Joshua and all Israel marched from Lachish to Eglon. They deployed troops ¹  and fought against it.

“So now, take your positions and watch this great thing that the Lord is about to do in your sight.

So do this: Dismiss the kings from their command, and replace them with military commanders.

and Asa went out to oppose him. They deployed for battle in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

He appointed the priests to fulfill their duties and encouraged them to carry out their service in the Lord’s temple.

Fear the Lord, my child, ¹  as well as the king, and do not associate ²  with rebels, ³ 

Then Nebuchadnezzar ¹  promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.

and rebelled against Moses, along with some of the Israelites, 250 leaders ¹  of the community, chosen from the assembly, ²  famous men. ³ 

The army was in position – the main army north of the city and the rear guard west of the city. That night Joshua went into ¹  the middle of the valley.

So Abimelech and all his men came up ¹  at night and set an ambush outside Shechem – they divided into ²  four units.

The Philistines assembled; they came and camped at Shunem. Saul mustered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.

Benaiah son of Jehoiada supervised ¹  the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were the king’s leading officials. ² 

David, Zadok (a descendant of Eleazar), and Ahimelech (a descendant of Ithamar) divided them into groups to carry out their assigned responsibilities. ¹ 

His son Shemaiah also had sons, who were leaders of their families, for they were highly respected.

These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their leaders, had assigned responsibilities, like their relatives, as they served in the Lord’s temple.

Preparations were made, ¹  and the priests stood at their posts and the Levites in their divisions as prescribed by the king.

Then the two choirs that gave thanks took their stations ¹  in the temple of God. I did also, along with half the officials with me,

So I registered a complaint with the leaders, asking “Why is the temple of God neglected?” Then I gathered them and reassigned them to their positions. ¹ 

But Jesus called them and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.

These things happened to them as examples and were written for our instruction, on whom the ends of the ages have come.