'Leader' in the Bible
"'Whenever a leader, by straying unintentionally, sins and violates one of the commandments of the Lord his God which must not be violated, and he pleads guilty,
"Now those who will be camping on the east, toward the sunrise, are the divisions of the camp of Judah under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.
Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Issachar. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar.
Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.
"On the south will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.
Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
Next will be the tribe of Gad. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.
"On the west will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Amihud.
Next to them will be the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.
"On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan, under their standards. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
Those who will be camping next to them are the tribe of Asher. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Ocran.
Next will be the tribe of Naphtali. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan.
Now the leader of the clan of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.
Now the leader of the clan of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.
Now the leader of the clan of the families of Merari was Zuriel son of Abihail. These were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
For the Lord said to Moses, "They must present their offering, one leader for each day, for the dedication of the altar."
On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, presented an offering.
On the third day Eliab son of Helon, leader of the Zebulunites, presented an offering.
On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, leader of the Reubenites, presented an offering.
On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the Simeonites, presented an offering.
On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, leader of the Gadites, presented an offering.
On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, leader of the Ephraimites, presented an offering.
On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, leader of the Manassehites, presented an offering.
On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, leader of the Benjaminites, presented an offering.
On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Amishaddai, leader of the Danites, presented an offering.
On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, leader of the Asherites, presented an offering.
On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, leader of the Naphtalites, presented an offering.
"Send out men to investigate the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites. You are to send one man from each ancestral tribe, each one a leader among them."
So they said to one another, "Let's appoint a leader and return to Egypt."
"Speak to the Israelites, and receive from them a staff from each tribe, one from every tribal leader, twelve staffs; you must write each man's name on his staff.
So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a staff, one for each leader, according to their tribes -- twelve staffs; the staff of Aaron was among their staffs.
Now the name of the Israelite who was stabbed -- the one who was stabbed with the Midianite woman -- was Zimri son of Salu, a leader of a clan of the Simeonites.
The name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi daughter of Zur. He was a leader over the people of a clan of Midian.
You must take one leader from every tribe to assist in allocating the land as an inheritance.
From the Josephites, Hanniel son of Ephod, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh;
from the tribe of the Ephraimites, a leader, Kemuel son of Shiphtan;
from the tribe of the Zebulunites, a leader, Elizaphan son of Parnach;
and from the tribe of the Naphtalites, a leader, Pedahel son of Ammihud."
At that time Joshua turned, captured Hazor, and struck down its king with the sword, for Hazor was at that time the leader of all these kingdoms.
He was accompanied by ten leaders, one from each of the Israelite tribes, each one a family leader among the Israelite clans.
When the Lord raised up leaders for them, the Lord was with each leader and delivered the people from their enemies while the leader remained alive. The Lord felt sorry for them when they cried out in agony because of what their harsh oppressors did to them.
When a leader died, the next generation would again act more wickedly than the previous one. They would follow after other gods, worshiping them and bowing down to them. They did not give up their practices or their stubborn ways.
The leaders of Gilead said to one another, "Who is willing to lead the charge against the Ammonites? He will become the leader of all who live in Gilead!"
The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "That may be true, but now we pledge to you our loyalty. Come with us and fight with the Ammonites. Then you will become the leader of all who live in Gilead."
Jephthah said to the leaders of Gilead, "All right! If you take me back to fight with the Ammonites and the Lord gives them to me, I will be your leader."
So Jephthah went with the leaders of Gilead. The people made him their leader and commander. Jephthah repeated the terms of the agreement before the Lord in Mizpah.
"At this time tomorrow I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin. You must consecrate him as a leader over my people Israel. He will save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked with favor on my people. Their cry has reached me!"
Then Samuel took a small container of olive oil and poured it on Saul's head. Samuel kissed him and said, "The Lord has chosen you to lead his people Israel! You will rule over the Lord's people and you will deliver them from the power of the enemies who surround them. This will be your sign that the Lord has chosen you as leader over his inheritance.
But now your kingdom will not continue! The Lord has sought out for himself a man who is loyal to him and the Lord has appointed him to be leader over his people, for you have not obeyed what the Lord commanded you."
So Saul sent messengers to capture David. When they saw a company of prophets prophesying with Samuel standing there as their leader, the spirit of God came upon Saul's messengers, and they also prophesied.
All those who were in trouble or owed someone money or were discontented gathered around him, and he became their leader. He had about four hundred men with him.
Ahimelech replied to the king, "Who among all your servants is faithful like David? He is the king's son-in-law, the leader of your bodyguard, and honored in your house!
