'Chief' in the Bible

Those whose tents are on the east side, looking to the dawn, will be round the flag of the children of Judah, with Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, as their chief.

And nearest to him will be the tribe of Issachar, with Nethanel, the son of Zuar, as their chief.

After him, the tribe of Zebulun, with Eliab, the son of Helon, as their chief.

On the south side is the flag of the children of Reuben, in the order of their armies, with Elizur, the son of Shedeur, as their chief.

And nearest to him, the tribe of Simeon, with Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, as their chief.

Then the tribe of Gad, with Eliasaph, son of Reuel, as their chief.

On the west side will be the flag of the children of Ephraim, with Elishama, the son of Ammihud, as their chief.

And by him the tribe of Manasseh with Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, as their chief.

Then the tribe of Benjamin, with Abidan, the son of Gideoni, as their chief.

On the north side will be the flag of the children of Dan, with Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, as their chief.

Nearest to him will be the tribe of Asher, with Pagiel, the son of Ochran, as their chief.

Then the tribe of Naphtali, with Ahira, the son of Enan, as their chief.

The chief of the Gershonites is Eliasaph, the son of Lael.

Their chief is Elizaphan, the son of Uzziel.

The chief of the families of Merari was Zuriel, the son of Abihail: their tents are to be placed on the north side of the House.

And the Lord said to Moses, Let every chief on his day give his offering to make the altar holy.

On the second day Nethanel, the son of Zuar, chief of Issachar, made his offering:

On the third day Eliab, the son of Helon, chief of the children of Zebulun:

On the fourth day Elizur, the son of Shedeur, chief of the children of Reuben:

On the fifth day Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, chief of the children of Simeon:

On the sixth day Eliasaph, the son of Reuel, chief of the children of Gad:

On the seventh day Elishama, the son of Ammihud, chief of the children of Ephraim:

On the eighth day Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, chief of the children of Manasseh:

On the ninth day Abidan, the son of Gideoni, chief of the children of Benjamin:

On the tenth day Ahiezer; the son of Ammishaddai, chief of the children of Dan:

On the eleventh day Pagiel, the son of Ochran, chief of the children of Asher:

On the twelfth day Ahira, the son of Enan, chief of the children of Naphtali:

Send men to get knowledge about the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the children of Israel; from every tribe of their fathers you are to send a man, every one a chief among them.

Is it not enough that you have taken us from a land flowing with milk and honey, to put us to death in the waste land, but now you are desiring to make yourself a chief over us?

Say to the children of Israel that they are to give you rods, one for every family, for every chief, the head of his father's house, making twelve rods; let every man's name be placed on his rod.

Now Balak, hearing that Balaam had come, went to the chief town of Moab, on the edge of the Arnon, in the farthest part of the land, for the purpose of meeting him.

Now the man of Israel who was put to death with the woman of Midian was Zimri, the son of Salu, a chief of one of the families of the Simeonites.

For they are a danger to you with their false ways, causing sin to come on you in the question of Peor, and because of Cozbi, their sister, the daughter of the chief of Midian, who was put to death at the time of the disease which came on you because of Peor.

And you are to take one chief from every tribe to make the distribution of the land.

And of the tribe of the children of Dan, a chief, Bukki, the son of Jogli.

Of the children of Joseph: of the tribe of the children of Manasseh, a chief, Hanniel, the son of Ephod:

And of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, a chief, Kemuel, the son of Shiphtan.

And of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, a chief, Elizaphan, the son of Parnach.

And of the tribe of the children of Issachar, a chief, Paltiel, the son of Azzan.

And of the tribe of the children of Asher, a chief, Ahihud, the son of Shelomi.

And of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, a chief, Pedahel, the son of Ammihud.