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'Captains' in the Bible

And Saul's son had two men, captains of bands, one named Baanah and the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the tribe of Benjamin; (for Beeroth was at one time taken to be part of Benjamin:

And David had the people who were with him numbered, and he put over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds.

Verse ConceptsCounting Soldiers

For your haters, it seems, are dear to you, and your friends are hated. For you have made it clear that captains and servants are nothing to you: and now I see that if Absalom was living and we had all been dead today, it would have been right in your eyes.

Verse ConceptsAmbivalenceDesire For DeathOther Unimportant PeopleHating Individuals

And the king said to Joab and the captains of the army, who were with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan as far as Beer-sheba, and have all the people numbered, so that I may be certain of the number of the people.

Verse ConceptsCensus

But the king's order was stronger than Joab and the captains of the army. And Joab and the captains of the army went out from the king, to take the number of the children of Israel.

Verse ConceptsStubbornnessSelf WillCensus

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