32 occurrences

'Captain' in the Bible

that he locked them up in the prison dungeon operated by the captain of the guard, the very place where Joseph was imprisoned.

Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsPrisonersPrisons

The captain of the guard entrusted them to Joseph's custody, who took care of them, since they were to remain there in custody for a number of days.

When Pharaoh was angry with some of his servants, he incarcerated me in custody of the captain of the bodyguard, along with Pharaoh's head chef.

Verse ConceptsBakingCaptainsNamed People Angry With Others

There was a Hebrew young man incarcerated with us, who was also working as a servant to the captain of the bodyguard.

Verse ConceptsTelling Dreams

Ahimelech answered the king, "Who among all your officials is as faithful as David? He is the king's son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard, and he's honored in your household.

Verse ConceptsCaptainsGuardsLoyaltySons In Law

When he arrived, the army commanders were seated, so he said, "I have a message for you, captain!" Jehu asked, "For which one of us?" "For you, captain!" he answered.

Verse ConceptsGood News

On the seventh day of the fifth month, which was during the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar's reign as king of Babylon, captain of the guard Nebuzaradan, a servant of the king of Babylon, arrived in Jerusalem

Verse ConceptsCommanderMonthMonth 5

The Chaldean army that accompanied the captain of the guard demolished the walls that surrounded Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of JerusalemDestruction Of Jerusalem's Wall

Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, carried the survivors of the people who remained in the city, those who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude into exile.

Verse ConceptsGuardsRemnantExile Of Judah To Babylon

However, the captain of the guard left some of the poor people of the land to work as vinedressers and farmers.

Verse ConceptsFarmersRemnantSmall RemnantsPloughmenImmigrants

The captain of the guard also confiscated the fire pans, basins, and whatever had been crafted of pure gold and pure silver.

Verse ConceptsSilverTaking Mixed Metals

The captain of the guard arrested Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the second priest, three temple officials,

Verse ConceptsChief priestsHigh Priest, In OtPrisonersDoorkeepers

one overseer from the city who supervised the soldiers, five of the king's advisors who had been discovered in the city, the scribe who served the army captain who mustered the army of the land, and 60 men of the land who were discovered in the city.

Verse ConceptsConscriptionScribesSecretaryFive PeopleSixties

Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took them to the king of Babylon at Riblah,

Nebuzaradan, the captain of the Babylonian guard, took into exile in Babylon the rest of the people who remained in the city, those who had deserted to Nebuchadnezzar, and the rest of the people who remained.

Verse ConceptsGuardsExecutionersExile Of Judah To BabylonTurning Against Men

Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left in the land of Judah some of the poor people who did not have anything, and he gave them vineyards and fields on that day.

Verse ConceptsPoverty, Attitudes TowardsRemnantSmall Remnants

Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon gave orders concerning Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard:

So Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, Nebushazban, the high official, Nergal-sar-ezer, the chief official, and all the officials of the king of Babylon sent for Jeremiah.

This is the message that came to Jeremiah from the LORD after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had released him from Ramah, when he was bound in chains, along with all the exiles from Jerusalem and Judah who were being taken into exile in Babylon.

Verse ConceptsExile Of Judah To BabylonPeople Set Free By People

The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and told him, "The LORD your God has predicted this disaster on this place.

Verse ConceptsGod Harmed Them

When he still did not respond, Nebuzaradan said, "Return to Ahikam's son Gedaliah, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and remain with him among the people or go wherever it seems right for you to go." Then the captain of the guard gave him an allowance of food and a gift and sent him off.

Then Ishmael took captive all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah, including the king's daughters and all the rest of the people in Mizpah over whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had appointed Ahikam's son Gedaliah. Nethaniah's son Ishmael took them captive and then set out to cross over to the Ammonites.

Verse ConceptsSurvivors Threatened

the young men, the women, the children, the daughters of the king, and everyone whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Ahikam's son Gedaliah, the grandson of Shaphan, along with Jeremiah the prophet and Neriah's son Baruch.

Verse ConceptsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

In the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month it was the nineteenth year of the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard who served the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem.

All the Chaldean troops who were with the captain of the guard tore down all the walls around Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of Jerusalem's Wall

Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried into exile some of the poorest of the people, the rest of the people left in the city, the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen.

Verse ConceptsExile Of Judah To BabylonTurning Against Men

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left some of the poorest people of the land to be vinedressers and farmers.

Verse ConceptsSmall RemnantsPloughmen

The captain of the guard took away the bowls, the fire pans, the basins, the pots, the lamp stands, the pans, and the bowls for libations, both those made of gold and those made of silver.

Verse ConceptsThe Golden LampstandSilverTaking Mixed Metals

The captain of the guard arrested Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the next ranking priest, and the three guards of the gate.

Verse ConceptsChief priestsThree Men

Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard arrested them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

in Nebuchadnezzar's twenty-third year, Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took 745 people from Judah into exile. All the people taken into exile numbered 4,600.

Verse ConceptsSeven To Nine HundredFour Thousand

So the captain approached him, and told him, "What are you doing asleep? Get up! Call on your gods! Maybe your god will think about us so we won't die!"

Verse ConceptsCaptainsNot DyingDeath AvertedWill God Pay Attention?Serving One's Own Gods

Bible Theasaurus

Captain (178 instances)
Chieftain (1 instance)
Headwaiter (2 instances)
Marshal (3 instances)

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