Nave’s Topical Bible
Rulers
255 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
(Appointed and removed by God)
- Chastised
See NATION
- Monarchical
See KINGS
- Patriarchal
- INSTANCES OF
- Nimrod
- Abraham
- Melchizedek
- Isaac
- Judah
- Heads of families
- Ishmael
- Esau, and the dukes of Edom
Theocratic
See GOVERNMENT
- CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF
Genesis 41:33; Exodus 18:21-22; Exodus 23:8; Deuteronomy 1:13; Deuteronomy 16:18-20; Deuteronomy 27:19; 2 Samuel 23:3-4; Ezra 7:25; Psalms 2:10-11; Psalms 72:1-17; Proverbs 16:10,12; Proverbs 17:7; Proverbs 19:12; Proverbs 20:8,26,28; Proverbs 21:1; Proverbs 24:23-26; Proverbs 25:2-3,5; Proverbs 28:2,16; Proverbs 29:2,4,14; Proverbs 31:4-5,8-9; Ecclesiastes 8:4; Ecclesiastes 10:16-17; Isaiah 5:22-23; Isaiah 16:5; Isaiah 28:6; Isaiah 60:17; Jeremiah 13:18; Romans 12:8; Romans 13:1-7; 1 Timothy 2:1-2; 1 Peter 2:13-14
- DUTIES OF
Exodus 18:16,20-21; Exodus 23:3,6-7,9; Leviticus 19:15; Leviticus 24:22; Numbers 27:16-17; Deuteronomy 1:16-17; Deuteronomy 16:18-20; Deuteronomy 17:16-20; Deuteronomy 19:18-19; Deuteronomy 24:16; Deuteronomy 25:1; Joshua 1:7-8; 2 Chronicles 9:8; 2 Chronicles 19:6-7; Ezra 7:25-26; Psalms 82:2-4; Psalms 148:11,13; Isaiah 58:6; Jeremiah 21:12; Jeremiah 22:1-3; Zechariah 7:9-10; Zechariah 8:16; Romans 13:3; 1 Timothy 2:2; 1 Peter 2:14
- RIGHTEOUS
- INSTANCES OF
- Pharaoh, in his treatment of Abraham
- Abimelech, in his treatment of Isaac
- Joseph, in how he conducted the affairs of Egypt
- Pharaoh, in his treatment of Jacob and his family
- Moses, in his administration of the affairs of the people Of Israel
- Samuel, in not receiving compensation for judgment
- Saul, after the defeat of the Ammonites
- Solomon, in his judgment between the two women who claimed The same child
- Solomon, according to the testimony of the queen of Sheba
- Asa, in abolishing sodomy and other abominations of idolatry
- Jehoshaphat, in walking in the ways of the Lord
1 Kings 22:41-46; 2 Chronicles 17:3-10; 2 Chronicles 19; 2 Chronicles 20:3-30
- Hezekiah, in his fear of the Lord
2 Kings 18:3; 2 Kings 20:1-11; 2 Chronicles 30; 2 Chronicles 31
- Josiah, in repairing the temple and in other good works
- Cyrus, in emancipating the Jews
- Darius, in advancing the rebuilding of the temple
- Artaxerxes, in commissioning Ezra to restore the forms of worship at Jerusalem
- Nehemiah
Daniel
See DANIEL
- King of Nineveh, in repenting, and proclaimimg a fast
- INSTANCES OF
- WICKED
Genesis 15:13-14; Exodus 3:9; Deuteronomy 27:19; 1 Samuel 8:10-18; 2 Chronicles 28:19; Nehemiah 5:7-9; Nehemiah 9:34-37; Job 24:22,24; Job 35:9; Psalms 10:17-18; Psalms 12:5,8; Psalms 49:20; Psalms 58:1-2; Psalms 82:2; Psalms 94:20-21; Psalms 110:5; Proverbs 17:15,26; Proverbs 28:15-16,28; Proverbs 29:2,4,12; Proverbs 30:21-22; Ecclesiastes 3:16-17; Ecclesiastes 4:1,13-14; Ecclesiastes 5:8; Ecclesiastes 8:9; Ecclesiastes 10:5-7,16-17; Isaiah 1:23; Isaiah 3:12,14-15; Isaiah 5:7; Isaiah 10:1-3; Isaiah 14:4-20; Isaiah 28:14-15; Isaiah 29:20-21; Isaiah 30:33; Isaiah 33:1; Isaiah 40:23; Isaiah 52:5; Isaiah 59:14-15; Jeremiah 5:28-29; Ezekiel 21:25-26; Ezekiel 22:6,27; Ezekiel 28:2; Ezekiel 34:2-4,7-10; Ezekiel 45:9; Hosea 5:10; Hosea 7:3; Hosea 10:7; Amos 3:10-11; Amos 4:1-2; Amos 5:11-12; Amos 6:12-13; Micah 3:1-3,9-11; Micah 7:3-4; Habakkuk 1:4; Habakkuk 2:5-13; Zephaniah 1:8; Zephaniah 3:3; Acts 23:3; James 2:6,9
- INSTANCES OF
- Potiphar, putting Joseph into prison
- Pharaoh, oppressing the Israelites
Exodus 1; Exodus 2; Exodus 3; Exodus 4; Exodus 5; Exodus 6; Exodus 7; Exodus 8; Exodus 9; Exodus 10; Exodus 11
- Adoni-bezek, torturing seventy kings
- Abimelech, killing his seventy brothers
- Eli's sons, desecrating the sacrifices
- Debauching themselves and the worshipers
- Samuel's sons, taking bribes
- Saul, sparing Agag and the best of the booty
- Saul, jealously plotting against David
- Saul, killing Ahimelech and the priests
- Hanun, maltreating David's servants
- David, numbering Israel and Judah
- Solomon, luxurious, and idolatrous
- Solomon, oppressing the people
- Rehoboam, making the yoke heavy
- Jeroboam, perverting the true worship
- Exalting debased persons to the priesthood
1 Kings 12:31; 1 Kings 13:33; 2 Kings 17:32; 2 Chronicles 11:14-15; Ezekiel 44:7; Numbers 3:10
- Abijam, walking in the sins of Rehoboam
- Nadab, walking in the ways of Jeroboam
- Baasha, walking in the ways of Jeroboam
- Asa, imprisoning the seer, and oppressing the people
- Zimri, walking in the ways of Jeroboam
- Omri, walking in the ways of Jeroboam
- Ahab, serving Baal
- Confiscating Naboth's vineyard
- Jehoram, cleaving to the sins of Jeroboam
- Hazael, committing pillage (plundering)
- Jehoram, walking in the ways of the kings of Israel
