6 occurrences

'Captains' in the Bible

And has given mercy to me before the king and his government and before all the king's great captains. And I was made strong by the hand of the Lord my God which was on me, and I got together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.

Verse ConceptsGod's HandGod's Hands On People

And of the Nethinim, to whom David and the captains had given the work of helping the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinim, all of them specially named.

Verse ConceptsBodyServanthood, And Worship Of GodTwo Hundred And SomeTemple Assistants

And gave to them by weight the silver and the gold and the vessels, all the offering for the house of our God which the king and his wise men and his captains and all Israel there present had given:

Verse ConceptsWeighing

And they gave the king's orders to the king's captains and the rulers across the river, and they gave the people and the house of God the help which was needed.

Verse ConceptsGovernorsBeyond The River

Now after these things were done, the captains came to me and said, The people of Israel and the priests and Levites have not kept themselves separate from the people of the lands, but have taken part in the disgusting ways of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

Verse ConceptsSeparationAbominations, Perverse Sexuality

For they have taken their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the peoples of the lands; and in fact the captains and rulers have been the first to do this evil.

Verse ConceptsMixing People

Bible Theasaurus

Chieftain (1 instance)
Headwaiter (2 instances)
Master (460 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
χιλίαρχος 
Chiliarchos 
Usage: 22

ἀρχηγός 
Archegos 
Usage: 4

στρατηγός 
Strategos 
Usage: 10

στρατοπεδάρχης 
Stratopedarches 
captain of the guard
Usage: 1

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain