14 occurrences

'Command' in the Bible

If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the grasshopper to consume the land, or if I send pestilence on My people,

Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTClosing Up

According to the ordinances of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, of the Levites over their responsibilities to offer praise and to minister before the priests following the daily requirement, and of the gatekeepers by their divisions with respect to each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.

Verse ConceptsGatekeepersOrdinancesDaily Duty

They did not turn aside from the king’s command regarding the priests and the Levites concerning any matter or concerning the treasuries.

Verse ConceptsStoring

He told the people of Judah to seek the Lord God of their ancestors and to carry out the instruction and the commands.

Verse ConceptsCommands, in OT

At the king’s command a chest was made and placed outside the gate of the Lord’s temple.

Verse ConceptsGatesGateways Of The Temple

But they conspired against him and stoned him at the king’s command in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple.

Verse ConceptsCourtyardMartyrdom Of The SaintsDeath penaltyTrapConspiracy

They gathered their brothers together, consecrated themselves, and went according to the king’s command by the words of the Lord to cleanse the Lord’s temple.

Verse ConceptsCeremonies

Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the Lord’s temple with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet. For the command was from the Lord through His prophets.

Verse ConceptsHarpsLyreMusical Instruments, types ofSeers

So the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the hand of the king and his officials, and according to the king’s command, saying, “Israelites, return to Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped from the grasp of the kings of Assyria.

Verse ConceptsHeraldRevival, CorporateInfidelity To GodMissionary Examples

Also, the power of God was at work in Judah to unite them to carry out the command of the king and his officials by the word of the Lord.

Verse ConceptsAgreement, Among ChristiansHand Of GodUnity

So the service was established; the priests stood at their posts and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.

The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. Also, the gatekeepers were at each gate. None of them left their tasks because their Levite brothers had made preparations for them.

Verse ConceptsGatekeepersMusicMusiciansSingersSeersSingingPorters

So all the service of the Lord was established that day for observing the Passover and for offering burnt offerings on the altar of the Lord, according to the command of King Josiah.

Verse ConceptsThe Altar Of The Lord

He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord his God and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet at the Lord’s command.

Verse ConceptsWord Of God

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Decree (141 instances)
Dictate (3 instances)
Dictation (8 instances)
Direct (89 instances)
Dominate (15 instances)
Enact (4 instances)
Mastery (7 instances)
Overlook (17 instances)
Possess (236 instances)
Require (110 instances)
Statement (129 instances)

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