11 occurrences

'Ordered' in the Bible

Then David called out to one of his young men and ordered him, "Go up to him and cut him down!" So he attacked him and killed him.

Verse ConceptsKings Summoning

So Ish-bosheth ordered that she be taken away from her husband, Laish's son Paltiel.

Verse ConceptsTransferring Wives

David ordered Joab and all the people who were with him, "Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn for Abner." King David walked behind the funeral procession,

Verse ConceptsGesturesClothingClothSackcloth And AshesPreparation For Burial

So David did exactly what the LORD ordered him to do, and he struck down the Philistines from Geba to Gezer.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in OT

So Absalom's young men did to Amnon just as they had been ordered, but the rest of David's sons jumped up, mounted their mules, and escaped.

Verse ConceptsMulesBackAnimals, Types OfRiding Mules

So David ordered Abishai and all of his staff: "Look! My own son wants to kill me! How much more now is this descendant of Benjamin? Leave him alone and let him go on cursing, because the LORD has ordered him to do this.

Verse ConceptsAttempting To Kill MeCursing The UngodlyLeave Them Alone

As they were going out, the king ordered Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, "Treat young Absalom gently for my sake." Everyone heard what the king had ordered his commanders about Absalom.

Verse ConceptsParental LoveSoft TreatmentThe King's Orders

So Joab ordered a man from Ethiopia, "Go tell the king what you've seen." So the Ethiopian saluted Joab and then ran to tell David.

Verse ConceptsRunning With News

Meanwhile, David ordered Amasa, "Muster the army of Judah here within three days, and be here yourself!"

Verse ConceptsAssembling Israel

So the king ordered Joab, commander of the special forces, who was with him, "Go throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba and take a census of the people so I can be made aware of the total number."

Verse ConceptsCensus

So David went up, just as Gad had ordered, consistent with the LORD's command.

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Arrange (23 instances)
Arranged (63 instances)
Consecrate (84 instances)
Consistent (29 instances)
Dictate (3 instances)
Enjoin (13 instances)
Govern (33 instances)
Grade (1 instance)
Logical (2 instances)
Ordain (18 instances)
Ordered (429 instances)
Orderly (11 instances)
Prescribe (3 instances)
Range (19 instances)
Regulate (6 instances)
Regulated (2 instances)

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