17 occurrences across the corpus

King James Version

1 Chronicles 12:27

And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred;

1 Chronicles 13:1

And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.

Isaiah 55:4

Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.

KJV Apocrypha (Catholic Deuterocanon)

Song of the Three Holy Children 1:15

Neither is there at this time prince, or prophet, or leader, or burnt offering, or sacrifice, or oblation, or incense, or place to sacrifice before thee, and to find mercy.

1 Maccabees 13:8

And they answered with a loud voice, saying, Thou shalt be our leader instead of Judas and Jonathan thy brother.

1 Maccabees 13:42

Then the people of Israel began to write in their instruments and contracts, In the first year of Simon the high priest, the governor and leader of the Jews.

2 Maccabees 1:13

For when the leader was come into Persia, and the army with him that seemed invincible, they were slain in the temple of Nanea by the deceit of Naneas priests.

2 Maccabees 4:40

Whereupon the common people rising, and being filled with rage, Lysimachus armed about three thousand men, and began first to offer violence; one Auranus being the leader, a man far gone in years, and no less in folly.

2 Maccabees 10:28

Now the sun being newly risen, they joined both together; the one part having together with their virtue their refuge also unto the Lord for a pledge of their success and victory: the other side making their rage leader of their battle

2 Maccabees 12:36

Now when they that were with Gorgias had fought long, and were weary, Judas called upon the Lord, that he would shew himself to be their helper and leader of the battle.

KJV Apocrypha (Eastern Orthodox Additions)

2 Esdras 1:13

I led you through the sea and in the beginning gave you a large and safe passage; I gave you Moses for a leader, and Aaron for a priest.

1 Enoch

1 Enoch 7:3

Then their leader Samyaza said to them; I fear that you may perhaps be indisposed to the performance of this enterprise;

1 Enoch 7:9

These are the names of their chiefs: Samyaza, who was their leader, Urakabarameel, Akibeel, Tamiel, Ramuel, Danel, Azkeel, Saraknyal, Asael, Armers, Batraal, Anane, Zavebe, Samsaveel, Ertael, Turel, Yomyael, Arazyal. These were the prefects of the two hundred angels, and the remainder were all with them.

1 Enoch 82:24

And the name of the additional leader of a thousand is Asphael.

1 Enoch 89:72

Going therefore to him, and conversing with him alone, he raised up that ram, and made him a prince and leader of the flock. All the time that the dogs troubled the sheep,

1 Enoch 89:77

Then there was a smaller sheep, a ram, instead of him, which became a prince and leader, conducting the flock.

OT Pseudepigrapha

The Letter of Aristeas 5:42

And all of them carefully observed this rule and were anxious above everything else to excel each other in its observance and they were all of them worthy of their leader and of his virtue.