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Lexicon :: Strong's H8269 - śar

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שַׂר
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śar
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sar
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
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TWOT Reference: 2295a

Strong’s Definitions

שַׂר sar, sar; from H8323; a head person (of any rank or class):—captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 421x

The KJV translates Strong's H8269 in the following manner: prince (208x), captain (130x), chief (33x), ruler (33x), governor (6x), keeper (3x), principal (2x), general (1x), lords (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 421x
The KJV translates Strong's H8269 in the following manner: prince (208x), captain (130x), chief (33x), ruler (33x), governor (6x), keeper (3x), principal (2x), general (1x), lords (1x), miscellaneous (4x).
  1. prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain

    1. chieftain, leader

    2. vassal, noble, official (under king)

    3. captain, general, commander (military)

    4. chief, head, overseer (of other official classes)

    5. heads, princes (of religious office)

    6. elders (of representative leaders of people)

    7. merchant-princes (of rank and dignity)

    8. patron-angel

    9. Ruler of rulers (of God)

    10. warden

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שַׂר sar, sar; from H8323; a head person (of any rank or class):—captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
STRONGS H8269: Abbreviations
שַׂר 420 noun masculine chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince (Late Hebrew especially of angels; Assyrian šarru, king); — absolute שַׂר 2 Samuel 3:38 +, הַשַּׂר Micah 7:3 +, שָׂ֑ר Hosea 3:4 +; construct שַׂר Judges 4:2 +; suffix שַׂרְכֶם Daniel 10:21; plural שָׂרִים 1 Kings 4:2 +; construct שָׂרֵי Genesis 12:15 +; suffix שָׂרַי Judges 5:15; Isaiah 10:8, שָׂרֵיכֶם Jeremiah 44:21, שָׂרֵיהֶם Isaiah 3:4 +; —
1. chieftain, leader:
a. plural of Israel Numbers 21:18 (poem in J E; || נְדִיֹב הָעָם), of Issachar Judges 5:15 (poem); שָׂרֵי גִלְעָד Judges 10:18 is dubious (we should expect וְשׂ׳, and compare זִקְנֵי ג׳, instead, Judges 11:5-11); of Midian Judges 7:25; Judges 8:3; Philistines 1 Samuel 29:3 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 29:4 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 29:9; (apparently = סְרָנִים 1 Samuel 29:2; 1 Samuel 29:6; 1 Samuel 29:7 [We], yet distinguished by HPS and [with reserve] Bu; Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Vulgate Th Bu strike out in 1 Samuel 29:4 b), compare 1 Samuel 18:30; in poetry, of כְּמוֺשׁ (i.e. the leading Moabites) Jeremiah 48:7, of מָלכם (which see; i.e. the leading Ammonites) Amos 1:15 = Jeremiah 49:3.
b. singular David as leader of freebooters 1 Samuel 22:2; compare גְּדוּד שׂ׳ 1 Kings 11:24, plural 2 Samuel 4:2.
2. vassal, noble, official, under king (acting, on occasion, as counselor, commander, etc.):
