Thematic Bible: Captain


Thematic Bible



Two of the men, commanders of the raiding bands, were [for] the son of Saul. The name of one [was] Baanah, and the name of the other [was] Recab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite from the descendants of Benjamin; also, Beeroth [was] regarded [as belonging] to Benjamin.

When the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Recab and Baanah, set out, they came at the heat of the day to the house of Ish-Bosheth while {he [was] taking a noontime rest}. They came as far as the middle of the house [as if] takers of wheat, and they struck him in the stomach. Then Recab and Baanah his brother escaped.

Then David answered Recab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and he said to them, "{As Yahweh lives}, who redeemed my soul from all trouble,

The name of Saul's wife [was] Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz, and the name of the commander of his army [was] Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle. Verse ConceptsCommanderNamed Wives

The encamping army heard that Zimri had conspired and moreover had killed the king, so they made Omri the commander of the army of Israel king over all Israel in the camp on that day. Verse ConceptsConspiraciesMaking KingsList Of Kings Of Israel

And {when the officials have finished speaking} to the army troops, then they shall appoint commanders of divisions at the head of the troops.

So Yahweh sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army [was] Sisera, and he [was] living in Harosheth Haggoyim. Verse ConceptsCommander

Then the king appointed Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his place over the army, and the king appointed Zadok the priest in place of Abiathar. Verse ConceptsSolomon, Character OfExchanging Of Leaders

And after Ahithophel [came] Jehoiada, the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar. And Joab [was] the commander of the king's army.

Then the cohort and the military tribune and the officers of the Jews seized Jesus and tied him up, Verse ConceptsArrestingRopesArresting ChristSoldiers Treatment Of ChristTying Up

{He was twice as renowned} among the three and was their commander. But he did not attain to the three. Verse ConceptsThree Men

From Naphtali: one thousand commanders; and [those] with them with shield and spear: thirty-seven thousand. Verse ConceptsA Thousand PeopleThirty Thousand And Up

Now these [were] their enrollment by the house of their ancestors: of Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah, the commander, and with him [were] three hundred thousand mighty armed warriors; and at his side, Jehohanan the commander, and with him [were] two hundred and eighty thousand; and at his side, Amasiah the son of Zicri, who had made a freewill offering to Yahweh, and with him [were] two hundred thousand mighty armed warriors. read more.
And from Benjamin: Eliada, a powerful mighty warrior, and with him [were] two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield; and at his side, Jehozabad, and with him [were] one hundred and eighty thousand armed for war. These were serving the king, besides [those] whom the king had placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.

Then the leaders of the thousands of the army, the commanders of the thousands and the commanders of the hundreds, approached Moses,

And these ten portions of cheese you will bring to the commander of the thousand; {find out how your brothers are doing}, and take their pledge." Verse ConceptsCheeseDairyTen ThingsTelling Of Happenings

Then David assembled all the commanders of Israel, the commanders of the tribes and the commanders of working groups who served the king, and the commanders of thousands, the commanders of hundreds, and the commanders over all the property of the king and his sons, with the court officials and mighty warriors, and all the mighty warriors of ability, at Jerusalem. Verse ConceptsCommanderRankAssembling Leaders

Absalom had appointed Amasa in place of Joab over the army. Now Amasa [was] the son of a man whose name [was] Ithra the Israelite, {who had married} Abigail the daughter of Nahash the sister of Zeruiah, the mother of Joab. Verse ConceptsMarital SexMarital Sex BetweenNamed Sisters

Then David mustered the people who [were] with him, and he appointed over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. Verse ConceptsCounting Soldiers

So Saul removed him {from his presence}, and made him commander of a thousand, {so he marched in and out at the front of the army}. Verse ConceptsGoing Out And Coming In

"This time tomorrow I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you must anoint him as leader over my people Israel. He will deliver my people from the hand of [the] Philistines. For I have seen [the suffering of] my people, because their cry [of distress] has come to me." Verse ConceptsDeliverersGod's Action TomorrowAnointing KingsCries Of Distress To GodMaking KingsIndividuals Saving Others

Every man in distress and every man who had a creditor and every embittered man gathered to him, and he became {their commander}. Now there [were] about four hundred men with him. Verse ConceptsResentment, Against PeopleFour To Five HundredFour And Five HundredDepressionDebtheartbroken

"Return; you must say to Hezekiah, the leader of my people, 'Thus says Yahweh the God of David your ancestor, "I have heard your prayer and I have seen your tears. Look, I [am about to] heal you. On the third day you shall go up [to] the temple of Yahweh. Verse ConceptsThe Third Day Of The WeekGod HealsGod Answered PrayerGod Paid Attention To MeRecovery

And he said, "Neither. I have come now [as] the commander of Yahweh's army." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and {he bowed down} and said to him, "What [is] my lord commanding his servant?" Verse ConceptsGesturesAttitudes, in prayerProstrationGod As A WarriorDivinityServant LeadershipResolving Conflictarmyreverence

