Then ¹  the kings of the earth, the ²  very important people, the generals, ³  the rich, the powerful, and everyone, slave ⁴  and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar. Joab was the commanding general of the king’s army.

I will bring Sisera, the general of Jabin’s army, to you at the Kishon River, along with his chariots and huge army. ¹  I will hand him over to you.”

and congregation of the firstborn, who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous, who have been made perfect,

So David set out and went to the place where Saul was camped. David saw the place where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the general in command of his army, were sleeping. Now Saul was lying in the entrenchment, and the army was camped all around him.

to eat ¹  your fill ²  of the flesh of kings, the flesh of generals, ³  the flesh of powerful people, the flesh of horses and those who ride them, and the flesh of all people, both free and slave, ⁴  and small and great!”

This is the service of the families of Gershonites, as they serve ¹  and carry it.

David consulted with his military officers, including those who led groups of a thousand and those who led groups of a hundred. ¹ 

Whether it is for punishment ¹  for his land, or whether it is for mercy, he causes it to find its mark. ² 

The mountains will bring news of peace to the people, and the hills will announce justice. ¹ 

The produce of the land is seized ¹  by all of them, even the king is served ²  by the fields. ³ 

It was to you that God handed over the Midianite generals, Oreb and Zeeb! What did I accomplish to rival that?” ¹  When he said this, they calmed down. ² 

“But they forgot the Lord their God, so he gave ¹  them into the hand of Sisera, the general in command of Hazor’s ²  army, ³  and into the hand of the Philistines and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.

On all the housetops in Moab and in all its public squares there will be nothing but mourning. For I will break Moab like an unwanted jar. I, the Lord, affirm it! ¹ 

“Only the tribe of Levi ¹  you must not number ²  or count ³  with ⁴  the other Israelites.

At the end of every seven years you must declare a cancellation ¹  of debts.

They said, ¹  “Come, be our commander, so we can fight with the Ammonites.”

Joab son of Zeruiah was general in command of ¹  the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was secretary;

David assembled the army that was with him. He appointed leaders of thousands and leaders of hundreds.

Now Joab was the general in command of all the army of Israel. Benaiah the son of Jehoida was over the Kerethites and the Perethites.