he who commands the sun and it does not shine and seals up the stars;

to those who keep his covenant, who are careful to obey his commands.

and to keep the Lord’s commandments and statutes that I am giving you today for your own good?

the blessing if you take to heart the commandments of the Lord your God that I am giving you today,

“This commandment I am giving you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it too remote.

Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for I am always aware of them.

But Moses was furious with the officers of the army, the commanders over thousands and commanders over hundreds, who had come from service in the war.

All the gold of the offering they offered up to the Lord from the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds weighed 16,750 shekels.

David said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites first will become commanding general!” So Joab son of Zeruiah attacked first and became commander.

(Now this is love: that we walk according to his commandments.) This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning; thus you should walk in it.

So Moses numbered them according to the word of the Lord, just as he had been commanded.

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was commander of the army. Zadok and Abiathar were priests.

But he forcefully commanded them not to tell this to anyone,

male and female, came into the ark to Noah, just as God had commanded him.

and the Israelites went away and did exactly as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron.

Just as the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the Testimony for safekeeping.

Every skilled person among you is to come and make all that the Lord has commanded:

Then Moses said to the congregation: “This is what the Lord has commanded to be done.”

So Aaron and his sons did all the things the Lord had commanded through Moses.

But the Levites were not numbered among the other Israelites, as the Lord commanded Moses.