Priest

The priests are called here alongside the Levite chiefs to receive David's direct charge — their ritual authority is essential for consecrating the entire group before the Ark moves.

Priests Zadok and Ahimelech appear in David's org chart alongside generals and secretaries — their presence signals that worship was institutionally embedded in the structure of David's kingdom, not an afterthought.

Priests are gathered here alongside Levites as David assembles every religious leader in Israel, signaling that the coming Temple will require a fully coordinated sacred workforce.

Priests are the subject of this entire chapter's scheduling effort — David is dividing them into twenty-four organized divisions to ensure orderly, continuous Temple service.

Priests are mentioned alongside gatekeepers as part of the broader Temple system David is structuring — distinct roles within the same carefully ordered institution.

The Priests are listed here as part of the organizational infrastructure David has already established — their rotations and duties are ready, so Solomon inherits a fully staffed worship operation.

The priests are named here as part of the massive organizational infrastructure David has already assembled — workforce, musicians, and clergy all in place — before his final act of personal giving.

Priest is referenced here as the role that defined the Levites' public function — mediating between God and the people through sacrificial ritual and care of the sacred space.

The priests listed here are the first wave of religious leaders to return, described with the striking phrase 'mighty men for the work of the service' — framing spiritual restoration as grueling, essential labor.

The Priest's presence with the ephod signals that divine consultation is available to Saul's camp — a resource Saul will later use incompletely and impatiently.

The priestly role is invoked here to sharpen the indictment — Eli's sons hold the office meant to mediate between God and worshippers, which makes their exploitation of that office all the more damning.

Priest is introduced here to highlight David's moral complexity — he is about to deceive a sacred mediator of God in order to survive, blurring the lines between desperation and deception.

The priest Ahimelech is identified here as the target of Doeg's report — his act of hospitality toward David now recast as treason by a man who knew exactly what that accusation would cost.

Priest represents the human intermediaries that first-century people relied on for access to the divine — Paul's point is that Jesus has made such go-betweens unnecessary.

The Priests here are the legitimate Levitical priests being expelled by Jeroboam, who is replacing them with self-appointed substitutes — triggering a mass exodus of faithful clergy south to Judah.

The priest is central to Abijah's argument here — he contrasts Judah's legitimate Aaronic priests with Israel's self-appointed ones, framing the integrity of the priesthood as the measure of whether a nation truly belongs to God.

Priests Elishama and Jehoram join the teaching mission alongside officials and Levites — their inclusion signals that this initiative carries full religious and governmental authority.

Priests serve alongside Levites and family leaders on the Jerusalem court, with Amariah the chief priest designated as the authority over all matters pertaining directly to God's law.

Priests are listed among the supporters of Ahab's house who still need to be eliminated, showing how deeply false worship had infiltrated Israel's official religious structure.

The Priest referenced here is Jehoiada, whose six-year vigil protecting the hidden prince makes him the central human agent in preserving God's plan for Judah.

Jehoiada is identified here in his priestly role, highlighting that it was his sacred office — not just personal friendship — that gave him the authority and proximity to shape a king.

Priests are invoked here as the authorized intermediaries whose exclusive role Uzziah violated — his leprosy is directly tied to usurping priestly function inside the Temple.

The priests arrive bearing the Ark in the exodus procession, but David redirects them — turning Zadok and Abiathar from refugees into embedded informants within Absalom's Jerusalem.

The priests Zadok and Abiathar are functioning here not as worship leaders but as intelligence operatives, using their trusted access inside Jerusalem to pass life-saving information.

The priests here are functioning not as worship leaders but as political couriers — their access to tribal elders across the land makes them David's most effective diplomatic messengers.

The priests close the cabinet list as the religious legitimators of David's rule — their presence signals that the covenant relationship with God underpins the restored monarchy.

The priest of Zeus here is not a Jewish or Christian religious leader but a pagan cult official — his arrival with oxen and garlands signals that an actual sacrificial ceremony is about to begin for Paul and Barnabas.

Priest is the title of Sceva, father of the seven brothers — his religious status makes their failure all the more striking, showing that heritage and position provide no spiritual authority on their own.

The chief priests are approached by the conspirators as co-planners — religious leaders who are asked to stage a fake hearing, and who agree without objection to facilitate Paul's murder.

The chief priests are the ones orchestrating the request to move Paul to Jerusalem — men whose official religious authority is here being used to cover a murder plot.

Priest here refers to Amaziah's official role at Bethel — but the passage exposes how his priestly position serves the king's agenda rather than God's, making him an obstacle to the very truth he should be transmitting.

Priests serve here as members of Israel's highest court, ruling on complex cases escalated beyond local judges — their role is judicial as much as religious, operating under God's authority rather than any king's.

The priests are identified here as the recipients of specific portions from every animal sacrifice — the shoulder, cheeks, and stomach — establishing the community's concrete obligation to sustain them.

The Priest is introduced here as the one who delivers the pre-battle address, displacing the general — a striking signal that Israel's confidence rests on God's presence, not military strength.

The Levitical priests are the appointed public health authorities here, given careful jurisdiction over diagnosing and managing serious skin diseases — their instructions are to be followed without exception.

Priest is used here to identify Jethro's religious role in Midian — an outsider to Israel who nonetheless worships the God of Israel, making his coming response to Moses' testimony all the more remarkable.

The priests are mentioned here to be deliberately excluded from the guest logic — the table's twelve loaves represent all twelve tribes, not just the priestly class, making God's hospitality universal.

The Priest is invoked here as the lens through which to imagine the interior — the one who would actually walk into the Tabernacle and look up at the woven Cherubim ceiling of gold-clasped linen.

The priests — specifically Aaron and his sons — are assigned here the ongoing duty of tending the lamp from evening to morning, establishing priestly ministry as patient, faithful nightwatch rather than grand ceremonial performance.