Rulers

Rulers Appointed and removed by God
Government, God in
Chastised
- General references
Dan 4
Nation
Monarchical
King
Patriarchal
Gen 27:29; Gen 27:37
Instances of Patriarchal:
- Nimrod
Gen 10:10
- Abraham
Gen 14:24; Gen 17:6; Gen 21:32
- Melchizedek
Gen 14:18
- Isaac
Gen 26:31
- Judah
Gen 38:24
- Heads of families
Exo 6:14
- Ishmael
Gen 17:20
- Esau, and the dukes of Edom
Gen 36
Theocratic
Government
Character and qualifications of
Gen 41:33; Exo 18:22; Exo 23:8; Deu 1:13; Deu 16:20; Deu 27:19; 2Sa 23:4; Ezr 7:25; Psa 2:11; Psa 72:17; Pro 16:10; Pro 16:13; Pro 17:7; Pro 19:12; Pro 20:8; Pro 20:26; Pro 20:28; Pro 21:1; Pro 24:26; Pro 25:3; Pro 25:5; Pro 28:2; Pro 28:16; Pro 29:2; Pro 29:4; Pro 29:14; Pro 31:5; Pro 31:9; Ecc 8:4; Ecc 10:17; Isa 5:23; Isa 16:5; Isa 28:6; Isa 60:17; Jer 13:18; Rom 12:8; Rom 13:7; 1Ti 2:2; 1Pe 2:14
Duties of
Exo 18:16; Exo 18:21; Exo 23:3; Exo 23:7; Exo 23:9; Lev 19:15; Lev 24:22; Num 27:17; Deu 1:17; Deu 16:20; Deu 17:20; Deu 19:19; Deu 24:16; Deu 25:1; Jos 1:8; 2Ch 9:8; 2Ch 19:7; Ezr 7:26; Psa 82:4; Psa 148:11; Psa 148:13; Isa 58:6; Jer 22:3; Jer 21:12; Zec 7:10; Zec 8:16; Rom 13:3; 1Ti 2:2; 1Pe 2:14
Righteous, instances of:
- Pharaoh, in his treatment of Abraham
Gen 12:20
- Abimelech, in his treatment:
b of Abraham
Gen 20
b of Isaac
Gen 26:11
- Joseph, in his conduct of the affairs of Egypt
Gen 41:57
- Pharaoh, in his treatment of Jacob and his family
Gen 47:10; Gen 50:6
- Moses, in his administration of the affairs of the children of Israel
Num 16:15
Government, Mosaic
- Samuel, in not taking reward for judgment
1Sa 12:4
- Saul, after the defeat of the Ammonites
1Sa 11:13
- Solomon:
b in his judgment between the two women who claimed the same child
1Ki 3:28
b According to the testimony of the queen of Sheba
1Ki 10:9
- Asa, in abolishing sodomy and other abominations of idolatry
1Ki 15:15; 2Ch 14:5
- Jehoshaphat, in walking in the ways of the Lord
1Ki 22:46; 2Ch 17:10; 2Ch 19:11; 2Ch 20:30
- Hezekiah, in his fear of the Lord
2Ki 18:3; 2Ki 20:11; 2Ch 30
- Josiah, in repairing the temple and in other good works
2Ki 22; 2Ch 34
- Cyrus, in emancipating the Jews
Ezr 1:11
- Darius, in advancing the rebuilding of the temple
Ezr 6:12
- Artaxerxes, in commissioning Ezra to restore the forms of worship at Jerusalem
Ezr 7; Neh 2; Neh 5:14
- Nehemiah
Neh 4
- Daniel
Daniel
- King of Nineveh, in repenting, and proclaiming a fast
Jon 3:9
Wicked
Gen 15:14; Exo 3:9; Deu 27:19; 1Sa 8:18; 2Ch 28:19; Neh 5:9; Neh 9:37; Job 24:22; Job 24:24; Job 35:9; Psa 10:18; Psa 12:5; Psa 12:8; Psa 49:20; Psa 58:2; Psa 82:2; Psa 94:21; Psa 110:5; Pro 17:15; Pro 17:26; Pro 28:16; Pro 28:28; Pro 29:2; Pro 29:4; Pro 29:12; Pro 30:22; Ecc 3:17; Ecc 4:1; Ecc 4:14; Ecc 5:8; Ecc 8:9; Ecc 10:7; Ecc 10:17; Isa 1:23; Isa 3:12; Isa 3:15; Isa 5:7; Isa 10:3; Isa 14:20; Isa 28:15; Isa 29:21; Isa 30:33; Isa 33:1; Isa 40:23; Isa 52:5; Isa 59:15; Jer 5:29; Eze 21:26; Eze 22:6; Eze 22:27; Eze 28:2; Eze 34:4; Eze 34:10; Eze 45:9; Hos 5:10; Hos 7:3; Hos 10:7; Amo 3:11; Amo 4:2; Amo 5:12; Amo 6:13; Mic 3:3; Mic 3:11; Mic 7:4; Hab 1:4; Hab 2:13; Zep 1:8; Zep 3:3; Act 23:3; Jas 2:6; Jas 2:9
Wicked, instances of:
- Potiphar, putting Joseph into prison
Gen 39:20; Gen 40:15
- Pharaoh, oppressing the Israelites
Exo 1
- Adoni-Bezek, torturing seventy kings
Jdg 1:7
- Abimelech, slaying his seventy brothers
Jdg 9:5
- Eli's sons:
