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And it came to pass at that time, that
Abimelech and Phichol the
chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:
At that time
Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do.
Thus they made a covenant at Beer-
sheba: then
Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the
chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
After they had made the covenant at
Beersheba,
Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army got up and returned to the land of the Philistines.
And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my
thigh:
So Abraham
instructed the
chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my
thigh,
Then
Abimelech went to him from
Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the
chief captain of his army.
Later,
Abimelech came to Isaac from
Gerar, with Ahuzzath his
adviser and Phicol the commander of his army.
These were dukes of the sons of
Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the
firstborn son of
Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,
These are the
chiefs among the sons of
Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the
firstborn of
Esau:
Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
Duke
Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of
Edom; these were the sons of Adah.
Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. They are the
chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of
Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah.
And these are the sons of Reuel
Esau’s son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of
Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath
Esau’s wife.
These are the sons of
Esau’s son Reuel:
Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the
chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of
Edom, and they are the grandsons of
Esau’s wife Basemath.
And these are the sons of Aholibamah
Esau’s wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke
Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah,
Esau’s wife.
These are the sons of
Esau’s wife Oholibamah:
Chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and
Korah. They are the
chiefs descended from
Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.
These are the sons of
Esau, who is
Edom, and these are their dukes.
All these are the sons of
Esau (that is,
Edom), and they were their
chiefs.
And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of
Seir in the land of
Edom.
Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the
chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of
Seir in the land of
Edom.
These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,
These are the chiefs of the Horites: Chiefs Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of
Seir.
Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the
chiefs of the Horites, according to their divisions in the land of
Seir.
And these are the names of the dukes that came of
Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,
These are the names of
Esau’s
chiefs, according to their families and regions, by their names:
Chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of
Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is
Esau the father of the Edomites.
Magdiel, and Iram. These were the
chiefs of
Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed.
Esau was the father of the Edomites.
And Pharaoh was
wroth against two of his officers, against the
chief of the butlers, and against the
chief of the bakers.
And the
chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me;
So the
chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream: “In my dream there was a vine before me,
When the
chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:
When the
chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: There were three baskets of white bread on my head.
And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s
birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the
chief butler and of the
chief baker among his servants.
On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s
birthday, he held a feast for all his officials, and in their presence he lifted up the heads of the
chief cupbearer and the
chief baker.
And he restored the
chief butler unto his
butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand:
Pharaoh restored the
chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once again placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.
But he
hanged the
chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
But Pharaoh
hanged the
chief baker, just as Joseph had described to them in his interpretation.
Yet did not the
chief butler remember Joseph, but
forgat him.
The
chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he
forgot all about him.
Then spake the
chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
Then the
chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “
Today I recall my failures.
Pharaoh was
wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard’s house, both me and the
chief baker:
Pharaoh was once
angry with his servants, and he put me and the
chief baker in the
custody of the captain of the guard.
And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
One night both the
chief baker and I had dreams, and each dream had its own meaning.
Then the dukes of
Edom shall be
amazed; the mighty men of Moab,
trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of
Canaan shall
melt away.
Then the
chiefs of
Edom will be dismayed;
trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in
Canaan will
melt away,
But he shall not
defile himself, being a
chief man among his people, to
profane himself.
He is not to
defile himself for those related to him by marriage, and so
profane himself.
And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
and the leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.
And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
and the leader of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.
And
Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be
chief over the
chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.
The
chief of the leaders of the Levites was
Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he oversaw those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.
And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.
The leader of the families of the Merarites was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers,
So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the Kohathites by their clans and families,
All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers,
So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered by their clans and families all the Levites
Now the name of the
Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a
chief house among the Simeonites.
The name of the
Israelite who was slain with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family.
And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a
chief house in
Midian.
And the name of the slain Midianite woman was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur, a
tribal chief of a Midianite family.
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and
Eleazar the priest, and the
chief fathers of the congregation:
“You and
Eleazar the priest and the family heads of the congregation are to take a count of what was captured, both of man and beast.
So concerning them Moses commanded
Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of
Nun, and the
chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel:
So Moses gave orders about them to
Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of
Nun, and to the family leaders of the tribes of Israel.
