¹² Some he will assign to be commanders^(A) of thousands and commanders of fifties, and others to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and still others to make weapons of war and equipment for his chariots.

¹⁵ But if you do not obey the Lord, and if you rebel against^(A) his commands, his hand will be against you, as it was against your ancestors.

²⁵ Yet if you persist^(A) in doing evil, both you and your king^(B) will perish.”^(C)