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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
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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.

1 Kings 5:16
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 5:16 · retained source text

Besides the chiefe of Solomons officers which were ouer the worke, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled ouer the people that wrought in the worke.

1 Kings 8:1
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.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 8:1 · retained source text

¶ Then Solomon assembled the Elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chiefe of the fathers of the children of Israel, vnto king Solomon in Ierusalem, that they might bring vp the Arke of the Couenant of the LORD, out of the citie of Dauid, which is Zion.

1611 marginal noteHebr. Princes.

1611 marginal note2.Chron. 5.2.

1 Kings 9:23
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 9:23 · retained source text

These were the chiefe of the officers that were ouer Solomons worke, fiue hundred and fiftie, which bare rule ouer the people that wrought in the worke.

1 Kings 14:27
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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 14:27 · retained source text

And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them vnto the hands of the chiefe of the guard, which kept the doore of the kings house.

1611 marginal noteHeb. runners.

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