Commander

A general term referring to a senior military officer in charge of soldiers.

Commanders of various ranks

Supreme commander

See also 2 Kings 18:17

Field commander

Isaiah 36:2

Provincial commander

1 Kings 20:14

Commander of captains

2 Chronicles 8:9

Commander of the citadel

Nehemiah 7:2

Commanders over various numbers of men

Deuteronomy 1:15; Numbers 31:14

Commanders serving under various rulers

Genesis 21:22 Abimelech; Judges 4:2 Jabin; 1 Samuel 14:50 Saul; 2 Kings 5:1 the king of Aram; 2 Kings 11:4 Jehoiada; 2 Kings 25:8 Nebuchadnezzar; 1 Chronicles 11:6, 1 Chronicles 12:8, 1 Chronicles 12:14, 1 Chronicles 15:25, 1 Chronicles 25:1, 1 Chronicles 28:1; 2 Chronicles 1:2 Solomon; Mark 6:21 Herod

The commander of the Roman troops

Acts 21:31–34, Acts 22:26–30, Acts 23:10, Acts 23:17–23, Acts 24:22

The commander of the army of the LORD

Joshua 5:13–15

Commanders in spiritual warfare

2 Timothy 2:4

A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him.