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chief

Meaning of “chief”

1. First, principal, highest, leading, greatest, most excellent, most important, or most responsible in rank, order, degree, value, or guilt. 2. A leader, head, principal ruler, officer, or principal member of a group.

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283 occurrences273 verses34 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 21:22

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2 Samuel 5:8
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 5:8 · retained source text

And Dauid said on that day, Whosoeuer getteth vp to the gutter, and smiteth the Iebusites, and the lame, and the blind, that are hated of Dauids soule, he shall be chiefe and captaine: Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

1611 marginal noteOr, because they had said euen the blind & the lame, He shal not come into the house.

1611 marginal note1.Chron. 11.6.

2 Samuel 8:18
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 8:18 · retained source text

And Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada was ouer both the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and Dauids sonnes were chiefe rulers.

1611 marginal noteOr, Princes.

1611 marginal note1.Chron. 18.17.

2 Samuel 20:26
And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 20:26 · retained source text

And Ira also the Iairite, was a chiefe ruler about Dauid.

1611 marginal noteOr, a prince.

2 Samuel 23:8
¶ 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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 23:8 · retained source text

¶ These be the names of the mightie men whome Dauid had: The Tachmonite that sate in the seat, chiefe among the captaines, (the same was Adino the Eznite:) hee lift vp his speare against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.

1611 marginal noteOr, Ioshebbassebet the Tachmonite head of the three.

1611 marginal noteSee 1.Chr. 11.11.

1611 marginal noteHeb. slaine.

2 Samuel 23:13
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 23:13 · retained source text

And three of the thirtie chiefe went downe and came to Dauid in the haruest time, vnto the caue of Adullam: and the troupe of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.

1611 marginal noteOr, the three captaines ouer the thirtie.

2 Samuel 23:18
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 23:18 · retained source text

And Abishai the brother of Ioab, the sonne of Zeruiah, was chiefe among three, and he lift vp his speare against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.

1611 marginal noteHeb. slaine.

1611 marginal note1.Chron. 11.20.

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