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Rulers

Nave’s Topical Bible, 1897 · source

• (Appointed and removed by God)
• See GOVERNMENT, GOD IN
• Chastised Daniel 4
• See Nation
• Monarchical
• See KINGS
• Patriarchal Genesis 27:29Genesis 27:37
• INSTANCES OF
• Nimrod Genesis 10:8–10
• Abraham Genesis 14:13–24Genesis 17:6Genesis 21:21–32
• Melchizedek Genesis 14:18
• Isaac Genesis 26:26–31
• Judah Genesis 38:24
• Heads of families Exodus 6:14
• Ishmael Genesis 17:20
• Esau, and the dukes of Edom Genesis 36
• Theocratic
• See Government
• CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF Genesis 41:33Exodus 18:21Exodus 18:22Exodus 23:8Deuteronomy 1:13Deuteronomy 16:18–20Deuteronomy 27:192 Samuel 23:32 Samuel 23:4Ezra 7:25Psalms 2:10Psalms 2:11Psalms 72:1–17Proverbs 16:10Proverbs 16:12Proverbs 17:7Proverbs 19:12Proverbs 20:8Proverbs 20:26Proverbs 20:28Proverbs 21:1Proverbs 24:23–26Proverbs 25:2Proverbs 25:3Proverbs 25:5Proverbs 28:2Proverbs 28:16Proverbs 29:2Proverbs 29:4Proverbs 29:14Proverbs 31:4Proverbs 31:5Proverbs 31:8Proverbs 31:9Ecclesiastes 8:4Ecclesiastes 10:16Ecclesiastes 10:17Isaiah 5:22Isaiah 5:23Isaiah 16:5Isaiah 28:6Isaiah 60:17Jeremiah 13:18Romans 12:8Romans 13:1–71 Timothy 2:11 Timothy 2:21 Peter 2:131 Peter 2:14
• DUTIES OF Exodus 18:16Exodus 18:20Exodus 18:21Exodus 23:3Exodus 23:6Exodus 23:7Exodus 23:9Leviticus 19:15Leviticus 24:22Numbers 27:16Numbers 27:17Deuteronomy 1:16Deuteronomy 1:17Deuteronomy 16:18–20Deuteronomy 17:16–20Deuteronomy 19:18Deuteronomy 19:19Deuteronomy 24:16Deuteronomy 25:1Joshua 1:7Joshua 1:82 Chronicles 9:82 Chronicles 19:62 Chronicles 19:7Ezra 7:25Ezra 7:26Psalms 82:2–4Psalms 148:11Psalms 148:13Isaiah 58:6Jeremiah 21:12Jeremiah 22:1–3Zechariah 7:9Zechariah 7:10Zechariah 8:16Romans 13:31 Timothy 2:21 Peter 2:14
• RIGHTEOUS
• INSTANCES OF
• Pharaoh, in his treatment of Abraham Genesis 12:15–20
• Abimelech, in his treatment of Isaac Genesis 26:6–11
• Joseph, in how he conducted the affairs of Egypt Genesis 41:37–57
• Pharaoh, in his treatment of Jacob and his family Genesis 47:5–10Genesis 50:1–6
• Moses, in his administration of the affairs of the people of Israel Numbers 16:15
• See GOVERNMENT, MOSAIC
• Samuel, in not receiving compensation for judgment 1 Samuel 12:31 Samuel 12:4
• Saul, after the defeat of the Ammonites 1 Samuel 11:121 Samuel 11:13
• Solomon, in his judgment between the two women who claimed the same child 1 Kings 3:16–28
• Solomon, according to the testimony of the queen of Sheba 1 Kings 10:6–9
• Asa, in abolishing sodomy and other abominations of idolatry 1 Kings 15:11–152 Chronicles 14:2–5
• Jehoshaphat, in walking in the ways of the Lord 1 Kings 22:41–462 Chronicles 17:3–102 Chronicles 192 Chronicles 20:3–30
• Hezekiah, in his fear of the Lord 2 Kings 18:32 Kings 20:1–112 Chronicles 302 Chronicles 31
• Josiah, in repairing the temple and in other good works 2 Kings 222 Kings 232 Chronicles 342 Chronicles 35
