6 occurrences

'Chief' in the Bible

Now it came to the ears of Pashhur, the son of Immer the priest, who was chief in authority in the house of the Lord, that Jeremiah was saying these things;

Verse ConceptsOverseers

And their chief will be of their number; their ruler will come from among themselves; and I will let him be present before me, so that he may come near to me: for who may have strength of heart to come near me? says the Lord.

Verse ConceptsRulersBeing StrongBoldnessrisk

So Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, sent Nebushazban, the Rab-saris, and Nergal-shar-ezer, the Rabmag, and all the chief captains of the king of Babylon,

This is what the Lord of armies has said: See, I will have the bow of Elam, their chief strength, broken.

Verse ConceptsDisarmamentBreaking Weapons

The order which Jeremiah the prophet gave to Seraiah, the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah, the king of Judah, to Babylon in the fourth year of his rule. Now Seraiah was the chief controller of the house.

Verse ConceptsKings ExiledYears Of ZedekiahNamed Prophets Of The Lord

And the captain of the armed men took Seraiah, the chief priest, and Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three door-keepers;

Verse ConceptsChief priestsThree Men

Bible Theasaurus

Chieftain (1 instance)
Foreman (3 instances)
Master (460 instances)
Primary (3 instances)
Principal (36 instances)

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain