- chief ruler:
- or, prince, "And Benaiahª the sonª of Jehoiadaª [was over] both the Cherethitesª and the Pelethites;ª and David'sª sonsª were¹ chief rulers.ª" {2Sm 8:18} + "And he made him to rideª° in the secondª chariotª which¹ he had; and they criedª° before¹ him,² Bow the knee:ª and he madeª° him [ruler] over¹ all¹ the landª of Egypt.ª" {Gen 41:43} + "And Pharaohª calledª° Joseph'sª nameª Zaphnathpaaneah;ª and he gaveª° him to wifeª¹ Asenathª the daughterª of Potipherahª priestª of On.ª And Josephª went outª° over¹ [all] the landª of Egypt.ª" {Gen 41:45} + "And he said,ª° Who¹ madeª° thee² a princeª and a judgeª° over¹ us? intendestª° thou¹ to killª° me, as¹ thou killedstª°¹ the Egyptian?ª And Mosesª feared,ª° and said,ª° Surelyª this thingª is known.ª°" {Exd 2:14} + "Now the priestª of Midianª had sevenª daughters:ª and they cameª° and drewª° [water], and filledª°¹ the troughsª to waterª° their father'sª flock.ª" {Exd 2:16}; The Hebrew is cohen ledawid, which might be rendered, a priest of David; and so the Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac, and Arabic. The Chaldee has rav, a chief or prince. Probably he was a kind of domestic chaplain or seer to the king. "For when Davidª was upª° in the morning,ª the wordª of the LORDª came¹ unto¹ the prophetª Gad,ª David'sª seer,ª saying,ª°" {2Sm 24:11} + "And the singersª° the sonsª of Asaphª [were] in¹ their place,ª according to the commandmentª of David,ª and Asaph,ª and Heman,ª and Jeduthunª the king'sª seer;ª and the portersª [waited] at every gate;ª they might not¹ departª° from¹¹ their service;ª for¹ their brethrenª the Levitesª preparedª° for them." {2Ch 35:15}
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