The Lord will do for my lord everything that he promised you, and he will make you a leader over Israel.
Then the king said to his servants, "Do you not realize that a great leader has fallen this day in Israel?
In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the real leader in Israel. The Lord said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over Israel.'"
David replied to Michal, "It was before the Lord! I was celebrating before the Lord, who chose me over your father and his entire family and appointed me as leader over the Lord's people Israel.
"So now, say this to my servant David: 'This is what the Lord of hosts says: I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you leader of my people Israel.
You rescue me from a hostile army; you preserve me as a leader of nations; people over whom I had no authority are now my subjects.
Jeroboam was a talented man; when Solomon saw that the young man was an accomplished worker, he made him the leader of the work crew from the tribe of Joseph.
"Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people: 'This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: "I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I will heal you. The day after tomorrow you will go up to the Lord's temple.
Though Judah was the strongest among his brothers and a leader descended from him, the right of the firstborn belonged to Joseph.)
and his son Beerah, whom King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria carried into exile. Beerah was the tribal leader of Reuben.
His brothers by their clans, as listed in their genealogical records: The leader Jeiel, Zechariah,
They included Joel the leader, Shapham the second in command, Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
Ahi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, was the leader of the family.
Azariah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub the leader in God's temple;
The gatekeepers were: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brothers. Shallum was the leader;
Phinehas son of Eleazar had been their leader in earlier times, and the Lord was with him.
Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, leader of the Reubenites and the thirty warriors with him,
Ahiezer, the leader, and Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Berachah, Jehu the Anathothite,
Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, one of the thirty warriors and their leader,Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite,
Ezer was the leader, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,
But a spirit empowered Amasai, the leader of the thirty warriors, and he said: "We are yours, O David! We support you, O son of Jesse! May you greatly prosper! May those who help you prosper! Indeed your God helps you!" So David accepted them and made them leaders of raiding bands.
Jehoiada, the leader of Aaron's descendants, brought 3,700 men with him,
From the descendants of Kohath: Uriel the leader and 120 of his relatives.
From the descendants of Merari: Asaiah the leader and 220 of his relatives.
From the descendants of Gershom: Joel the leader and 130 of his relatives.
From the descendants of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the leader and 200 of his relatives.
From the descendants of Hebron: Eliel the leader and 80 of his relatives.
From the descendants of Uzziel: Amminadab the leader and 112 of his relatives.
Kenaniah, the leader of the Levites, was in charge of transport, for he was well-informed on this matter;
Asaph was the leader and Zechariah second in command, followed by Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel. They were to play stringed instruments; Asaph was to sound the cymbals;
"So now, say this to my servant David: 'This is what the Lord who commands armies says: "I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you a leader of my people Israel.
As for the Hebronites: Jeriah was the leader of the Hebronites according to the genealogical records. In the fortieth year of David's reign, they examined the records and discovered there were highly respected men in Jazer in Gilead.
The third army commander, assigned the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. He was the leader of his division, which consisted of 24,000 men.
Benaiah was the leader of the thirty warriors and his division; his son was Ammizabad.
The officers of the Israelite tribes: Eliezer son of Zikri was the leader of the Reubenites, Shephatiah son of Maacah led the Simeonites,
The Lord God of Israel chose me out of my father's entire family to become king over Israel and have a permanent dynasty. Indeed, he chose Judah as leader, and my father's family within Judah, and then he picked me out from among my father's sons and made me king over all Israel.
He told David, 'Since the day I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple in which to live. Nor did I choose a man as leader of my people Israel.
Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as the leader over his brothers, for he intended to name him his successor.
Now look, God is with us as our leader. His priests are ready to blow the trumpets to signal the attack against you. You Israelites, don't fight against the Lord God of your ancestors, for you will not win!"
You will report to Amariah the chief priest in all matters pertaining to the Lord's law, and to Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the leader of the family of Judah, in all matters pertaining to the king. The Levites will serve as officials before you. Confidently carry out your duties! May the Lord be with those who do well!"
King Cyrus of Persia entrusted them to Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the leader of the Judahite exiles.
I sent them to Iddo, who was the leader in the place called Casiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his relatives, who were the temple servants in Casiphia, so they would bring us attendants for the temple of our God.
They refused to obey and did not recall your miracles that you had performed among them. Instead, they rebelled and appointed a leader to return to their bondage in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and unfailing in your loyal love. You did not abandon them,
Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the praise leader who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his colleagues; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
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