15 occurrences

'Captain' in the Bible

Then Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, took captive the rest of the people who were left in the city. He carried them off to Babylon along with the people who had deserted to him.

Verse ConceptsGuardsExecutionersExile Of Judah To BabylonTurning Against Men

Now King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had issued orders concerning Jeremiah. He had passed them on through Nebuzaradan, the captain of his royal guard,

So Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, Nebushazban, who was a chief officer, Nergal-Sharezer, who was a high official, and all the other officers of the king of Babylon

The Lord spoke to Jeremiah after Nebuzaradan the captain of the royal guard had set him free at Ramah. He had taken him there in chains along with all the people from Jerusalem and Judah who were being carried off to exile to Babylon.

Verse ConceptsExile Of Judah To BabylonPeople Set Free By People

The captain of the royal guard took Jeremiah aside and said to him, "The Lord your God threatened this place with this disaster.

Verse ConceptsGod Harmed Them

Before Jeremiah could turn to leave, the captain of the guard added, "Go back to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon appointed to govern the towns of Judah. Go back and live with him among the people. Or go wherever else you choose." Then the captain of the guard gave Jeremiah some food and a present and let him go.

Then Ishmael took captive all the people who were still left alive in Mizpah. This included the royal princesses and all the rest of the people in Mizpah that Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, had put under the authority of Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took all these people captive and set out to cross over to the Ammonites.

Verse ConceptsSurvivors Threatened

They also led off all the men, women, children, and royal princesses that Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, had left with Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan. This included the prophet Jeremiah and Baruch son of Neriah.

Verse ConceptsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

On the tenth day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard who served the king of Babylon, arrived in Jerusalem.

The whole Babylonian army that came with the captain of the royal guard tore down the walls that surrounded Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of Jerusalem's Wall

Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, took into exile some of the poor, the rest of the people who remained in the city, those who had deserted to him, and the rest of the craftsmen.

Verse ConceptsExile Of Judah To BabylonTurning Against Men

The captain of the royal guard took the gold and silver bowls, censers, basins, pots, lampstands, pans, and vessels.

Verse ConceptsThe Golden LampstandSilverTaking Mixed Metals

The captain of the royal guard took Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest who was second in rank, and the three doorkeepers.

Verse ConceptsChief priestsThree Men

Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah.

in Nebuchadnezzar's twenty-third year, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, carried into exile 745 Judeans. In all 4,600 people went into exile.

Verse ConceptsSeven To Nine HundredFour Thousand

Bible Theasaurus

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

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