b Desecrating the sacrifices
1Sa 2:17
b Debauching themselves and the worshipers
1Sa 2:22
- Samuel's sons, taking bribes
1Sa 8:5
- Saul:
b Sparing Agag and the best of the booty
1Sa 15:35
b in jealousy plotting against David
1Sa 18:29
b Seeking to slay David
1Sa 19
b Slaying Ahimelech and the priests
1Sa 22:19
- Hanun, maltreating David's servants
2Sa 10:4; 1Ch 19:5
- David, numbering Israel and Judah
2Sa 24:9; 1Ch 21:7; 1Ch 27:24
- Solomon:
b Luxurious and idolatrous
1Ki 11:13
b Oppressing the people
1Ki 12:4; 1Ki 4:23
- Rehoboam, making the yoke heavy
1Ki 12:11; 2Ch 10:15
- Jeroboam:
b Perverting the true worship
1Ki 12:33; 1Ki 13:5; 1Ki 14:16
b Exalting debased persons to the priesthood
1Ki 12:31; 1Ki 13:33; 2Ki 17:32; 2Ch 11:15; Eze 44:7; Num 3:10
- Abijam, walking in the sins of Rehoboam
1Ki 15:3
- Nadab, walking in the ways of Jeroboam
1Ki 15:26
- Baasha, walking in the ways of Jeroboam
1Ki 15:34
- Asa, imprisoning the seer, and oppressing the people
2Ch 16:10
- Zimri, walking in the ways of Jeroboam
1Ki 16:19
- Omri, walking in the ways of Jeroboam
1Ki 16:29
- Ahab:
b Serving Baal
1Ki 16:33; 1Ki 21:26
b Confiscating Naboth's vineyard
1Ki 21; 1Sa 8:14; 1Ki 22:38; 2Ki 9:26
- Jehoram, cleaving to the sins of Jeroboam
2Ki 3:3
- Hazael, committing rapine
2Ki 8:12; 2Ki 10:32; 2Ki 12:17; 2Ki 13:7
- Jehoram, walking in the ways of the kings of Israel
2Ki 8:18; 2Ch 21:13
- Jehu, departing not from the sins of Jeroboam
2Ki 10:29
- Jehoahaz, in following the sins of Jeroboam
2Ki 13:2
Jehoash, in following the wicked example of Jeroboam
2Ki 13:11
- Jeroboam II, not departing from the sins of Jeroboam
2Ki 14:24
- Zachariah, Menahem, Pekahiah, and Pekah:
b Following the sins of Jeroboam
2Ki 15:9; 2Ki 15:18; 2Ki 15:24; 2Ki 15:28
b Conspiring against and slaying Pekahiah
2Ki 15:25
- Hoshea:
b Who conspired against Pekah
2Ki 15:30
b in permitting Baal-worship
2Ki 17:2; 2Ki 17:18
- Ahaz, burning his children in idolatrous sacrifice
2Ki 16:3; 2Ch 28:4
- Manasseh, who committed the abominations of the heathen
2Ki 21:17; 2Ch 33:7
- Amon, who followed the evil example of Manasseh
2Ki 21:22
- Jehoahaz, who followed in the ways of his fathers
2Ki 23:32
- Jehoiakim, in walking in the ways of his fathers
2Ki 23:37
- Jehoiachin, walking in the ways of his fathers
2Ki 24:9
- Zedekiah:
b Following the evil example of Jehoiakim
2Ki 24:19; 2Ch 36:13
b Persecuting Jeremiah
Jer 38:6
- Joash, slaying Zechariah
2Ch 24:2; 2Ch 24:25
- Ahaziah, doing evil after the house of Ahab
2Ch 22:9
- Amaziah, worshiping the gods of Seir
2Ch 25:14
- Uzziah, invading the priest's office
2Ch 26:16
- Ahasuerus and Haman, decreeing the death of the Jews
Est 3:15
- Nebuchadnezzar:
b Commanding to destroy the wise men
Dan 2:13
b Committing the three Hebrews to the furnace
Dan 3:23
- Belshazzar, in drunkenness and committing sacrilege
Dan 5:23
- Darius, in deifying himself
Dan 6:7; Dan 6:9
- The princes, conspiring against Daniel
Dan 6:9
- Herod the Great, slaying the children in Bethlehem
Mat 2:18
- Herod Antipas:
b in beheading John the Baptist
Mat 14:11
b in craftiness and tyranny
Luk 13:32; Luk 23:15
- Herod Agrippa, persecuting the church
Act 12:19
- Pilate, delivering Jesus for crucifixion
Mat 27:26; Mar 15:15
- Chief priests, elders, and all the council, seeking false witness against Jesus
Mat 26:59
- Ananias, commanding to smite Paul
Act 23:2
Government; Judges; King