- the princes:
- That is, great, chief, or principal men; for none of them were princes, in the common acceptation of the word. "Moreover thou¹ shalt provideª° out of all¹¹ the peopleª ableª men,²¹ such as fearª God,ª men²¹ of truth,ª hatingª° covetousness;ª and placeª° [such] over¹ them, [to be] rulersª of thousands,ª [and] rulersª of hundreds,ª rulersª of fifties,ª and rulersª of tens:ª" {Exd 18:21} + "And Davidª reignedª° over¹ all¹ Israel;ª and Davidª executedª° judgmentª and justiceª unto all¹ his people.ª ... And Benaiahª the sonª of Jehoiadaª [was over] both the Cherethitesª and the Pelethites;ª and David'sª sonsª were¹ chief rulers.ª" {2Sm 8:15-18} + "Now Joabª [was] over¹ all¹ the hostª of Israel:ª and Benaiahª the sonª of Jehoiadaª [was] over¹ the Cherethitesª°² and over¹ the Pelethites:ª ... And Iraª also¹ the Jairiteª was¹ a chief rulerª about David.ª" {2Sm 20:23-26} + "Andª² Godª hath setª° someª¹ inª the¹ church,ª firstª apostles,ª secondarilyª prophets,ª thirdlyª teachers,ª after thatª miracles,ª thenª giftsª of healings,ª helps,ª governments,ª diversitiesª of tongues.ª" {1Co 12:28}
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