שַׂר
sar
1. prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain
a. chieftain, leader
b. vassal, noble, official (under king)
c. captain, general, commander (military)
d. chief, head, overseer (of other official classes)
e. heads, princes (of religious office)
f. elders (of representative leaders of people)
g. merchant-princes (of rank and dignity)
h. patron-angel
i. Ruler of rulers (of God)
j. warden
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Concordance 368 verses
- 1 Chronicles 27:1 וְשָׂרֵ֣י
This is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 men in each division:
- 1 Chronicles 27:3 שָׂרֵ֥י
He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army commanders for the first month.
- 1 Chronicles 27:5 שַׂ֣ר
The third army commander, as chief for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. There were 24,000 men in his division.
- 1 Chronicles 27:8 הַשַּׂ֖ר
The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
- 1 Chronicles 27:22 שָׂרֵ֖י
and over Dan was Azarel son of Jeroham. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 27:31 שָׂרֵ֣י
Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the flocks. All these officials were in charge of King David’s property.
- 1 Chronicles 27:34 וְשַׂר־
Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah, then by Abiathar. Joab was the commander of the king’s army.
- 1 Chronicles 28:1 שָׂרֵ֣ישָׂרֵ֣יוְשָׂרֵ֣יוְשָׂרֵ֣יוְשָׂרֵ֣יוְשָׂרֵ֣י
Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor.
- 1 Chronicles 28:21 וְהַשָּׂרִ֥ים
The divisions of the priests and Levites are ready for all the service of the house of God, and every willing man of every skill will be at your disposal for the work. The officials and all the people are fully at your command.”
- 1 Chronicles 29:6 שָׂרֵ֨יוְשָׂרֵ֣י׀וְשָׂרֵ֤יוּלְשָׂרֵ֖י
Then the leaders of the households, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.
- 1 Chronicles 29:24 הַשָּׂרִים֙
All the officials and mighty men, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 1:2 לְשָׂרֵי֩
Then Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to every leader in all Israel—the heads of the families.
- 2 Chronicles 8:9 וְשָׂרֵ֣יוְשָׂרֵ֥י
But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slave labor, because they were his men of war, his officers and captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.
- 2 Chronicles 8:10 שָׂרֵ֤י
They were also the chief officers for King Solomon: 250 supervisors.
- 2 Chronicles 12:5 וְשָׂרֵ֣י
Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and he said to them, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You have forsaken Me; therefore, I have forsaken you into the hand of Shishak.’”
- 2 Chronicles 12:6 שָׂרֵֽי־
So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is righteous.”
- 2 Chronicles 12:10 שָׂרֵ֣י
Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.
- 2 Chronicles 16:4 שָׂרֵ֨י
And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
- 2 Chronicles 17:7 לְשָׂרָיו֙
In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah,
- 2 Chronicles 17:14 שָׂרֵ֣יהַשָּׂ֔ר
These are their numbers according to the houses of their fathers: From Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, and with him 300,000 mighty men of valor;
- 2 Chronicles 17:15 הַשָּׂ֑ר
next to him, Jehohanan the commander, and with him 280,000;
- 2 Chronicles 18:25 שַׂר־
And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,
- 2 Chronicles 18:30 שָׂרֵ֨י
Now the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:31 שָׂרֵ֨י
When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him.
- 2 Chronicles 18:32 שָׂרֵ֣י
And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
- 2 Chronicles 21:4 מִשָּׂרֵ֥י
When Jehoram had established himself over his father’s kingdom, he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 21:9 שָׂרָ֔יושָׂרֵ֥י
So Jehoram crossed into Edom with his officers and all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night.
- 2 Chronicles 22:8 שָׂרֵ֨י
So while Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the rulers of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers who were serving Ahaziah, and he killed them.
- 2 Chronicles 23:1 שָׂרֵ֣י
Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada strengthened himself and made a covenant with the commanders of hundreds—with Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri.
- 2 Chronicles 23:9 לְשָׂרֵ֣י
Then Jehoiada the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and the large and small shields of King David that were in the house of God.
- 2 Chronicles 23:13 וְהַשָּׂרִ֣ים
And she looked out and saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!”
- 2 Chronicles 23:14 שָׂרֵ֥י
And Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, saying, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”
- 2 Chronicles 23:20 שָׂרֵ֣י
He also took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate. They seated King Joash on the royal throne,
- 2 Chronicles 24:10 הַשָּׂרִ֖ים
All the officers and all the people rejoiced and brought their contributions, and they dropped them in the chest until it was full.
- 2 Chronicles 24:17 שָׂרֵ֣י
After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.
- 2 Chronicles 24:23 שָׂרֵ֥י
In the spring, the army of Aram went to war against Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus.
- 2 Chronicles 25:5 לְשָׂרֵ֤יוּלְשָׂרֵ֣י
Then Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found 300,000 chosen men able to serve in the army, bearing the spear and shield.
- 2 Chronicles 26:11 מִשָּׂרֵ֖י
Uzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers.
- 2 Chronicles 28:14 הַשָּׂרִ֖ים
So the armed men left the captives and the plunder before the leaders and all the assembly.
- 2 Chronicles 28:21 וְהַשָּׂרִ֑ים
Although Ahaz had taken a portion from the house of the LORD, from the royal palace, and from the princes and had presented it to the king of Assyria, it did not help him.
- 2 Chronicles 29:20 שָׂרֵ֣י
Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went up to the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 29:30 וְהַשָּׂרִים֙
Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed their heads and worshiped.
- 2 Chronicles 30:2 וְשָׂרָ֛יו
For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to keep the Passover in the second month,
- 2 Chronicles 30:6 וְשָׂרָ֗יו
So the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, which read: “Children of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped the grasp of the kings of Assyria.
- 2 Chronicles 30:12 וְהַשָּׂרִ֖ים
Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 30:24 וְהַשָּׂרִ֞ים
For Hezekiah king of Judah contributed a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the assembly, and the officials contributed a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep for the assembly, and a great number of priests consecrated themselves.
- 2 Chronicles 31:8 וְהַשָּׂרִ֔ים
When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 32:3 שָׂרָיו֙
he consulted with his leaders and commanders about stopping up the waters of the springs outside the city, and they helped him carry it out.
- 2 Chronicles 32:6 שָׂרֵ֥י
Hezekiah appointed military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them, saying,
- 2 Chronicles 32:21 וְשָׂ֔ר
and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.