Captain (Easton)

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Heb. sar (1 Samuel 22:2; 2 Samuel 23:19 ). Rendered 'chief,' Genesis 40:2; 41:9; rendered also 'prince,' Daniel 1:7; 'ruler,' Judges 9:30; 'governor,' 1 Kings 22:26 . This same Hebrew word denotes a military captain (Exodus 18:21; 2 Kings 1:9; Deuteronomy 1:15; 1 Samuel 18:13 , etc.), the 'captain"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause! Click here to learn more! 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(only first 3 shown) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Babylonish Captivity Bob`adil, Captain Boycott, Captain (only first 3 shown) The Catholic Encyclopedia Altar Curtain Captain (In the Bible) Captivities of the Israelites (only first 3 shown) The Jewish Encyclopedia Captain Captives Captivity (only first 3 shown) Lexicons ܐܰܣܽܘܪܝܳܐ ܐܰܣܽܘܪܝܳܐ ܐܰܪܟ݂ܽܘܢܳܐ (only first 3 shown) αἰχμαλωσία αἰχμαλωτεύω αἰχμαλωτίζω (only first 3 shown) אֶחָד אִישׁ , אִישׁ אַלוּףּ , אַלוּףּ (only first 3 shown) Heb. sar ( 1 Samuel 22:2 ; 2 Samuel 23:19 ). Rendered "chief," Genesis 40:2 ; 41:9 ; rendered also "prince," Daniel 1:7 ; "ruler," Judges 9:30 ; "governor,' 1 Kings 22:26 . This same Hebrew word denotes a military captain ( Exodus 18:21 ; 2 Kings 1:9 ; Deuteronomy 1:15 ; 1 Samuel 18:13 , etc.), the "captain of the body-guard" ( Genesis 37:36 ; 39:1 ; 41:10 ; Jeremiah 40:1 ), or, as the word may be rendered, "chief of the executioners" (marg.). The officers of the king's body-guard frequently acted as executioners. Nebuzar-adan ( Jeremiah 39:13 ) and Arioch ( Daniel 2:14 ) held this office in Babylon. The "captain of the guard" mentioned in Acts 28:16 was the Praetorian prefect, the commander of the Praetorian troops. Another word (Heb. katsin) so translated denotes sometimes a military ( Joshua 10:24 ; Judges 11:6,11 ; Isaiah 22:3 "rulers;" Daniel 11:18 ) and sometimes a civil command, a judge, magistrate, Arab. Kady , ( Isaiah 1:10 ; 3:6 ; Micah 3:1,9 ). It is also the rendering of a Hebrew word (shalish) meaning "a third man," or "one of three." The LXX. render in plural by Tristatai ; I.e., "soldiers fighting from chariots," so called because each war-chariot contained three men, one of whom acted as charioteer while the other two fought ( Exodus 14:7 ; 15:4 ; 1 Kings 9:22 ; Compare 2 Kings 9:25 ). This word is used also to denote the king's body-guard ( 2 Kings 10:25 ; 1 Chronicles 12:18 ; 2 Chronicles 11:11 ) or aides-de-camp. The "captain of the temple" mentioned in Acts 4:1,5:24 was not a military officer, but superintendent of the guard of priests and Levites who kept watch in the temple by night. (Compare "the ruler of the house of God," 1 Chronicles 9:11 ; 2 Chronicles 31:13 ; Nehemiah 11:11 .) The Captain of our salvation is a name given to our Lord ( Hebrews 2:10 ), because he is the author and source of our salvation, the head of his people, whom he is conducting to glory. The "captain of the Lord's host" ( Joshua 5:14,15 ) is the name given to that mysterious person who manifested himself to Abraham ( Genesis 12:7 ), and to Moses in the bush ( Exodus 3:2,6 , etc.) the Angel of the covenant. (See ANGEL .)

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