• Cyrus, in emancipating the Jews Ezra 1
• Darius, in advancing the rebuilding of the temple Ezra 6:1–12
• Artaxerxes, in commissioning Ezra to restore the forms of worship at Jerusalem Ezra 7Nehemiah 2Nehemiah 5:14
• Nehemiah Nehemiah 4Nehemiah 5
• Daniel
• See Daniel
• King of Nineveh, in repenting, and proclaimimg a fast Jonah 3:6–9
• WICKED Genesis 15:13Genesis 15:14Exodus 3:9Deuteronomy 27:191 Samuel 8:10–182 Chronicles 28:19Nehemiah 5:7–9Nehemiah 9:34–37Job 24:22Job 24:24Job 35:9Psalms 10:17Psalms 10:18Psalms 12:5Psalms 12:8Psalms 49:20Psalms 58:1Psalms 58:2Psalms 82:2Psalms 94:20Psalms 94:21Psalms 110:5Proverbs 17:15Proverbs 17:26Proverbs 28:15Proverbs 28:16Proverbs 28:28Proverbs 29:2Proverbs 29:4Proverbs 29:12Proverbs 30:21Proverbs 30:22Ecclesiastes 3:16Ecclesiastes 3:17Ecclesiastes 4:1Ecclesiastes 4:13Ecclesiastes 4:14Ecclesiastes 5:8Ecclesiastes 8:9Ecclesiastes 10:5–7Ecclesiastes 10:16Ecclesiastes 10:17Isaiah 1:23Isaiah 3:12Isaiah 3:14Isaiah 3:15Isaiah 5:7Isaiah 10:1–3Isaiah 14:4–20Isaiah 28:14Isaiah 28:15Isaiah 29:20Isaiah 29:21Isaiah 30:33Isaiah 33:1Isaiah 40:23Isaiah 52:5Isaiah 59:14Isaiah 59:15Jeremiah 5:28Jeremiah 5:29Ezekiel 21:25Ezekiel 21:26Ezekiel 22:6Ezekiel 22:27Ezekiel 28:2Ezekiel 34:2–4Ezekiel 34:7–10Ezekiel 45:9Hosea 5:10Hosea 7:3Hosea 10:7Amos 3:10Amos 3:11Amos 4:1Amos 4:2Amos 5:11Amos 5:12Amos 6:12Amos 6:13Micah 3:1–3Micah 3:9–11Micah 7:3Micah 7:4Habakkuk 1:4Habakkuk 2:5–13Zephaniah 1:8Zephaniah 3:3Acts 23:3James 2:6James 2:9
• INSTANCES OF
• Potiphar, putting Joseph into prison Genesis 39:20
• Pharaoh, oppressing the Israelites Exodus 1Exodus 2Exodus 3Exodus 4Exodus 5Exodus 6Exodus 7Exodus 8Exodus 9Exodus 10Exodus 11
• Adoni-bezek, torturing seventy kings Judges 1:7
• Abimelech, killing his seventy brothers Judges 9:1–5
• Eli' s sons, desecrating the sacrifices 1 Samuel 2:12–17
• Debauching themselves and the worshipers 1 Samuel 2:22
• Samuel' s sons, taking bribes 1 Samuel 8:1–5
• Saul, sparing Agag and the best of the booty 1 Samuel 15:8–35
• Saul, jealously plotting against David 1 Samuel 19
• Saul, killing Ahimelech and the priests 1 Samuel 22:7–19
• Hanun, maltreating David' s servants 2 Samuel 10:41 Chronicles 19:2–5
• David, numbering Israel and Judah 2 Samuel 24:1–91 Chronicles 21:1–71 Chronicles 27:231 Chronicles 27:24
• Solomon, luxurious, and idolatrous 1 Kings 11:1–13
• Solomon, oppressing the people 1 Kings 12:41 Kings 4:7–23
• Rehoboam, making the yoke heavy 1 Kings 12:8–112 Chronicles 10:1–15
• Jeroboam, perverting the true worship 1 Kings 12:26–331 Kings 13:1–51 Kings 14:16
• Exalting debased persons to the priesthood 1KI 12:31; 13:33; 2KI 17:32; 2CH 11:14,15; EZK 44:7; with Numbers 3:10
• Abijam, walking in the sins of Rehoboam 1 Kings 15:3
• Nadab, walking in the ways of Jeroboam 1 Kings 15:26
• Baasha, walking in the ways of Jeroboam 1 Kings 15:331 Kings 15:34
• Asa, imprisoning the seer, and oppressing the people 2 Chronicles 16:10
