But the king’s edict stood, despite the objections of ¹  Joab and the leaders of the army. So Joab and the leaders of the army left the king’s presence in order to muster the Israelite army.

The descendants of Eleazar had more leaders than the descendants of Ithamar, so they divided them up accordingly; the descendants of Eleazar had sixteen leaders, while the descendants of Ithamar had eight. ¹ 

The leaders of the families, the leaders of the Israelite tribes, the commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred, and the supervisors of the king’s work contributed willingly.

The Lord told Jeremiah, ¹  “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. ²  Take with you ³  some of the leaders of the people and some of the leaders ⁴  of the priests.

(His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jewish religious leaders. ¹  For the Jewish leaders had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesus ²  to be the Christ ³  would be put out ⁴  of the synagogue. ⁵ 

The leaders brought onyx stones and other gems to be mounted ¹  for the ephod and the breastpiece,

So Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the community numbered the Kohathites by their families and by clans,

¹ Moses told the leaders ²  of the tribes concerning the Israelites, “This is what ³  the Lord has commanded:

Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the community went out to meet them outside the camp.

the Gadites and the Reubenites came and addressed Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the community. They said,

Select wise and practical ¹  men, those known among your tribes, whom I may appoint as your leaders.”

The Lord ¹  was king over Jeshurun, ²  when the leaders of the people assembled, the tribes of Israel together. ³ 

The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered the leaders ¹  of the Israelite clans:

So Joshua summoned all Israel, including the elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and told them: “I am very old.

“When the leaders took the lead ¹  in Israel, When the people answered the call to war – Praise the Lord!

Gaal son of Ebed ¹  came through Shechem with his brothers. The leaders of Shechem transferred their loyalty to him. ² 

When the Ammonites attacked, ¹  the leaders ²  of Gilead asked Jephthah to come back ³  from the land of Tob.

The five leaders of the Philistines watched what was happening and then returned to Ekron on the same day.

Then Saul said, “All you leaders of the army come here. Find out ¹  how this sin occurred today.

So turn and leave ¹  in peace. You must not do anything that the leaders of the Philistines consider improper!” ²