Dictionary of Bible Themes  »  5000 Humanity  »  5200 Human civilisation  »  5245 captain

A senior military officer, usually in charge of a ruler's personal guards or bodyguards, the temple guard or a group of soldiers. The word is also used to refer to the commander of a ship's crew.

Captains in charge of a ruler's personal guards or bodyguards

Potiphar, captain of Pharaoh's guard

Genesis 37:36; Genesis 39:1; Genesis 40:3-4; Genesis 41:10,12

David, captain of Saul's bodyguard

1 Samuel 22:14

The captain of the guard arrests Jeremiah

See also Jeremiah 37:13

Captains in charge of the temple guard

Acts 4:1 See also Acts 5:24,26

Captains in charge of soldiers

King Ahaziah sends a captain with fifty men to Elijah

2 Kings 1:9-14

Captains come to the help of Deborah

Judges 5:14

Solomon's captains were Israelites

1 Kings 9:22 pp 2 Chronicles 8:9

God will remove captains in judgment

Isaiah 3:1-3

Captains in charge of a ship's crew

The ship's captain orders Jonah to call on his god

Jonah 1:6

Sea captains will bemoan the fall of Babylon

Revelation 18:17-19

See also

5208  armies
5250  centurion
5261  commander
5330  guard
5434  officer
5489  rank
5544  soldiers