• Zimri, walking in the ways of Jeroboam 1 Kings 16:19
• Omri, walking in the ways of Jeroboam 1 Kings 16:25–29
• Ahab, serving Baal 1 Kings 16:30–331 Kings 21:21–26
• Confiscating Naboth' s vineyard 1KI 21; with 1 Samuel 8:141 Kings 22:382 Kings 9:26
• Jehoram, cleaving to the sins of Jeroboam 2 Kings 3:22 Kings 3:3
• Hazael, committing pillage (plundering) 2 Kings 8:122 Kings 10:322 Kings 12:172 Kings 13:3–7
• Jehoram, walking in the ways of the kings of Israel 2 Kings 8:182 Chronicles 21:13
• Jehu, departing not from the sins of Jeroboam 2 Kings 10:29
• Jehoahaz, in following the sins of Jeroboam 2 Kings 13:12 Kings 13:2
• Jehoash, in following the wicked example of Jeroboam 2 Kings 13:102 Kings 13:11
• Jeroboam II, not departing from the sins of Jeroboam 2 Kings 14:232 Kings 14:24
• Zachariah, Menahem, Pekahiah, and Pekah, following the sins of Jeroboam 2 Kings 15:92 Kings 15:182 Kings 15:242 Kings 15:28
• Conspiring against Pekahiah and assassinating him 2 Kings 15:25
• Hoshea, who conspired against Pekah 2 Kings 15:30
• In permitting Baal-worship 2 Kings 17:12 Kings 17:22 Kings 17:7–18
• Ahaz, burning his own children in idolatrous sacrifice 2 Kings 16:32 Chronicles 28:2–4
• Manasseh, who committed the abominations of the heathen 2 Kings 21:1–172 Chronicles 33:2–7
• Amon, who followed the evil example of Manasseh 2 Kings 21:19–22
• Jehoahaz, who followed in the ways of his forefathers 2 Kings 23:32
• Jehoiakim, in walking in the ways of his forefathers 2 Kings 23:37
• Jehoiachin, in walking in the ways of his forefathers 2 Kings 24:9
• Zedekiah, following the evil example of Jehoiakim 2 Kings 24:192 Chronicles 36:122 Chronicles 36:13
• And persecuting Jeremiah Jeremiah 38:5Jeremiah 38:6
• Joash, killing Zechariah 2 Chronicles 24:22 Chronicles 24:17–25
• Ahaziah, doing evil like the household of Ahab 2 Chronicles 22:1–9
• Amaziah, worshiping the gods of Seir 2 Chronicles 25:14
• Uzziah, invading the priest' s office 2 Chronicles 26:16
• Ahasuerus and Haman, decreeing the death of all Jews (genocide) Esther 3
• Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men Daniel 2:1–13
• Nebuchadnezzar, committing the three Hebrews to the furnace Daniel 3:1–23
• Belshazzar, in drunkenness and committing sacrilege Daniel 5:22
• Darius, in deifying himself Daniel 6:7Daniel 6:9
• The princes, conspiring against Daniel Daniel 6:1–9
• Herod the Great, killing the infants in Bethlehem Matthew 2:16–18
• Herod Antipas, in beheading John the Baptist Matthew 14:1–11
• Herod Antipas, in craftiness and tyranny Luke 13:31Luke 13:32Luke 23:6–15
• Herod Agrippa I, persecuting the congregation in Jerusalem Acts 12:1–19
• Pilate, delivering up Jesus for crucifixion Matthew 27:11–26Mark 15:15
• The chief priests, elders, and the Sanhedrin, seeking false witness against Jesus Matthew 26:59
• Ananias, the high priest, commanding to strike Paul Acts 23:2
• See Government
• See JUDGES
• See KINGS