1. Definition Of and Reference Concerning

   Appointed and removed by God See GOVERNMENT, GOD IN

2. