meaning "tablet-writer" (compare Delitzsch). Accordingly, the Revised Version margin renders <a href="/nahum/3-17.htm">Nahum 3:17</a> "thy scribes," though the Syriac has "thy warriors," as does the Targum in Jeremiah. We must await further light on both words.<br><br>George B. Eager<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2951.htm"><span class="l">2951. tiphsar -- a scribe, <b>marshal</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> 2950, 2951. tiphsar. 2952 . a scribe, <b>marshal</b>. Transliteration: tiphsar<br> Phonetic Spelling: (tif-sar') Short Definition: <b>marshal</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2951.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/pringle/the_record_of_a_quaker_conscience_cyrus_pringles_diary/the_record_of_a_quaker.htm"><span class="l">The Record of a Quaker Conscience</span></a> <br><b>...</b> I was to report on the 27th. Then, loyal to our country, Wm. Lindley Dean and I<br> appeared before the Provost <b>Marshal</b> with a statement of our cases. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the record of a quaker.htm</font><p><a href="/library/white/the_great_controversy/chapter_42_the_controversy_ended.htm"><span class="l">The Controversy Ended</span></a> <br><b>...</b> He will <b>marshal</b> all the armies of the lost under his banner and through them<br> endeavor to execute his plans. The wicked are Satan's captives. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../white/the great controversy/chapter 42 the controversy ended.htm</font><p><a href="/library/white/the_great_controversy_between_christ_and_satan_/42_the_controversy_ended.htm"><span class="l">The Controversy Ended.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> He will <b>marshal</b> all the armies of the lost under his banner, and through them<br> endeavor to execute his plans. The wicked are Satan's captives. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the great controversy between christ and satan /42 the controversy ended.htm</font><p><a href="/library/howie/biographia_scoticana_scots_worthies/the_life_of_mr_alexander.htm"><span class="l">The Life of Mr. Alexander Henderson.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> their arrival there, they could have no access to preach in any church; whereupon<br> the three ministers resolved to preach in the earl of <b>Marshal's</b> close and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../howie/biographia scoticana scots worthies/the life of mr alexander.htm</font><p><a href="/library/drummond/natural_law_in_the_spiritual_world/part_i.htm"><span class="l">part i.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Their philosophies, conspicuously those of the Stoics and Pythagoreans, heroically<br> sought to <b>marshal</b> the discrete materials of the universe into thinkable form <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/drummond/natural law in the spiritual world/part i.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kleiser/talks_on_talking/conversation_and_public_speaking.htm"><span class="l">Conversation and Public Speaking</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The ability to think quickly, to <b>marshal</b> facts and arguments, to introduce a vivid<br> story or illustration, to parry and thrust as is sometimes needed to hold <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kleiser/talks on talking/conversation and public speaking.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_37_1891/the_census_of_israel.htm"><span class="l">The Census of Israel</span></a> <br><b>...</b> not value them less than in former years; it would afford proof that his word of<br> judgment had been fulfilled to them; and, moreover, it would <b>marshal</b> them for <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/the census of israel.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/select_masterpieces_of_biblical_literature/iv_deborahs_song.htm"><span class="l">Deborah's Song</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Out of Machir came down governors". Men. And out of Zebulun they that handle the<br> <b>marshal's</b> staff. Women. And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah". Men. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/iv deborahs song.htm</font><p><a href="/library/naylor/heart_talks/talk_forty-six_be_brave.htm"><span class="l">Be Brave</span></a> <br><b>...</b> have lost the battle." "It seems so, sire," was the reply, "but there is still time<br> to fight another." Encouraged by the words of his <b>marshal</b>, Napoleon rallied <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/naylor/heart talks/talk forty-six be brave.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bliss/a_brief_commentary_on_the_apocalypse/the_success_of_the_spirits.htm"><span class="l">The Success of the Spirits.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> slaughters. It fitly symbolizes the final gathering of the nations. The<br> enemies of God will <b>marshal</b> for the final conflict. The <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the success of the spirits.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/m/marshal.htm"><span class="l"><b>Marshal</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 8. (vt) To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as, to <b>marshal</b> troops<br> or an army. 9. (vt) To direct, guide, or lead. 10. <b>...</b><b>MARSHAL</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/marshal.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/marshal's.htm"><span class="l"><b>Marshal's</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Marshal's</b> (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b> Governors come down out of Machir.<br> Those who handle the <b>marshal's</b> staff came out of Zebulun. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/marshal's.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zebulun.htm"><span class="l">Zebulun (46 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> song the words, "Out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer" (Judges<br> 5:14) has been rendered in the RV, "They that handle the <b>marshal's</b> staff." This <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zebulun.htm - 29k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/captain.htm"><span class="l">Captain (167 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> In the Revised Version (British and American) some of these are rendered by other<br> English words, and so we find for "captain": "<b>marshal</b>" (Jeremiah 27 Nahum 3:17 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/captain.htm - 53k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/marsh.htm"><span class="l">Marsh (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/marsh.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kinsmen.htm"><span class="l">Kinsmen (74 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> the valley, following you, Benjamin, with your kinsmen; from Machir marched down<br> the commanders, and from Zeb'ulun those who bear the <b>marshal's</b> staff; (DBY RSV <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kinsmen.htm - 28k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/great.htm"><span class="l">Great (10383 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6. (superl.) Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distinguished;<br> foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great <b>marshal</b>, etc. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/great.htm - 35k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/general.htm"><span class="l">General (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> In European armies, the highest military rank next below field <b>marshal</b>. 10. (n.)<br> The roll of the drum which calls the troops together; as, to beat the general. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/general.htm - 49k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/governors.htm"><span class="l">Governors (43 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> your peoples. Governors come down out of Machir. Those who handle the <b>marshal's</b><br> staff came out of Zebulun. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS). 1 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/governors.htm - 21k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wield.htm"><span class="l">Wield (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> among your peoples. Governors come down out of Machir. Those who handle the<br><b>marshal's</b> staff came out of Zebulun. (See NAS). Psalms 74 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wield.htm - 9k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Rastafarianism.html">What is Rastafarianism? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/life-Deborah.html">Who was Deborah in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/marshal.htm">Marshal: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><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><span class="encheading">Marshal (2 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/51-27.htm">Jeremiah 51:27</a></span><br />Set up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz: appoint a <span class="boldtext">marshal</span> against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough canker worm.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nahum/2-1.htm">Nahum 2:1</a></span><br />He who dashes in pieces has come up against you. Keep the fortress! Watch the way! Strengthen your waist! Fortify your power mightily! <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/m/marshal.htm">Marshal</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/marshal.htm">Marshal (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/marshalled.htm">Marshalled (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/parade.htm">Parade (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/bezek.htm">Bezek (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sychar.htm">Sychar (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/esdras.htm">Esdras</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/according.htm">According (7613 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gospel.htm">Gospel (108 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/first.htm">First (4693 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hebrews.htm">Hebrews (24 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/book.htm">Book (211 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/m/marsh.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Marsh"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Marsh" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/m/marshaled.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Marshaled"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Marshaled" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>