a. plural, in Egypt Genesis 12:15 (J) + 3 times in Isaiah Isaiah 30:4 Di Du Skinner (>of foreign embassy [compare || מַלְאָכָיו] Che and others reading [CheHeb. Hpt. Marti] שָׁשׂרִים), Psalm 105:22; Moab Numbers 22:8 + 8 times in Numberse 22; 23 (JE), Amos 2:3; Edom Isaiah 34:12 (|| הֹרִים); Assyrian Isaiah 10:8; Isaiah 31:9; Babylonian Isaiah 21:5 + 7 timesin Jeremiah + 2 Chronicles 32:31 (but here perhaps vaguely = authorities); other nations Jeremiah 49:38 + 17 times in Ezra, Esther; in general Isaiah 49:7; officials, official class, under kings of Israel: David (only Chronicles) 1 Chronicles 22:17 + 5 timesin 1 Chronicles; Ezra 8:20; Solomon 1 Kings 4:2; Jehoiachin 2 Kings 24:12, 14; Zedak. Jeremiah 34:21; 2 Chronicles 36:18; other kings + 19 times in 2 Chronicles; in general Ecclesiastes 10:16, 17; see also (Judah) Jeremiah 1:18 + 31 times in Jeremiah (Jeremiah 17:25a strike out שׂ׳ Gf Che Gie Du), + 4 times in Lamentations; Ezekiel 17:12; Zephaniah 1:8 (where distinguished from בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ, who are never called שׂ׳); so, in general, Nehemiah 9:32, 34; Daniel 9:6, 8; and (Northern Israel) Hosea 3:4 + 6 times in Hosea.
b. as having powers of magistrate (ḳadi) Exodus 2:14 (E + שֹׁפֵט); under Moses (over groups of 1000, 100, 50, 10) Exodus 18:21 + 7 times in Exodus 18 (E), Deuteronomy 1:15 (4 times in verse); later in Judah Hosea 5:10 (Now reads שָׂרֵי תִשׁ׳), Isaiah 1:23, compare Isaiah 3:4, 14; Isaiah 32:1; Micah 7:3 (singular; || שֹׁפֵט), Zephaniah 3:3 (|| id.), Ezekiel 22:27, compare Proverbs 8:16 (|| נְדִיבִים); Proverbs 28:2 read perhaps צָרֶיהָ, see Toy.
c. as ruler or magistrate of a district (מְרִינָה), 1 Kings 20:14, 15, 17, 19; (compare Esther 1:3; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:3, שָׂרֵי עַם וָעָם Esther 3:12).
d. as commandant of city, הָעִיר שׂ׳ Judges 9:30, compare 1 Kings 22:26 2 Chronicles 18:25; 2 Kings 23:8; 2 Chronicles 34:8; of citadel, הַבִּירָה שׂ׳ Nehemiah 7:2; plural of city officials סֻכּוֺת שׂ׳ Judges 8:6, 14 (distinguished from זְקֵנִים), compare 2 Kings 10:1; 2 Chronicles 29:20.
3. specifically military, = captain, general:
a. שַׂרֿ(ה)צבא Genesis 21:22, 32 (E), Genesis 26:26 (J), 1 Samuel 12:9 + 23 times, + יֿ׳ צֿ׳ שׂ׳ Joshua 5:14, 15 (J E; צָבָא 1b), angel-captain in vision; see also 8, 9; שָׂרֵי הַצּ׳ 1 Kings 1:25 + 3 times Chronicles, שָׂרִים בַּצּ׳ 1 Chronicles 12:22 (Gi Baer; van d. H. 1 Chronicles 12:21); שָׂרֵי צְבָאוֺת Deuteronomy 20:9; 1 Kings 2:5; 1 Chronicles 27:3; שַׂרהַֿחַ֫יִל 2 Samuel 24:2 (but read וְאֶלשָֿׂרֵי as LXX of Lucian (Lag.) and || 1 Chronicles 21:2 Th We Dr HPS Bu), שָׂרֵי (הַ)ח׳ 1 Chronicles 21:4; 1 Chronicles 21:4; 2 Kings 9:5; 2 Chronicles 33:14; Nehemiah 2:9, שָׂרֵי הַחֲיָלִים 1 Kings 15:20 2 Chronicles 16:4; 2 Kings 25:23, 26; Jeremiah 40:7, 13 + 7 times Jeremiah; שָׂרֵי מִלְחָמוֺת 2 Chronicles 32:6; so (ה)שׂר alone 2 Samuel 18:5; 2 Samuel 19:7; 1 Kings 9:22 2 Chronicles 8:9 Greek Version of the LXX.:B Be Kit (שָׁרָיו וְשָׁלִישָׁיו, for MT שָׂרֵי שׁ׳), 2 Kings 9:5 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 11:6, 21 + 9 times, + Job 39:25; Daniel 11:5; וְגָדוֺל שׂ׳ 2 Samuel 3:38 (of Abner); possibly military figurative also in שַׂר שָׁלוֺם Isaiah 9:5 (Messianic name).
