“But if you or your sons ever turn away from me, fail to obey the regulations and rules I instructed you to keep, and decide to serve and worship other gods,

This was the order in which they carried out their assigned responsibilities when they entered the Lord’s temple, according to the regulations given them by their ancestor Aaron, just as the Lord God of Israel had instructed him.

Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the storehouses containing the consecrated items dedicated by King David, the family leaders who led units of a thousand and a hundred, and the army officers.

He observed the daily requirements for sacrifices that Moses had specified for Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and the three annual celebrations – the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Temporary Shelters.

He wholeheartedly and successfully reinstituted service in God’s temple and obedience to the law, in order to follow his God.

Then I directed the Levites to purify themselves and come and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. For this please remember me, O my God, and have pity on me in keeping with your great love.

He also ordered Jerahmeel, who was one of the royal princes, Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest the scribe Baruch and the prophet Jeremiah. However, the Lord hid them.

So the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience hall, along with the senior military officers and the prominent men of the city. When Festus gave the order, Paul was brought in.

David then sent out the army – a third under the leadership of Joab, a third under the leadership of Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under the leadership of Ittai the Gittite. The king said to the troops, “I too will indeed march out with you.”

Pharaoh gave his men orders about Abram, and so they expelled him, along with his wife and all his possessions.

So they sent word to Joseph, saying, “Your father gave these instructions before he died:

My heart went out to Israel’s leaders, to the people who answered the call to war. Praise the Lord!

David consulted with his military officers, including those who led groups of a thousand and those who led groups of a hundred.

Now Joab did not number Levi and Benjamin, for the king’s edict disgusted him.

He was a descendant of Perez; he was in charge of all the army officers for the first month.

He fortified these cities and placed officers in them, as well as storehouses of food, olive oil, and wine.

God has decreed that you will be powerful. O God, you who have acted on our behalf, demonstrate your power,

Then Jeremiah told Baruch, “I am no longer allowed to go into the Lord’s temple.

Now King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had issued orders concerning Jeremiah. He had passed them on through Nebuzaradan, the captain of his royal guard,

clothed in blue, governors and officials, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.