Quotes About Command

Saul answered, “The troops brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the LORD your God, but the rest we devoted to destruction.”

Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.”

Take also these ten portions of cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the welfare of your brothers and bring back an assurance from them.

Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back,

Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today.

Then David summoned one of the young men and said, “Go, execute him!” So the young man struck him down, and he died.

So David did as the LORD had commanded him, and he struck down the Philistines all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.

And he placed the rest of the forces under the command of his brother Abishai, who arrayed them against the Ammonites.

Hadadezer sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, and they came to Helam with Shobach the commander of Hadadezerís army leading them.

Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”

Now the king had commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “Treat the young man Absalom gently for my sake.” And all the people heard the kingís orders to each of the commanders regarding Absalom.

The man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels of silver were weighed out into my hands, I would not raise my hand against the son of the king. For we heard the king command you and Abishai and Ittai, ëProtect the young man Absalom for my sake.í

“Move aside,” said the king, “and stand here.” So he stepped aside.

Then the king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to come to me within three days, and be here yourself.”

Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.

Was he not more honored than the Three? And he became their commander, even though he was not included among the Three.

So the king said to Joab the commander of his army, who was with him, “Go now throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and register the troops, so that I may know their number.”

So David went up at the word of Gad, just as the LORD had commanded.

So why have you not kept your oath to the LORD and the command that I gave you?”

Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon.

And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.

Although He had warned Solomon explicitly not to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the LORDís command.

Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom.

When Hadad heard in Egypt that David had rested with his fathers and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead, he said to Pharaoh, “Let me go, that I may return to my own country.”