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He took six hundred select chariots and all the chariots of Egypt, with officers on all of them.
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Pharaoh’s chariots and army he hurled into the sea; the elite of his officers were drowned in the Red Sea.
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Moses became angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, who were returning from the military campaign.
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Gifts of the Officers. Then those who were officers over the contingents of the army, commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, came up to Moses
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So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and reputable, and set them as leaders over you, commanders over thousands, over hundreds, over fifties and over tens, and other tribal officers.
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So Joshua commanded the officers of the people:
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Three days later the officers went through the camp
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And all Israel, resident alien and native alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on either side of the ark facing the levitical priests who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord. Half of them were facing Mount Gerizim and half Mount Ebal, just as Moses, the servant of the Lord, had first commanded for the blessing of the people of Israel.
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he summoned all Israel, including their elders, leaders, judges, and officers, and said to them: “I am old and advanced in years.
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Chapter 24
Covenant Ceremony. Joshua gathered together all the tribes of Israel at Shechem, summoning the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel. When they stood in ranks before God,
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“All officers of the army,” Saul announced, “come forward. Find out how this sin was committed today.
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Also take these ten cheeses for the field officer. Greet your brothers and bring home some token from them.
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David then carried out successfully every mission on which Saul sent him. So Saul put him in charge of his soldiers; this met with the approval of the whole army, even Saul’s officers.
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Saul sent him out of his presence and appointed him a field officer. So David led the people on their military expeditions
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Saul then ordered his servants, “Speak to David privately and say: The king favors you, and all his officers love you. You should become son-in-law to the king.”
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The Philistine chiefs continued to make forays, but each time they took the field, David was more successful against them than any of Saul’s other officers, and his name was held in great esteem.
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When Saul sent officers to arrest David, she said, “He is sick.”
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Saul, however, sent the officers back to see David and commanded them, “Bring him up to me in his bed, that I may kill him.”
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he sent officers to arrest David. But when they saw the band of prophets presided over by Samuel in a prophetic state, the spirit of God came upon them and they too fell into the prophetic ecstasy.
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So he said to them: “Listen, men of Benjamin! Will the son of Jesse give all of you fields and vineyards? Will he appoint any of you an officer over a thousand or a hundred men?
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Then Doeg the Edomite, who was standing with Saul’s officers, spoke up: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech, son of Ahitub, in Nob.
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The Philistine commanders asked, “What are those Hebrews doing here?” Achish answered them: “Why, that is David, the officer of Saul, king of Israel. He has been with me for a year or two, and from the day he came over to me until now I have never found fault in him.”
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Chapter 11
David’s Sin. At the turn of the year, the time when kings go to war, David sent out Joab along with his officers and all Israel, and they laid waste the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. David himself remained in Jerusalem.
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But Uriah slept at the entrance of the king’s house with the other officers of his lord, and did not go down to his own house.
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When the men of the city made a sortie against Joab, some officers of David’s army fell, and Uriah the Hittite also died.