And the
chief fathers of the families of the children of
Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of
Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the
chief fathers of the children of Israel:
Now the family heads of the clan of
Gilead son of Machir son of
Manasseh, one of the clans of Joseph, approached Moses and the leaders who were the heads of the
Israelite families and addressed them,
So I took the
chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over
fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.
So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of
fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.
And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,
And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the
Amorites, which reigned in
Heshbon, whom Moses
smote with the princes of
Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country.
all the cities of the plateau and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the
Amorites, who reigned in
Heshbon until Moses killed him and the
chiefs of
Midian (Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba), the princes of Sihon who lived in the land.
And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Israel; and each one was an head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel.
With him they sent ten chiefs—one family leader from each tribe of Israel, each the head of a family among the clans of Israel.
And when
Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the children of
Reuben and the children of
Gad and the children of
Manasseh spake, it pleased them.
When
Phinehas the priest and the
chiefs of the congregation—the heads of Israel’s clans who were with him—heard what the descendants of
Reuben,
Gad, and
Manasseh had to say, they were satisfied.
And the
chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand
footmen that drew sword.
The leaders of all the people and all the tribes of Israel presented themselves in the assembly of God’s people: 400,000 men on foot, armed with swords.
Wherefore
kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my
habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make
yourselves fat with the
chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?
Why then do you
kick at My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than Me by
fattening yourselves with the best of all the offerings of My people Israel.’
And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the
chiefest place among them that were
bidden, which were about thirty persons.
Then Samuel took Saul and his servant, brought them into the hall, and seated them in the place of honor among those who were invited—about thirty in all.
And Saul said, Draw ye near
hither, all the
chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.
Therefore Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders of the troops, and let us
investigate how this sin has occurred
today.
But the people took of the
spoil, sheep and oxen, the
chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in
Gilgal.
The troops took sheep and cattle from the
plunder, the best of the things devoted to destruction, in order to sacrifice them to the LORD your God at
Gilgal.”
Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day,
detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an
Edomite, the
chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul.
Now one of Saul’s servants was there that day,
detained before the LORD. And his name was Doeg the
Edomite, the
chief shepherd for Saul.
And David said on that day,
Whosoever getteth up to the
gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the
lame and the blind, that are
hated of David’s soul, he shall be
chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the
lame shall not come into the house.
On that day he said, “
Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the
lame and blind who are
despised by David.” That is why it is said, “The blind and the
lame will never enter the palace.”
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priestly leaders.
And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
and Ira the Jairite was David’s priest.
These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat,
chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his
spear against eight hundred, whom he
slew at one time.
These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was
chief of the Three. He
wielded his
spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
And three of the thirty
chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of
Adullam: and the
troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of
Rephaim.
At harvest time, three of the thirty
chief men went down to David at the cave of
Adullam, while a company of Philistines was
encamped in the Valley of
Rephaim.
And
Abishai, the brother of
Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was
chief among three. And he lifted up his
spear against three hundred, and
slew them, and had the name among three.
Now
Abishai, the brother of
Joab and son of Zeruiah, was
chief of the Three, and he lifted his
spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.
And these were the princes which he had;
Azariah the son of
Zadok the priest,
and these were his
chief officials:
Azariah son of
Zadok was the priest;
Beside the chief of Solomon’s officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the
chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is
Zion.
At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the
tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from
Zion, the City of David.
These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon’s work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.
They were also the chief officers over Solomon’s projects: 550 supervisors over the people who did the work.
And king
Rehoboam made in their
stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the
chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king’s house.
Then King
Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the
chief priest, and
Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the
chief priest,
Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
Hadad died also. And the dukes of
Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,
Then
Hadad died. Now the
chiefs of
Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of
Edom.
Magdiel, and Iram. These were the
chiefs of
Edom.
For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the
chief ruler; but the
birthright was Joseph’s:)
And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the
birthright belonged to Joseph.
And his brethren by their families, when the
genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the
chief, Jeiel, and
Zechariah,
Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites. His relatives by their clans are recorded in their
genealogy:
And
Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of
Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto
Nebo and
Baal-meon:
Jeiel the
chief,
Zechariah, and
Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of
Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as
Nebo and
Baal-meon.
