Rulers Appointed and removed by God
Government, God in
Chastised
- General references
Daniel 4
Nation
Monarchical
King
Patriarchal
Genesis 27:29; Genesis 27:37
Instances of Patriarchal:
- Nimrod
Genesis 10:10
- Abraham
Genesis 14:24; Genesis 17:6; Genesis 21:32
- Melchizedek
Genesis 14:18
- Isaac
Genesis 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
Government
Character and qualifications of
Genesis 41:33; Exodus 18:22; Exodus 23:8; Deuteronomy 1:13; Deuteronomy 16:20; Deuteronomy 27:19; 2 Samuel 23:4; Ezra 7:25; Psalms 2:11; Psalms 72:17; Proverbs 16:10; Proverbs 16:13; Proverbs 17:7; Proverbs 19:12; Proverbs 20:8; Proverbs 20:26; Proverbs 20:28; Proverbs 21:1; Proverbs 24:26; Proverbs 25:3; Proverbs 25:5; Proverbs 28:2; Proverbs 28:16; Proverbs 29:2; Proverbs 29:4; Proverbs 29:14; Proverbs 31:5; Proverbs 31:9; Ecclesiastes 8:4; Ecclesiastes 10:17; Isaiah 5:23; Isaiah 16:5; Isaiah 28:6; Isaiah 60:17; Jeremiah 13:18; Romans 12:8; Romans 13:7; 1 Timothy 2:2; 1 Peter 2:14
Duties of
Exodus 18:16; Exodus 18:21; Exodus 23:3; Exodus 23:7; Exodus 23:9; Leviticus 19:15; Leviticus 24:22; Numbers 27:17; Deuteronomy 1:17; Deuteronomy 16:20; Deuteronomy 17:20; Deuteronomy 19:19; Deuteronomy 24:16; Deuteronomy 25:1; Joshua 1:8; 2 Chronicles 9:8; 2 Chronicles 19:7; Ezra 7:26; Psalms 82:4; Psalms 148:11; Psalms 148:13; Isaiah 58:6; Jeremiah 22:3; Jeremiah 21:12; Zechariah 7:10; Zechariah 8:16; Romans 13:3; 1 Timothy 2:2; 1 Peter 2:14
Righteous, instances of:
- Pharaoh, in his treatment of Abraham
Genesis 12:20
- Abimelech, in his treatment:
b of Abraham
Genesis 20
b of Isaac
Genesis 26:11
- Joseph, in his conduct of the affairs of Egypt
Genesis 41:57
- Pharaoh, in his treatment of Jacob and his family
Genesis 47:10; Genesis 50:6
- Moses, in his administration of the affairs of the children of Israel
Numbers 16:15
Government, Mosaic
- Samuel, in not taking reward for judgment
1 Samuel 12:4
- Saul, after the defeat of the Ammonites
1 Samuel 11:13
- Solomon:
b in his judgment between the two women who claimed the same child
1 Kings 3:28
b According to the testimony of the queen of Sheba
1 Kings 10:9
- Asa, in abolishing sodomy and other abominations of idolatry
1 Kings 15:15; 2 Chronicles 14:5
- Jehoshaphat, in walking in the ways of the Lord
1 Kings 22:46; 2 Chronicles 17:10; 2 Chronicles 19:11; 2 Chronicles 20:30
- Hezekiah, in his fear of the Lord
2 Kings 18:3; 2 Kings 20:11; 2 Chronicles 30
- Josiah, in repairing the temple and in other good works
2 Kings 22; 2 Chronicles 34
- Cyrus, in emancipating the Jews
Ezra 1:11
- Darius, in advancing the rebuilding of the temple
Ezra 6:12
- Artaxerxes, in commissioning Ezra to restore the forms of worship at Jerusalem
Ezra 7; Nehemiah 2; Nehemiah 5:14
- Nehemiah
Nehemiah 4
- Daniel
Daniel
- King of Nineveh, in repenting, and proclaiming a fast
Jonah 3:9
Wicked
Genesis 15:14; Exodus 3:9; Deuteronomy 27:19; 1 Samuel 8:18; 2 Chronicles 28:19; Nehemiah 5:9; Nehemiah 9:37; Job 24:22; Job 24:24; Job 35:9; Psalms 10:18; Psalms 12:5; Psalms 12:8; Psalms 49:20; Psalms 58:2; Psalms 82:2; Psalms 94:21; Psalms 110:5; Proverbs 17:15; Proverbs 17:26; Proverbs 28:16; Proverbs 28:28; Proverbs 29:2; Proverbs 29:4; Proverbs 29:12; Proverbs 30:22; Ecclesiastes 3:17; Ecclesiastes 4:1; Ecclesiastes 4:14; Ecclesiastes 5:8; Ecclesiastes 8:9; Ecclesiastes 10:7; Ecclesiastes 10:17; Isaiah 1:23; Isaiah 3:12; Isaiah 3:15; Isaiah 5:7; Isaiah 10:3; Isaiah 14:20; Isaiah 28:15; Isaiah 29:21; Isaiah 30:33; Isaiah 33:1; Isaiah 40:23; Isaiah 52:5; Isaiah 59:15; Jeremiah 5:29; Ezekiel 21:26; Ezekiel 22:6; Ezekiel 22:27; Ezekiel 28:2; Ezekiel 34:4; Ezekiel 34:10; Ezekiel 45:9; Hosea 5:10; Hosea 7:3; Hosea 10:7; Amos 3:11; Amos 4:2; Amos 5:12; Amos 6:13; Micah 3:3; Micah 3:11; Micah 7:4; Habakkuk 1:4; Habakkuk 2:13; Zephaniah 1:8; Zephaniah 3:3; Acts 23:3; James 2:6; James 2:9