b. leading companies of 50 2 Kings 1:9-14 Isaiah 3:3, of 100 1 Samuel 22:7 + 16 times + 1 Samuel 8:12 (reading מֵאוֺת for חֲמִשִּׁים Greek Version of the LXX HPS, compare We; Bu insert שָׂרֵי מֵאוֺת), of 1000 1 Samuel 17:18 + 11 times, + שָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים וְהַמֵּאוֺת 1 Chronicles 13:1; 1 Chronicles 26:26 (distinguished from שָׂרֵי הַצָּבָא), 1 Chronicles 27:1; 1 Chronicles 29:6; 2 Chronicles 1:2; also הָרֶכֶב שׂ׳ captain of the chariotry 1 Kings 22:31, 32, 33 2 Chronicles 18:30; 18:31; 18:32 + 3 times + שָׂרֵי וּפָרָשָׁיו ר׳ 1 Kings 9:22 2 Chronicles 8:9.
4.
a. chief, head, of other official classes: שַׂר הַטַּבָּחִים, Egypt, Genesis 37:36 + 5 times; שָׂרֵי הָרָצִים 1 Kings 14:27 2 Chronicles 12:10; שָׂרֵי הַנִּצָּבִים 1 Kings 5:30; 1 Kings 9:23 2 Chronicles 8:10; even domestic positions (court of Pharaoh), שַׂר הַמַּשְׁקִים Genesis 40:2 + 5 times, שַׂר הָאוֺפוֺת Genesis 40:2 + 4 times (all E); שָׂרֵי הַמּחְלְקוֺת 1 Chronicles 28:1, i.e. of the successive courses of royal military officials; compare הַשַּׂר 1 Chronicles 27:28; שַׂר הַסָּרִיסִים Daniel 1:7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18; שַׂר מְנוּחָה Jeremiah 51:59.
b. = overseer: שַׂר בֵּית הַסֹּהַר Genesis 39:21, 23, שָׂרֵי מִקְנֶה Genesis 47:6 (all J; compare אַבִּיר הָרֹעִים 1 Samuel 21:8), שָׂרֵי מִסִּים Exodus 1:11 (J); compare 1 Chronicles 15:27; 1 Chronicles 29:6; 1 Chronicles 27:31; 1 Chronicles 28:1. — In 1 Chronicles 15:22 read probably סַר הַמַּשָּׂא (= שַׂר) overseer of the carrying (for MT בְּמַשָּׂא יָסֹר בַּמַּשָּׂא), so Greek Version of the LXX Benz Kit, Be יָסֹר = יָשׂר; see another view יָסַר Qal.
5. of religious office: שָׂרֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים Ezra 8:24, 29; Ezra 10:5; 2 Chronicles 36:14; הַלְוִיִּם שׂ׳ 1 Chronicles 15:16, 22; 2 Chronicles 35:9, compare 1 Chronicles 15:5, 6, 7, 8, 10 (twice in verse); heads of classes or courses of priests, called שָׂרֵי קֹרֶשׁ 1 Chronicles 24:5, אֱלֹהִים שׂ׳ 1 Chronicles 24:5; — שָׂרֵי ק׳ Isaiah 43:28 (usually consecrated princes, whether priests, or kings, or both) is probably corrupt, read perhaps שַׁעֲרֵי (Du) or וַיְחַלְּלוּ שָׂרֶיךָ קָרְשִׁי Greek Version of the LXX Houb Klo CheHpt Gr (substantially).
6. late, of representative leaders of people, tribal heads, שׂ׳ שִׁבְטֵי יִשׂ׳ 1 Chronicles 27:22; 1 Chronicles 29:6, compare 1 Chronicles 28:1; apparently = elders, הָעָם שׂ׳ Ezekiel 11:1; 2 Chronicles 24:23; שׂ׳ alone, Psalm 68:28 (3 times in verse); in post-exilic Jerusalem Ezra 9:1, 2; Nehemiah 4:10; Nehemiah 10:1; Nehemiah 11:1 (שָׂרֵי הָעָם), + elders Ezra 10:8, 14; called שָׂרֵי יְהוּדָה Nehemiah 12:31, 32; of district-rulers Nehemiah 3:9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19; of heads of families, שָׂרֵי הָאָבוֺת Ezra 8:29; 1 Chronicles 29:6 (= רָאשֵׁי הָא׳ 1 Chronicles 24:31; 1 Chronicles 27:1; Nehemiah 7:70).
7. late, as term of rank and dignity, Isaiah 23:8 (compare 'merchant- princes'), Job 3:15; Job 29:9 (|| נְגִירִים), Job 34:19; Psalm 45:17; Psalm 82:7; Psalm 148:11, opposed to עבד(יםׅ Proverbs 19:10; Ecclesiastes 10:7; formidable foes Psalm 119:23; Psalm 119:161.
8. = patron-angel, only Daniel: פָּרַס (מַלְכוּת) שַׂר Daniel 10:13, 20, יָוָן שׂ׳ Daniel 10:20; specifically of מִיכָאֵל Daniel 10:13, 21; Daniel 12:1
9. שַׂרהַֿצָּבָא Daniel 8:11 = God (probably, compare צָרָא 1c; yet see also צ׳ 1b), so שַׂר שְׂרִים Daniel 8:25.
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Genesis

