Gen 1:18 to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
Gen 3:16 To the woman he said,“I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing;
in pain you shall bring forth children.
Your desire shall be for your husband,
and he shall rule over you.”
in pain you shall bring forth children.
Your desire shall be for your husband,
and he shall rule over you.”
Gen 4:7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, and you must rule over it.”
Gen 24:2 And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his household, who had charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh,
Gen 37:8 His brothers said to him, “Are you indeed to reign over us? Or are you indeed to rule over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.
Gen 45:8 So it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
Gen 45:26 And they told him, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” And his heart became numb, for he did not believe them.
Exo 21:8 If she does not please her master, who has designated her for himself, then he shall let her be redeemed. He shall have no right to sell her to a foreign people, since he has broken faith with her.
Deu 15:6 For the Lord your God will bless you, as he promised you, and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow, and you shall rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over you.
Jos 12:2 Sihon king of the Amorites who lived at Heshbon and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the Valley of the Arnon, and from the middle of the valley as far as the river Jabbok, the boundary of the Ammonites, that is, half of Gilead,
Jos 12:5 and ruled over Mount Hermon and Salecah and all Bashan to the boundary of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and over half of Gilead to the boundary of Sihon king of Heshbon.
Judg 8:22 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also, for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”
Judg 8:23 Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the Lord will rule over you.”
Judg 9:2 “Say in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you, that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one rule over you?’ Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.”
Judg 14:4 His father and mother did not know that it was from the Lord, for he was seeking an opportunity against the Philistines. At that time the Philistines ruled over Israel.
Judg 15:11 Then 3,000 men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, “Do you not know that the Philistines are rulers over us? What then is this that you have done to us?” And he said to them, “As they did to me, so have I done to them.”
2Sa 23:3 The God of Israel has spoken;
the Rock of Israel has said to me:
When one rules justly over men,
ruling in the fear of God,
the Rock of Israel has said to me:
When one rules justly over men,
ruling in the fear of God,
1Ki 4:21 Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
1Ch 29:12 Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all.
2Ch 7:18 then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with David your father, saying, ‘You shall not lack a man to rule Israel.’
2Ch 9:26 And he ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt.
2Ch 20:6 and said, “O Lord, God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In your hand are power and might, so that none is able to withstand you.
2Ch 23:20 And he took the captains, the nobles, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the Lord, marching through the upper gate to the king’s house. And they set the king on the royal throne.
Neh 9:37 And its rich yield goes to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and over our livestock as they please, and we are in great distress.
Job 25:2 “Dominion and fear are with God;
he makes peace in his high heaven.
he makes peace in his high heaven.
Psa 8:6 You have given him dominion over the works of your hands;
you have put all things under his feet,
you have put all things under his feet,
Psa 19:13 Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins;
let them not have dominion over me!
Then I shall be blameless,
and innocent of great transgression.
let them not have dominion over me!
Then I shall be blameless,
and innocent of great transgression.
Psa 22:28 For kingship belongs to the Lord,
and he rules over the nations.
and he rules over the nations.
Psa 59:13 consume them in wrath;
consume them till they are no more,
that they may know that God rules over Jacob
to the ends of the earth. Selah
consume them till they are no more,
that they may know that God rules over Jacob
to the ends of the earth. Selah
Psa 66:7 who rules by his might forever,
whose eyes keep watch on the nations—
let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
whose eyes keep watch on the nations—
let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
Psa 89:9 You rule the raging of the sea;
when its waves rise, you still them.
when its waves rise, you still them.
Psa 103:19 The Lord has established his throne in the heavens,
and his kingdom rules over all.
and his kingdom rules over all.
Psa 105:20 The king sent and released him;
the ruler of the peoples set him free;
the ruler of the peoples set him free;
Psa 105:21 he made him lord of his house
and ruler of all his possessions,
and ruler of all his possessions,
Psa 106:41 he gave them into the hand of the nations,
so that those who hated them ruled over them.
so that those who hated them ruled over them.
Pro 6:7 Without having any chief,
officer, or ruler,
officer, or ruler,
Pro 12:24 The hand of the diligent will rule,
while the slothful will be put to forced labor.
while the slothful will be put to forced labor.
Pro 16:32 Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
Pro 17:2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully
and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
Pro 19:10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury,
much less for a slave to rule over princes.
much less for a slave to rule over princes.
Pro 22:7 The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
Pro 23:1 When you sit down to eat with a ruler,
observe carefully what is before you,
observe carefully what is before you,
Pro 28:15 Like a roaring lion or a charging bear
is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
is a wicked ruler over a poor people.
Pro 29:2 When the righteous increase, the people rejoice,
but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
Pro 29:12 If a ruler listens to falsehood,
all his officials will be wicked.
all his officials will be wicked.
Pro 29:26 Many seek the face of a ruler,
but it is from the Lord that a man gets justice.
but it is from the Lord that a man gets justice.
Ecc 9:17 The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.
Ecc 10:4 If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place,
for calmness will lay great offenses to rest.
for calmness will lay great offenses to rest.
Isa 3:4 And I will make boys their princes,
and infants shall rule over them.
and infants shall rule over them.
Isa 3:12 My people— infants are their oppressors,
and women rule over them.
O my people, your guides mislead you
and they have swallowed up the course of your paths.
and women rule over them.
O my people, your guides mislead you
and they have swallowed up the course of your paths.
Isa 14:5 The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,
the scepter of rulers,
the scepter of rulers,
Isa 16:1 Send the lamb to the ruler of the land,
from Sela, by way of the desert,
to the mount of the daughter of Zion.
from Sela, by way of the desert,
to the mount of the daughter of Zion.
Isa 19:4 and I will give over the Egyptians
into the hand of a hard master,
and a fierce king will rule over them,
declares the Lord God of hosts.
into the hand of a hard master,
and a fierce king will rule over them,
declares the Lord God of hosts.
Isa 28:14 Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you scoffers,
who rule this people in Jerusalem!
who rule this people in Jerusalem!
Isa 40:10 Behold, the Lord God comes with might,
and his arm rules for him;
behold, his reward is with him,
and his recompense before him.
and his arm rules for him;
behold, his reward is with him,
and his recompense before him.
Isa 49:7 Thus says the Lord,
the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One,
to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation,
the servant of rulers:
“Kings shall see and arise;
princes, and they shall prostrate themselves;
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”
the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One,
to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation,
the servant of rulers:
“Kings shall see and arise;
princes, and they shall prostrate themselves;
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”
Isa 52:5 Now therefore what have I here,” declares the Lord, “seeing that my people are taken away for nothing? Their rulers wail,” declares the Lord, “and continually all the day my name is despised.
Isa 63:19 We have become like those over whom you have never ruled,
like those who are not called by your name.
like those who are not called by your name.
Jer 22:30 Thus says the Lord:
“Write this man down as childless,
a man who shall not succeed in his days,
for none of his offspring shall succeed
in sitting on the throne of David
and ruling again in Judah.”
“Write this man down as childless,
a man who shall not succeed in his days,
for none of his offspring shall succeed
in sitting on the throne of David
and ruling again in Judah.”
Jer 30:21 Their prince shall be one of themselves;
their ruler shall come out from their midst;
I will make him draw near, and he shall approach me,
for who would dare of himself to approach me?
declares the Lord.
their ruler shall come out from their midst;
I will make him draw near, and he shall approach me,
for who would dare of himself to approach me?
declares the Lord.
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