And look, God [is] with us at the head, and his priests [have] the trumpets for sounding blasts against you, O sons of Israel. Do not fight against Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed." Verse ConceptsImmanuelPriests, Function In Ot TimesStriving With GodTrumpet

And the Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, a court official of Pharaoh, a commander of the imperial guard. Verse ConceptsCaptainsGuardsExecutionersCommerce

In the fifth month, on the seventh of the month, that is, the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, a commander of the imperial guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, came [to] Jerusalem. Verse ConceptsCommanderMonthMonth 5

And after him [was] Eleazar son of Dodo the Ahohite. He [was] among the three mighty warriors. Verse ConceptsThree Men

So {Ahaziah} sent to him the commander of fifty with his fifty [men], and he went up to him while he was sitting on the top of the hill. He said to him, " man of God, the king says, 'Come down.'" Verse ConceptsFiftiesMan Going DownMan Of Godorganization

captain of fifty and the honorable men of rank, and counselor and skillful magicians and skillful enchanter. Verse ConceptsRankSkillFiftiesSkilled Peoplemagicartistscraftsmanship

Then Jehoiada the priest commanded the commanders of the hundreds, the appointed of the army, and he said to them, "Bring her out to the house of the ranks! The one coming after her [should] kill her with the sword," for the priest had said, "Let her not be killed in the temple of Yahweh." Verse ConceptsRestraints From KillingApproval To Kill

{And when} he [was] at the Gate of Benjamin, there [was] {a sentry on duty} whose name [was] Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, and he seized Jeremiah the prophet, {saying}, "You [are] deserting to the Chaldeans!" Verse ConceptsFalse Accusations, Examples OfCaptainsFalse AccusationsNamed GatesTurning Against MenNamed Prophets Of The Lord


Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur,

From the descendants of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

The tribe of Manasseh [will be] next to him. The leader of the descendants of the tribe of Manasseh [will be] Camaliel son of Pedahzur.

Gamaliel son of Pedahzur [was] over the division of the tribe of the descendants of Manasseh.

On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, leader of the descendants of Manasseh: his offering [was] one silver plate--its weight one hundred and thirty [shekels]--[and] one silver bowl for drinking [weighing] seventy shekels according to the sanctuary shekel, {both of them} filled [with] finely milled flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; {one golden dish weighing ten shekels} filled [with] incense; read more.
one {young} bull, one ram, a male lamb {in its first year} as a burnt offering; one he-goat as a sin offering; and for the sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, [and] five male lambs {in their first year}. This [was] the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

{And when} he [was] at the Gate of Benjamin, there [was] {a sentry on duty} whose name [was] Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, and he seized Jeremiah the prophet, {saying}, "You [are] deserting to the Chaldeans!" And Jeremiah said, "[That is] a lie! I [am] not deserting to the Chaldeans." But he would not listen to him. So Irijah seized Jeremiah and brought him to the officials.

And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself and took with him into a covenant [relationship] the commanders of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zicri. Verse ConceptsCovenant Relationships

When he went to Ziklag some Manassites deserted to him: Adnah, Jehozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, heads of the thousands that [were] for Manasseh.

And Aaron took Elisheba the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, for himself as a wife, and she bore for him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. Verse ConceptsAaron, Ancestry And GenealogyNamed Sisters

from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab; Verse ConceptsPeople Of Judah

The standard of the camp of the descendants of Judah set out for the first time according to their divisions, with Nahshon son of Amminadab over its division. Verse ConceptsFlagsOrder Of MarchFirst To ActPeople Of Judah

The ones who encamp on the eastern side, toward the sunrise, [will be] of the standard of the camp of Judah according to their divisions; and the leader of the descendants of Judah [will be] Nahshon son of Amminadab, Verse ConceptseastFlagsPeople Of Judah

And it happened, the one who presented his offering on the first day [was] Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah.

and as a sacrifice of the fellowship offering, two cattle, five rams, five he-goats, and five male lambs {a year old}. This [was] the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab. Verse ConceptsGoatsFellowship OfferingRamsFive AnimalsTwo AnimalsAnimals At Specific AgesSacrificing CattleSheep And Goats

The eighth, for the eighth month, [was] Sibbecai the Hushathite of the Zerahites. And [he was] over his working group [of] twenty-four thousand. Verse ConceptsTwenty Thousand And Updivision

And after this there arose a war in Gezer with the Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rephaim. And they were subdued. Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahGiants

It happened afterward that there [was] again battle at Gob with [the] Philistines. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph who [was] among the descendants of the Raphah. Verse ConceptsGiantsKilling Named Individuals

Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

When he went to Ziklag some Manassites deserted to him: Adnah, Jehozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, heads of the thousands that [were] for Manasseh.