- the chief:
- "Then rose upª° the chiefª of the fathersª of Judahª and Benjamin,ª and the priests,ª and the Levites,ª with all¹ [them]¹ whose spiritª Godª had raised,ª° to go upª° to buildª°¹ the houseª of the LORDª which¹ [is] in Jerusalem.ª" {Ezr 1:5} + "These¹ chiefª fathersª of the Levitesª [were] chiefª throughout their generations;ª these¹ dweltª° at Jerusalem.ª" {1Ch 9:34} + "These¹ likewise¹ castª° lotsª over againstª their brethrenª the sonsª of Aaronª in the presenceª of Davidª the king,ª and Zadok,ª and Ahimelech,ª and the chiefª of the fathersª of the priestsª and Levites,ª even the principalª fathersª over againstª their youngerª brethren.ª" {1Ch 24:31} + "And his brethren,ª menª of valour,ª [were] two thousandª and sevenª hundredª chiefª fathers,ª whom kingª Davidª made rulersª° over¹ the Reubenites,ª the Gadites,ª and the halfª tribeª of Manasseh,ª for every¹ matterª pertaining to God,ª and affairsª of the king.ª" {1Ch 26:32} + "The whole¹ numberª of the chiefª of the fathersª of the mighty menª of valourª [were] two thousandª and sixª hundred.ª" {2Ch 26:12} + "And some¹¹ of² the chiefª of the fathersª gaveª° unto the work.ª The Tirshathaª gaveª° to the treasureª a thousandª dramsª of gold,ª fiftyª basons,ª fiveª hundredª and thirtyª priests'ª garments.ª ... And [some] of the chiefª¹ of the fathersª gaveª° to the treasureª of the workª twenty² thousandª¹ dramsª of gold,ª and two thousandª and two hundredª poundª of silver.ª" {Neh 7:70-71}
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