Quotes about Captains
But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slavery, because they were his men of war, his servants, his officers, his captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.
- 1 Kings 9:22
Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.
- 1 Kings 14:27
Behold, fire has come down from heaven and consumed the first two captains of fifty, with all their men. But now may my life be precious in your sight.”
- 2 Kings 1:14
But Solomon did not consign any of the Israelites to slave labor, because they were his men of war, his officers and captains, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.
- 2 Chronicles 8:9
Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.
- 2 Chronicles 12:10
At the blast of the horn, he snorts with fervor. He catches the scent of battle from afar—the shouts of captains and the cry of war.
- Job 39:25
The men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen. Your men of skill, O Tyre, were there as your captains.
- Ezekiel 27:8
Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.
- Ezekiel 27:27
All who handle the oars will abandon their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore.
- Ezekiel 27:29
Let's not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it.
- Vincent Van Gogh
Old man — don't let's forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives, and that we obey them without knowing it.
- Vincent Van Gogh
Who ain't a slave? Tell me that. Well, then, however the old sea-captains may order me about—however they may thump and punch me about, I have the satisfaction of knowing that it is all right; that everybody else is one way or other served in much the same way—either in a physical or metaphysical point of view, that is; and so the universal thump is passed round, and all hands should rub each other's shoulder-blades, and be content.
- Herman Melville