'First' in the Bible

Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.

And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.

Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.

Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard.

Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west.

For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.

Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.

Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah.

And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:

Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.

Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,