- Jehu, departing not from the sins of Jeroboam
- Jehoahaz, in following the sins of Jeroboam
- Jehoash, in following the wicked example of Jeroboam
- Jeroboam II, not departing from the sins of Jeroboam
- Zachariah, Menahem, Pekahiah, and Pekah, following the sins of Jeroboam
- Conspiring against Pekahiah and assassinating him
- Hoshea, who conspired against Pekah
- In permitting Baal-worship
- Ahaz, burning his own children in idolatrous sacrifice
- Manasseh, who committed the abominations of the heathen
- Amon, who followed the evil example of Manasseh
- Jehoahaz, who followed in the ways of his forefathers
- Jehoiakim, in walking in the ways of his forefathers
- Jehoiachin, in walking in the ways of his forefathers
- Zedekiah, following the evil example of Jehoiakim
- And persecuting Jeremiah
- Joash, killing Zechariah
- Ahaziah, doing evil like the household of Ahab
- Amaziah, worshiping the gods of Seir
- Uzziah, invading the priest's office
- Ahasuerus and Haman, decreeing the death of all Jews (genocide)
- Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men
- Nebuchadnezzar, committing the three Hebrews to the furnace
- Belshazzar, in drunkenness and committing sacrilege
- Darius, in deifying himself
- The princes, conspiring against Daniel
- Herod the Great, killing the infants in Bethlehem
- Herod Antipas, in beheading John the Baptist
- Herod Antipas, in craftiness and tyranny
- Herod Agrippa I, persecuting the congregation in Jerusalem
- Pilate, delivering up Jesus for crucifixion
- The chief priests, elders, and the Sanhedrin, seeking false witness against Jesus
- Ananias, the high priest, commanding to strike Paul
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See JUDGES
See KINGS
- INSTANCES OF
Bible verses about “Rulers”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Genesis 27:29Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
- Genesis 27:37And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?
- Genesis 10:8And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
- Genesis 10:9He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord.
- Genesis 10:10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
- Genesis 14:13And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.
- Genesis 14:14And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
- Genesis 14:15And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
- Genesis 14:16And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
- Genesis 14:17And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale.
- Genesis 14:18And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
- Genesis 14:19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
- Genesis 14:20And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
- Genesis 14:21And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
- Genesis 14:22And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
- Genesis 14:23That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
- Genesis 14:24Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
- Genesis 17:6And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
- Genesis 21:21And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 21:22And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:
- Genesis 21:23Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.
- Genesis 21:24And Abraham said, I will swear.
- Genesis 21:25And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.
- Genesis 21:26And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.
- Genesis 21:27And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
- Genesis 21:28And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
- Genesis 21:29And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
- Genesis 21:30And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
- Genesis 21:31Wherefore he called that place Beer–sheba; because there they sware both of them.
- Genesis 21:32Thus they made a covenant at Beer–sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
- Genesis 26:26Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.
- Genesis 26:27And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?
- Genesis 26:28And they said, We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;
- Genesis 26:29That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the Lord.
- Genesis 26:30And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.
- Genesis 26:31And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
- Genesis 38:24And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
- Exodus 6:14These be the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.
- Genesis 17:20And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
- Genesis 41:33Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.