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Bibliography InformationNave, Orville J. "Entry for 'Captain'". "Nave's Topical Bible".. 1896.
- Commander-in-chief of an army
Deuteronomy 20:9 ; Judges 4:2 ; 1 Samuel 14:50 ; 1 Kings 2:35 ; 16:16 ; 1 Chronicles 27:34 - Of the tribes
Numbers 2 - Of thousands
Numbers 31:48 ; 1 Samuel 17:18 ; 1 Chronicles 28:1 - Of hundreds
2 Kings 11:15 - See CENTURION
- Of fifties
2 Kings 1:9 ; Isaiah 3:3 - Of the guard
Genesis 37:36 ; 2 Kings 25:8 - Of the ward
Jeremiah 37:13 - Signifying any commander, as
1 Samuel 9:16 ; 22:2 ; 2 Kings 20:5 - Leader
1 Chronicles 11:21 ; 12:34 ; 2 Chronicles 17:14-19 ; John 18:12 - Davids captains, or chief heroes
2 Samuel 23 ; 1 Chronicles 11:12 - King appoints
1 Samuel 18:13 ; 2 Samuel 17:25 ; 18:1 - Angel of the Lord, called
Joshua 5:14 ; 2 Chronicles 13:12 - Christ called
Hebrews 2:10 - See ARMIES
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography InformationNave, Orville J. "Entry for 'Captain'". "Nave's Topical Bible".