'Chief' in the Bible

though Judah became strong among his brothers and a chief [came] from him, but the birthright belonged to Joseph).

And his kinsmen by their families, when their generations were recorded in [the] genealogy: the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

Joel the chief, Shapham the second, Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

Ahi son of Abdiel, son of Guni, [was] chief in their fathers' households.

And the gatekeepers [were] Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their brethren (Shallum [was] the chief);

Then David said, "Whoever strikes the Jebusites first will be chief and commander." And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first and became chief.

And this [is] the numbering of the mighty warriors who [were] for David: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni [was] chief of the three. He himself raised his spear against three hundred [whom he] killed on one occasion.

Ezer the chief, Obadiah second, Eliab third,

Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the thirty [who said]: "[We are] yours, O David! And [we are] with you, O son of Jesse! Peace! Peace to you, and peace to those who help you, for your God helps you." So David appointed them as heads of the troops.

Jehoiada the chief officer of [the house of] Aaron, and with him, three thousand seven hundred.

Of the sons of Kohath: Uriel the chief and one hundred and twenty of his brothers.

Of the sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief and two hundred and twenty of his brothers.

Of the sons of Gershom: Joel the chief and one hundred and thirty of his brothers.

Of the sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chief and two hundred of his brothers.

Of the sons of Hebron: Eliel the chief and eighty of his brothers.

Of the sons of Uzziel: Amminadab the chief and one hundred and twelve of his brothers.

And Kenaniah, chief of the Levites in singing, [was to be] an instructor in singing because he understood.

Now David was clothed with a robe of fine linen; so also all the Levites who were carrying the ark, the singers, and Kenaniah the chief of the singing. And David wore a linen ephod.

Asaph [was] chief, and his second [was] Zechariah; Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel [were] on harps and lyres. And Asaph played on the cymbals.

And Benaiah son of Jehoiada [was] over the Kerethites and the Pelethites. And the sons of David [were] chief officials under the hand of the king.

The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief and Zetham and Joel, three.

And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second, but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons. They were enrolled as one for the house of a father.

The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.

The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.

The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth

The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief and Isshiah the second.

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

And lots were also cast [for] these, just as their brothers, the sons of Aaron, before David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the {families} for the priests and for the Levites the fathers, {on the principle of the chief and younger brother alike}.

And Hosah, from the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (though he was not firstborn, his father appointed him as chief),

These working groups of gatekeepers, corresponding to the chief men, had responsibilities like their brothers to serve in the house of Yahweh.

For the Hebronites: Jeriah the chief of the Hebronites for the genealogy for the {families}. (In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were examined, and there was found among them mighty warriors of strength at Jazer in Gilead.)

From the sons of Perez [who was] the chief of the commanders of the armies for the first month.

The third commander of the army for the third month [was] Benaiah son of Jehoiada the chief priest. And [he was] over his working group [of] twenty-four thousand.