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Bible Verses About Chief Captain

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And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:

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And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.

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And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.

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And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain.

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

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And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand.

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Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.

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And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

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And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.

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And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.

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Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.

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And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.

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And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?

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Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

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And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father’s house twenty and two captains.

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Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.

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And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:

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How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

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How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

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Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.

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And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.

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Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

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And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the Lord God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

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Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three.

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And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host.

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Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;

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And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

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But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.

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Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the Lord in Mizpeh.

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Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.

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Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.

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Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?

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But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

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Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.

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And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.

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Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers.

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Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.

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Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.

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And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.

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Ye stand this day all of you before the Lord your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel,

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