Wicked, instances of:
- Potiphar, putting Joseph into prison
Genesis 39:20; Genesis 40:15
- Pharaoh, oppressing the Israelites
Exodus 1
- Adoni-Bezek, torturing seventy kings
Judges 1:7
- Abimelech, slaying his seventy brothers
Judges 9:5
- Eli's sons:
b Desecrating the sacrifices
1 Samuel 2:17
b Debauching themselves and the worshipers
1 Samuel 2:22
- Samuel's sons, taking bribes
1 Samuel 8:5
- Saul:
b Sparing Agag and the best of the booty
1 Samuel 15:35
b in jealousy plotting against David
1 Samuel 18:29
b Seeking to slay David
1 Samuel 19
b Slaying Ahimelech and the priests
1 Samuel 22:19
- Hanun, maltreating David's servants
2 Samuel 10:4; 1 Chronicles 19:5
- David, numbering Israel and Judah
2 Samuel 24:9; 1 Chronicles 21:7; 1 Chronicles 27:24
- Solomon:
b Luxurious and idolatrous
1 Kings 11:13
b Oppressing the people
1 Kings 12:4; 1 Kings 4:23
- Rehoboam, making the yoke heavy
1 Kings 12:11; 2 Chronicles 10:15
- Jeroboam:
b Perverting the true worship
1 Kings 12:33; 1 Kings 13:5; 1 Kings 14:16
b Exalting debased persons to the priesthood
1 Kings 12:31; 1 Kings 13:33; 2 Kings 17:32; 2 Chronicles 11:15; Ezekiel 44:7; 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 15:34
- 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 16:29
- Ahab:
b Serving Baal
1 Kings 16:33; 1 Kings 21:26
b Confiscating Naboth's vineyard
1 Kings 21; 1 Samuel 8:14; 1 Kings 22:38; 2 Kings 9:26
- Jehoram, cleaving to the sins of Jeroboam
2 Kings 3:3
- Hazael, committing rapine
2 Kings 8:12; 2 Kings 10:32; 2 Kings 12:17; 2 Kings 13:7
- 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 13:2
Jehoash, in following the wicked example of Jeroboam
2 Kings 13:11
- Jeroboam II, not departing from the sins of Jeroboam
2 Kings 14:24
- Zachariah, Menahem, Pekahiah, and Pekah:
b Following the sins of Jeroboam
2 Kings 15:9; 2 Kings 15:18; 2 Kings 15:24; 2 Kings 15:28
b Conspiring against and slaying Pekahiah
2 Kings 15:25
- Hoshea:
b Who conspired against Pekah
2 Kings 15:30
b in permitting Baal-worship
2 Kings 17:2; 2 Kings 17:18
- Ahaz, burning his children in idolatrous sacrifice
2 Kings 16:3; 2 Chronicles 28:4
- Manasseh, who committed the abominations of the heathen
2 Kings 21:17; 2 Chronicles 33:7
- Amon, who followed the evil example of Manasseh
2 Kings 21:22
- Jehoahaz, who followed in the ways of his fathers
2 Kings 23:32
- Jehoiakim, in walking in the ways of his fathers
2 Kings 23:37
- Jehoiachin, walking in the ways of his fathers
2 Kings 24:9
- Zedekiah:
b Following the evil example of Jehoiakim
2 Kings 24:19; 2 Chronicles 36:13
b Persecuting Jeremiah
Jeremiah 38:6
- Joash, slaying Zechariah
2 Chronicles 24:2; 2 Chronicles 24:25
- Ahaziah, doing evil after the house of Ahab
2 Chronicles 22:9
- 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 the Jews
Esther 3:15
- Nebuchadnezzar:
b Commanding to destroy the wise men
Daniel 2:13
b Committing the three Hebrews to the furnace
Daniel 3:23
- Belshazzar, in drunkenness and committing sacrilege
Daniel 5:23
- Darius, in deifying himself
Daniel 6:7; Daniel 6:9
- The princes, conspiring against Daniel
Daniel 6:9
- Herod the Great, slaying the children in Bethlehem
Matthew 2:18
- Herod Antipas:
b in beheading John the Baptist
Matthew 14:11
b in craftiness and tyranny
Luke 13:32; Luke 23:15
- Herod Agrippa, persecuting the church
Acts 12:19
- Pilate, delivering Jesus for crucifixion
Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15
- Chief priests, elders, and all the council, seeking false witness against Jesus
Matthew 26:59
- Ananias, commanding to smite Paul
Acts 23:2
Government; Judges; King