12:15; 12:15; 21:22; 21:32; 26:26; 30:4; 37:36; 39:21; 39:23; 40:2; 40:2; 47:6

Exodus

1:11; 2:14; 18; 18:21

Numbers

21:18; 22:8

Deuteronomy

1:15; 20:9

Joshua

5:14; 5:15

Judges

4:2; 5:15; 5:15; 7:25; 8:3; 8:6; 8:14; 9:30; 10:18; 11:5; 11:6; 11:7; 11:8; 11:9; 11:10; 11:11

1 Samuel

8:12; 12:9; 17:18; 18:30; 21:8; 22:2; 22:7; 29:2; 29:3; 29:4; 29:4; 29:6; 29:7; 29:9

2 Samuel

3:38; 3:38; 4:2; 18:5; 19:7; 24:2

1 Kings

1:25; 2:5; 4:2; 9:22; 9:22; 9:23; 11:24; 14:27; 15:20; 20:14; 20:15; 20:17; 20:19; 22:26; 22:31; 22:32; 22:33

2 Kings

1:9; 1:10; 1:11; 1:12; 1:13; 1:14; 9:5; 9:5; 10:1; 23:8; 24:12; 24:14; 25:23; 25:26

1 Chronicles

11:6; 11:21; 12:21; 12:22; 13:1; 15:5; 15:6; 15:7; 15:8; 15:10; 15:16; 15:22; 15:22; 15:27; 21:2; 21:4; 21:4; 22:17; 24:5; 24:5; 24:31; 26:26; 27:1; 27:1; 27:3; 27:22; 27:28; 27:31; 28:1; 28:1; 28:1; 29:6; 29:6; 29:6; 29:6

2 Chronicles

1:2; 8:9; 8:9; 8:10; 12:10; 16:4; 18:25; 18:30; 18:31; 18:32; 24:23; 29:20; 32:6; 32:31; 33:14; 34:8; 35:9; 36:14; 36:18

Ezra

8:20; 8:24; 8:29; 8:29; 9:1; 9:2; 10:5; 10:8; 10:14

Nehemiah

2:9; 3:9; 3:12; 3:14; 3:15; 3:16; 3:17; 3:18; 3:19; 4:10; 7:2; 7:70; 9:32; 9:34; 10:1; 11:1; 12:31; 12:32

Esther

1:3; 3:12; 8:9; 9:3

Job

3:15; 29:9; 34:19; 39:25

Psalms

45:17; 68:28; 82:7; 105:22; 119:23; 119:161; 148:11

Proverbs

8:16; 19:10; 28:2

Ecclesiastes

10:7; 10:16; 10:17

Song of Songs

1

Isaiah

1:23; 3:3; 3:4; 3:4; 3:14; 9:5; 10:8; 10:8; 21:5; 23:8; 31:9; 32:1; 34:12; 43:28; 49:7

