'First' in the Bible

Now these are their settlements according to their camps within their borders. To the sons of Aaron of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),

Now the first who lived in their possessions in their cities were Israel, the priests, the Levites and the temple servants.

Now David had said, “Whoever strikes down a Jebusite first shall be chief and commander.” Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief.

Of the three in the second rank he was the most honored and became their commander; however, he did not attain to the first three.

Ezer was the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks and they put to flight all those in the valleys, both to the east and to the west.

Because you did not carry it at the first, the Lord our God made an outburst on us, for we did not seek Him according to the ordinance.”

Then on that day David first assigned Asaph and his relatives to give thanks to the Lord.

The sons of Ladan were Jehiel the first and Zetham and Joel, three.

Jahath was the first and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became a father’s household, one class.

The sons of Hebron were Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.

The sons of Uzziel were Micah the first and Isshiah the second.

Now the first lot came out for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,

Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the first.

The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph, the second for Gedaliah, he with his relatives and sons were twelve;

Also Hosah, one of the sons of Merari had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father made him first),

Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel had charge of the first division for the first month; and in his division were 24,000.

He was from the sons of Perez, and was chief of all the commanders of the army for the first month.

Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are written in the chronicles of Samuel the seer, in the chronicles of Nathan the prophet and in the chronicles of Gad the seer,