Solomon did not assign Israelites to these work crews; the Israelites served as his soldiers, attendants, officers, charioteers, and commanders of his chariot forces.

These were their divisions by families: There were a thousand officers from Judah. Adnah the commander led 300,000 skilled warriors,

Joab son of Zeruiah was commanding general of the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary;

Now pay attention to all the commandments I am giving you today, so that you may be strong enough to enter and possess the land where you are headed,

For if you carefully observe all of these commandments I am giving you and love the Lord your God, live according to his standards, and remain loyal to him,

Now the priests carrying the ark of the covenant were standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything the Lord had commanded Joshua to tell the people was accomplished, in accordance with all that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people went across quickly,

After they had beaten them severely, they threw them into prison and commanded the jailer to guard them securely.

For the whole law can be summed up in a single commandment, namely, “You must love your neighbor as yourself.”

So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,

Saul removed David from his presence and made him a commanding officer. David led the army out to battle and back.

Now Joab was the general in command of all the army of Israel. Benaiah the son of Jehoida was over the Kerethites and the Perethites.

Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar. Joab was the commanding general of the king’s army.

we have sinned! We have done what is wrong and wicked; we have rebelled by turning away from your commandments and standards.

Then the commanding officer sent the young man away, directing him, “Tell no one that you have reported these things to me.”

I am not saying this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by comparison with the eagerness of others.

and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing to him.

What I am commanding you today is to love the Lord your God, to walk in his ways, and to obey his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances. Then you will live and become numerous and the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you are about to possess.

And the Lord God said, “Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”

He put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as stones of memorial for the Israelites, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Moses inspected all the work – and they had done it just as the Lord had commanded – they had done it exactly – and Moses blessed them.