Joel the
chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in
Bashan.
Joel was the
chief, Shapham the second, then Jaanai and Shaphat, who lived in
Bashan.
Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers.
Ahi son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was head of their family.
And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and
Obadiah, and
Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them
chief men.
The son of Uzzi: Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah:
And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons.
Michael,
Obadiah,
Joel, and Isshiah. All five of them were
chiefs. In addition to them, according to their
genealogy, they had 36,000 troops for battle, for they had many wives and children.
All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father’s house, choice and mighty men of valour,
chief of the princes. And the number throughout the
genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men.
All these were the descendants of Asher—heads of their families, choice and mighty men of
valor, and
chiefs among the leaders. The number of men fit for battle, recorded in their
genealogies, was 26,000.
These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
All these were heads of families, the
chiefs according to their
genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.
And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers.
and 956 of their relatives according to their
genealogy. All these men were heads of their families.
And
Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of
Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
Azariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of
Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the
chief official of God’s temple;
And the
porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the
chief;
These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.
Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were
porters in the companies of the children of Levi.
Shallum was their chief; he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.
For these Levites, the four
chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and
treasuries of the house of God.
But the four
chief gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the rooms and the
treasuries of the house of God.
And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.
Those who were musicians, the heads of
Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were
exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night.
These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.
All these were heads of
Levite families,
chiefs according to their
genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.
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.
Now David had said, “
Whoever is the first to strike down a Jebusite will become
chief commander.” And
Joab son of Zeruiah went up first, and he became the
chief.
These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
Now these were the
chiefs of David’s mighty men, who, together with all Israel,
bolstered and strengthened his kingdom, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the
chief of the captains: he lifted up his
spear against three hundred slain by him at one time.
This is the list of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was
chief of the officers; he
wielded his
spear against three hundred men, whom he killed at one time.
Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of
Adullam; and the host of the Philistines
encamped in the valley of
Rephaim.
Three of the thirty
chief men went down to David, to the rock at the cave of
Adullam, while a company of Philistines was
encamped in the Valley of
Rephaim.
And
Abishai the brother of
Joab, he was
chief of the three: for lifting up his
spear against three hundred, he
slew them, and had a name among the three.
Now
Abishai, the brother of
Joab, was
chief of the Three, and he lifted his
spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.
Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite, chief of the Reubenites, and the thirty with him,
The
chief was Ahiezer, then
Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and
Jehu the Antothite,
Ahiezer their
chief and
Joash, who were the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; Jeziel and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; Beracah;
Jehu the Anathothite;
Ezer the first,
Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
Ezer the
chief,
Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,
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.
Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the
chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of
Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.
As he went to
Ziklag, there fell to him of
Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and
Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of
Manasseh.
When David went to
Ziklag, these men of
Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad,
Elihu, and Zillethai,
chiefs of thousands in
Manasseh.
And of the children of
Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.
From
Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200
chiefs with all their
kinsmen at their command.
Of the sons of
Kohath; Uriel the
chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:
From the Kohathites, Uriel the chief and 120 of his relatives;
Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
from the Merarites, Asaiah the chief and 220 of his relatives;
Of the sons of Gershom;
Joel the
chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:
from the Gershomites,
Joel the
chief and 130 of his relatives;
Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
from the Elizaphanites, Shemaiah the chief and 200 of his relatives;
from the Hebronites, Eliel the chief and 80 of his relatives;
Of the sons of Uzziel;
Amminadab the
chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.
and from the Uzzielites,
Amminadab the
chief and 112 of his relatives.
And said unto them, Ye are the
chief of the fathers of the Levites:
sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.
And he said to them, “You are the heads of the
Levitical families. You and your relatives must
consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.
And David spake to the
chief of the Levites to
appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick,
psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.
David also told the leaders of the Levites to
appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.
And Chenaniah,
chief of the Levites, was for song: he
instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
Chenaniah the head
Levite was the director of the music because he was highly skilled.
Asaph the
chief, and next to him
Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-
edom: and Jeiel with
psalteries and with harps; but
Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
Asaph was the
chief,
Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-
edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while
Asaph sounded the cymbals
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.
