All the leaders and people said to him, “Do not give in or agree to his demands.” ¹ 

These who are named above were the leaders of their clans. Their extended families increased greatly in numbers.

The son ¹  of Uzzi: Izrachiah. The sons of Izrahiah: Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five were leaders.

Beriah, and Shema. They were leaders of the families living in Aijalon and chased out the inhabitants of Gath.

Their relatives, listed in their genealogical records, numbered 956. All these men were leaders of their families. ¹ 

These were the family leaders of the Levites, as listed in their genealogical records. They lived in Jerusalem.

They helped David fight against raiding bands, for all of them were warriors and leaders in the army.

The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran – three in all. These were the leaders of the family of Ladan.

His son Shemaiah also had sons, who were leaders of their families, for they were highly respected.

Shabbethai and Jozabad, leaders ¹  of the Levites, were in charge of the external work for the temple of God;

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders ¹  of the priests and their colleagues ²  in the days of Jeshua.

He deprives the leaders of the earth ¹  of their understanding; ²  he makes them wander in a trackless desert waste. ³ 

Indeed, ¹  the leaders sit ²  there on thrones and make legal decisions, on the thrones of the house of David. ³ 

you kings of the earth and all you nations, you princes and all you leaders ¹  on the earth,

The leaders and the highly respected people ¹  are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail.

He is the one who reduces rulers to nothing; he makes the earth’s leaders insignificant.

I will give you leaders ¹  who will be faithful to me. ²  They will lead you with knowledge and insight.

I will establish my sovereignty over Elam. ¹  I will destroy their king and their leaders,” ²  says the Lord. ³ 

The leaders ¹  of Sidon ²  and Arvad ³  were your rowers; your skilled ⁴  men, O Tyre, were your captains.

O LORD, we have been humiliated ¹  – our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors – because we have sinned against you.