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RulersNAVE'S
(Appointed and removed by God)
See also: Government, God In
Chastised Daniel 4
See also: Nation
Monarchical
See also: Kings
Patriarchal Genesis 27:29,37
INSTANCES OF
Nimrod Genesis 10:8-10
Abraham Genesis 14:13-24 · Genesis 17:6 · Genesis 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 also: 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 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 47:5-10 · Genesis 50:1-6
Moses, in his administration of the affairs of the people of Israel Numbers 16:15
See also: Government, Mosaic
Samuel, in not receiving compensation for judgment 1 Samuel 12:3,4
Saul, after the defeat of the Ammonites 1 Samuel 11:12,13
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 15:11-15 · 2 Chronicles 14:2-5
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 2 Kings 22 · 2 Kings 23 · 2 Chronicles 34 · 2 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 7 · Nehemiah 2 · Nehemiah 5:14
Nehemiah Nehemiah 4 · Nehemiah 5
Daniel
See also: Daniel
King of Nineveh, in repenting, and proclaimimg a fast Jonah 3:6-9
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 Genesis 39:20
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 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 10:4 · 1 Chronicles 19:2-5
David, numbering Israel and Judah 2 Samuel 24:1-9 · 1 Chronicles 21:1-7 · 1 Chronicles 27:23,24
Solomon, luxurious, and idolatrous 1 Kings 11:1-13
Solomon, oppressing the people 1 Kings 12:4 · 1 Kings 4:7-23
Rehoboam, making the yoke heavy 1 Kings 12:8-11 · 2 Chronicles 10:1-15
Jeroboam, perverting the true worship 1 Kings 12:26-33 · 1 Kings 13:1-5 · 1 Kings 14:16
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
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 15:33,34
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 16:30-33 · 1 Kings 21:21-26
Confiscating Naboth' s vineyard 1 Kings 21 · 1 Kings 22:38 · 2 Kings 9:26
Jehoram, cleaving to the sins of Jeroboam 2 Kings 3:2,3
Hazael, committing pillage (plundering) 2 Kings 8:12 · 2 Kings 10:32 · 2 Kings 12:17 · 2 Kings 13:3-7
Jehoram, walking in the ways of the kings of Israel 2 Kings 8:18 · 2 Chronicles 21:13
Jehu, departing not from the sins of Jeroboam 2 Kings 10:29
Jehoahaz, in following the sins of Jeroboam 2 Kings 13:1,2
Jehoash, in following the wicked example of Jeroboam 2 Kings 13:10,11
Jeroboam II, not departing from the sins of Jeroboam 2 Kings 14:23,24
Zachariah, Menahem, Pekahiah, and Pekah, following the sins of Jeroboam 2 Kings 15:9,18,24,28
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 17:1,2,7-18
Ahaz, burning his own children in idolatrous sacrifice 2 Kings 16:3 · 2 Chronicles 28:2-4
Manasseh, who committed the abominations of the heathen 2 Kings 21:1-17 · 2 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 24:19 · 2 Chronicles 36:12,13
And persecuting Jeremiah Jeremiah 38:5,6
Joash, killing Zechariah 2 Chronicles 24:2,17-25
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 6:7,9
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 13:31,32 · Luke 23:6-15
Herod Agrippa I, persecuting the congregation in Jerusalem Acts 12:1-19
Pilate, delivering up Jesus for crucifixion Matthew 27:11-26 · Mark 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 also: Government
See also: Judges
See also: Kings
Topical index: Nave's Topical Bible (public domain); structured data CC BY from the BibleData project.