Jeremiah

1:18; 17:25; 34:21; 40:7; 40:13; 44:21; 48:7; 49:3; 49:38; 51:59

Ezekiel

11:1; 17:12; 22:27

Daniel

1:7; 1:8; 1:9; 1:10; 1:11; 1:18; 8:11; 8:25; 9:6; 9:8; 10:13; 10:13; 10:20; 10:20; 10:21; 10:21; 11:5; 12:1

Hosea

3:4; 3:4; 5:10

Amos

1:15; 2:3

Micah

7:3; 7:3

Zephaniah

1:8; 3:3

H8269

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8269 matches the Hebrew שַׂר (śar),
which occurs 421 times in 368 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 8 (Jdg 8:14–1Ki 22:31)

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:14 - And he captured a youth from the men of Succoth and questioned him. So the youth wrote down for him the princes H8269 of Succoth and its elders, seventy-seven men.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:30 -

Then Zebul the ruler H8269 of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, and his anger burned.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:18 - And the people, the princes H8269 of Gilead, said to one another, “Who is the man who will begin to fight against the sons of Ammon? He shall become head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:12 - “And he will appoint for himself commanders H8269 of thousands and of fifties, and some to [fn]do his plowing and to reap his harvest and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:9 - “But they forgot Yahweh their God, so He sold them into the hand of Sisera, commander H8269 of the army of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:50 - And the name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. And the name of the commander H8269 of his army was Abner the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:18 - “You shall also bring these ten cuts of cheese to the commander H8269 of their thousand, and look into the welfare of your brothers, and bring back [fn]a token from them.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:55 -

Now when Saul saw David going out to meet the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander H8269 of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” And Abner said, “By your life, O king, I do not know.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:13 - Therefore Saul turned him away from [fn]his presence and appointed him as his commander H8269 of one thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 18:30 -

Then the commanders H8269 of the Philistines went out to battle, and it happened as often as they went out, that David behaved himself more insightfully than all the servants of Saul. So his name was highly esteemed.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:2 - Then everyone who was in distress, and everyone who [fn]was in debt, and everyone who was bitter of soul, gathered to him; and he became a commander H8269 over them. Now there were about four hundred men with him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:7 - And Saul said to his servants who were standing around him, “Hear now, O Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse also give to all of you fields and vineyards? Will he make you all commanders H8269 of thousands and commanders H8269 of hundreds?
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:5 - David then arose and came to the place where Saul had camped. And David saw the place where Saul lay, as well as Abner the son of Ner, the commander H8269 of his army; and Saul was lying in the circle of the camp, and the people were camped around him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:3 - Then the commanders H8269 of the Philistines said, “What are these Hebrews doing here?” And Achish said to the commanders H8269 of the Philistines, “Is this not David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me these days, or rather these years, and I have found no fault in him from the day he [fn]deserted to me to this day?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:4 - But the commanders H8269 of the Philistines were angry with him, and the commanders H8269 of the Philistines said to him, “Make the man return, that he may return to his place where you have assigned him, and do not let him go down to battle with us, or in the battle he may become an adversary to us. For with what could this man make himself acceptable to his lord? Would it not be with the heads of [fn]these men?
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:9 - But Achish answered and said to David, “I know that you are pleasing in my sight, like an angel of God; nevertheless the commanders H8269 of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go up with us to the battle.’
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:8 -

Now Abner the son of Ner, commander H8269 of Saul’s army, had taken [fn]Ish-bosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:38 - Then the king said to his servants, “Do you not know that a prince H8269 and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 4:2 - Now Saul’s son had two men who were commanders H8269 of bands: the name of the one was Baanah and the name of the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the sons of Benjamin (for Beeroth is also considered part of Benjamin,
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:3 - But the princes H8269 of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, “In your eyes, is David honoring your father because he has sent comforters to you? Has David not sent his servants to you in order to search the city, to spy it out and overthrow it?”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:16 - And Hadadezer sent and brought out the Arameans who were beyond the [fn]River, and they came to Helam; and Shobach the commander H8269 of the army of Hadadezer [fn]led them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:18 - But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed of the Arameans 700 charioteers and 40,000 horsemen and struck down Shobach the commander H8269 of their army, and he died there.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:1 -

