Rule

God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.

God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”

God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”

To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

“Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they hated him even more because of his dream and his statements.

If the ox gores a son or a daughter, it shall be done to him according to the same rule.

You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.

You may leave them to your sons after you to inherit as property; you can make them slaves for life. But as for your brothers, the Israelites, no man may rule harshly over his brother.

He shall be treated like a man hired from year to year, but a foreign owner must not rule over him harshly in your sight.

And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.

When the LORD your God blesses you as He has promised, you will lend to many nations but borrow from none; you will rule over many nations but be ruled by none.

Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”

But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you.”

But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you.”

“Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and blood.”

Then Manoah asked, “When your words come to pass, what will be the boy’s rule of life and mission?”

In response, three thousand men of Judah went to the cave at the rock of Etam, and they asked Samson, “Do you not realize that the Philistines rule over us? What have you done to us?” “I have done to them what they did to me,” he replied.

When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke; he shall rule over My people.”

But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’—even though the LORD your God was your king.

Then Abner said to David, “Let me go at once, and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.” So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.

…then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.’

…and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.

Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.

Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.

…that godless men should not rule or lay snares for the people.

Keep Your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed of great transgression.

Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.

May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them.

The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”

Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.

…the sun to rule the day, His loving devotion endures forever.

By me princes rule, and all nobles who govern justly.

The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.

Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

“I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.”

Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.

The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.

I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of a harsh master, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.

Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem.

Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.

Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and His arm establishes His rule. His reward is with Him, and His recompense accompanies Him.

And now what have I here? declares the LORD. For My people have been taken without cause; those who rule them taunt, declares the LORD, and My name is blasphemed continually all day long.

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?

This is what the LORD says: “Enroll this man as childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime. None of his descendants will prosper to sit on the throne of David or to rule again in Judah.”

Prepare the nations for battle against her—the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the lands they rule.

Slaves rule over us; there is no one to deliver us from their hands.

As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, with a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath I will rule over you.

Egypt will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the nations. For I will diminish Egypt so that it will never again rule over the nations.

I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they will no longer be two nations and will never again be divided into two kingdoms.

But after you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule the whole earth.

Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,

Next, as I watched, suddenly another beast appeared. It was like a leopard, and on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.

Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great authority and do as he pleases.

The king of the South will grow strong, but one of his commanders will grow even stronger and will rule his own kingdom with great authority.

The deliverers will ascend Mount Zion to rule over the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will belong to the LORD.

And I will make the lame into a remnant, the outcast into a strong nation. Then the LORD will rule over them in Mount Zion from that day and forever.

And they will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the blade drawn. So He will deliver us when Assyria invades our land and marches into our borders.

Yes, He will build the temple of the LORD; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two.’

But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’

And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”

So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.

And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”

Peace and mercy to all who walk by this rule, even to the Israel of God.

…far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.

He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father.

And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne.

And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.