KJV dictionary & concordance
1. A commander, chief, or officer set over an army, guard, band, company, people, or body. 2. A leader who goes before or conducts others in a work, course, or deliverance.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 21:22
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
¶ And the captaine of the guard, tooke Seraiah the chiefe Priest, and Zephaniah the second Priest, and the three keepers of the doore.
1611 marginal noteHebr. threshold.
And Nebuzar-adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:
And Nebuzaradan captaine of the guard tooke these, and brought them to the king of Babylon, to Riblah.
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.
And Dauid said, Whosoeuer smiteth the Iebusites first, shall be chiefe, and captaine. So Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah went first vp, and was chiefe.
1611 marginal noteHeb, head.
Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three.
Of the three, hee was more honourable then the two, for he was their captaine; howbeit, he attained not to the first three.
1611 marginal note2.Sam. 23.19. &c.
Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him,
Adina the sonne of Shiza the Reubenite, a captaine of the Reubenites, and thirtie with him,
¶ And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
¶ And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians, that were beyond the Riuer: and Shophach the captaine of the hoste of Hadarezer, went before them.
1611 marginal notei.Euphrates.
1611 marginal noteOr Shobach, 2.sam. 10.16.
But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.
But the Syrians fled before Israel, and Dauid slew of the Syrians seuen thousand men, which fought in charets, and fourty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captaine of the hoste.
The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
The third captaine of the host for the third month was Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada a chiefe priest, and in his course were twenty and foure thousand.
1611 marginal noteOr, principall officer.
The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
The fourth captaine for the fourth moneth was Asahel the brother of Ioab, and Zebadiah his sonne after him: and in his course were twentie and foure thousand.
The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
The fifth captaine for the fifth moneth, was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twentie and foure thousand.
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