Then David [fn]numbered the people who were with him and set over them commanders H8269 of thousands and commanders H8269 of hundreds.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:5 - Then the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.” And all the people heard when the king commanded all the commanders H8269 concerning Absalom.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:6 - by loving those who hate you, and by hating those who love you. For you have informed all of us today that [fn]princes H8269 and servants are nothing to you; for I know this day that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead today, surely then it would be right in your eyes.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:13 - “And say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God do so to me, and more also, if you will not be commander H8269 of the army before me continually in place of Joab.’”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:19 - Of the thirty he was most honored and became their commander H8269; however, he did not attain to the three.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:2 - So the king said to Joab the commander H8269 of the military force who was with him, “Go about now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and [fn]take a census of the people, that I may know the total count of the people.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:4 - Nevertheless, the king’s word stood strong against Joab and against the commanders H8269 of the military force. So Joab and the commanders H8269 of the military force went out from the presence of the king to [fn]take a census of the people of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:19 - “And he has sacrificed oxen and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the sons of the king and Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander H8269 of the army, but he has not invited Solomon your servant.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:25 - “For he has gone down today and has sacrificed oxen and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king’s sons and the commanders H8269 of the army and Abiathar the priest, and behold, they are eating and drinking before him; and they say, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:5 -

“Now you also know what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, what he did to the two commanders H8269 of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed; he also [fn]shed the blood of war in peace. And he put the blood of war on his belt [fn]about his [fn]waist, and on his sandals [fn]on his feet.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:32 - “And Yahweh will return his blood on his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he and killed them with the sword, but my father David did not know it: Abner the son of Ner, commander H8269 of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, commander H8269 of the army of Judah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:2 - These were his officials H8269:

Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest;

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:16 - besides Solomon’s 3,300 chief H8269 deputies who were over the [fn]project and who ruled over the people who were doing the work.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:22 - But Solomon did not make slaves of the sons of Israel; for they were men of war, his servants, his princes H8269, his captains, his chariot commanders H8269, and his horsemen.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:23 -

These were the [fn]chief H8269 deputies who were over Solomon’s work, 550, who had dominion over the people doing the work.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:15 -

Now it happened that when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander H8269 of the army had gone up to bury the slain, and had struck down every male in Edom

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:21 -

But Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers and that Joab the commander H8269 of the army had died. So Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Send me away, that I may go to my own country.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:24 - And he gathered men to himself and became commander H8269 of a marauding band, after David killed some of [fn]them; and they went to Damascus and stayed [fn]there, and reigned in Damascus.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:27 - Then King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place and committed them into the hand of the commanders H8269 of the [fn]guard who kept the door of the king’s house.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:20 - So Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders H8269 of his military force against the cities of Israel, and struck down Ijon, Dan, Abel-beth-maacah and all Chinneroth, besides all the land of Naphtali.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:9 - And his servant Zimri, commander H8269 of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now he was at Tirzah drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household at Tirzah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:16 - And the people who were camped heard [fn]it said, “Zimri has conspired and has also struck down the king.” Therefore all Israel made Omri, the commander H8269 of the army, king over Israel that day in the camp.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:14 - And Ahab said, “By whom?” So he said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘By the young men of the rulers H8269 of the provinces.’” Then he said, “Who shall [fn]begin the battle?” And he said, “You.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:15 - Then he mustered the young men of the rulers H8269 of the provinces, and there were 232; and after them he mustered all the people, even all the sons of Israel, 7,000.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:17 - And the young men of the rulers H8269 of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out and they told him, saying, “Men have come out from Samaria.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:19 -

So these went out from the city, the young men of the rulers H8269 of the provinces, and the military force which followed them.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:26 - Then the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the commander H8269 of the city and to Joash the king’s son;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:31 - Now the king of Aram had commanded the thirty-two commanders H8269 of his chariots, saying, “Do not fight with small or great, but with the king of Israel alone.”

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