9 If he commands them to cut down, they cut down. If he commands them to plant, they plant. (WEB) 10 So all his people and his armies obey him. Furthermore, he lies down, he eats and drinks, and takes his rest; (WEB) 11 and these keep watch around him. None of them may depart and do his own business. They don’t disobey him in anything. (WEB)
1 Esdras 4:9–11
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1 Esdras 4:3–5
3 But yet the king is stronger. He is their lord and has dominion over them. In whatever he commands them, they obey him. (WEB) 4 If he tells them to make war against each other, they do it. If he sends them out against the enemies, they go, and conquer mountains, walls… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 1:7–9
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Odes of Solomon 16:13–15
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1 Clement 37:2–4
2 Let us mark the soldiers that are enlisted under our rulers, how exactly, how readily, how submissively, they execute the orders given them. (1CL) 3 All are not prefects, nor rulers of thousands, nor rulers of hundreds, nor rulers of fifties, and so forth; but each ma… (1CL)
Job 36:10–12
10 He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity. 11 If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness. 12 But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
Sirach 39:17–19
17 No one can say, “What is this?” “Why is that?” for at the proper time they will all be sought out. At his word, the waters stood as a heap, as did the reservoirs of water at the word of his mouth. (WEB) 18 At his command all his good pleasure is fulfilled. There is no… (WEB) 19 … (WEB)
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