Quotes About Authority

He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:

ëDo not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!í

But I will set him over My house and My kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.”

David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute.

Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.

He placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.

Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was the recorder;

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and Davidís sons were chief officials at the kingís side.

Then David took the crown from the head of their king. It was found to weigh a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on Davidís head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.

But Joab replied, “May the LORD multiply His troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all servants of my lord? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”

Nevertheless, the kingís word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and traveled throughout Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem.

“Go and tell David that this is what the LORD says: ëI am offering you three options. Choose one of them, and I will carry it out against you.í”

Hosah the Merarite also had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him as the first),

From the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons had the outside duties as officers and judges over Israel.

Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division for the second month, and Mikloth was the leader. There were 24,000 men in his division.

These officers were in charge of the tribes of Israel: Over the Reubenites was Eliezer son of Zichri; over the Simeonites was Shephatiah son of Maacah;

over the Ephraimites was Hoshea son of Azaziah; over one of the half-tribes of Manasseh was Joel son of Pedaiah;

over the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead was Iddo son of Zechariah; over Benjamin was Jaasiel son of Abner;

and over Dan was Azarel son of Jeroham. These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.

Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the kingís service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor.

So Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in place of his father David. He prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.

All the officials and mighty men, as well as all of King Davidís sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.

Then Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to every leader in all Israel—the heads of the families.

They were also the chief officers for King Solomon: 250 supervisors.