17 occurrences

'Captains' in the Bible

Some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to Mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

Verse ConceptsAmalekitesFour To Five Hundred

These of the sons of Gad were captains of the army: he who was least was equal to one hundred, and the greatest to one thousand.

Verse ConceptsOne HundredA Thousand People

Then the Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, [and he said], "We are yours, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse: peace, peace be to you, and peace be to your helpers; for your God helps you." Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

Verse ConceptsWelcoming Other People

As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zillethai, captains of thousands who were of Manasseh.

They helped David against the band of rovers: for they were all mighty men of valor, and were captains in the army.

Verse ConceptsWarriors

and Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father's house twenty-two captains.

Verse ConceptsLeadership Qualities

Of Naphtali one thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty-seven thousand.

Verse ConceptsA Thousand PeopleThirty Thousand And Up

David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.

So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy.

Verse ConceptsCommanderThe Ark In Jerusalem

Moreover, David and the captains of the army set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals: and the number of those who did the work according to their service was:

Verse ConceptsCommanderHarpsLyreMinistry, Nature OfMusicMusical Instruments, types ofServanthood, And Worship Of GodCymbalsInstrumentalistsLyres

This Shelomoth and his brothers were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the heads of the fathers' [houses], the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the army, had dedicated.

Now the children of Israel after their number, the heads of fathers' [houses] and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king, in any matter of the divisions which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year -- of every division were twenty-four thousand.

Verse ConceptsRankCalendarsTwenty Thousand And UpFamily Conflict

[He was] of the children of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month.

of Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes of Israel.

David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies who served the king by division, and the captains of thousands, and the captains of hundreds, and the rulers over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officers, and the mighty men, even all the mighty men of valor, to Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsCommanderRankAssembling Leaders

Behold, there are the divisions of the priests and the Levites, for all the service of the house of God. There shall be with you in all kinds of work every willing man who has skill, for any kind of service. Also the captains and all the people will be entirely at your command."

Verse ConceptsServants, GoodSkillWisdom, Human NatureSubdivisionsVolunteering

Then the princes of the fathers' [houses], and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers over the king's work, offered willingly;

Verse ConceptsGiving, Of PossessionsVolunteering

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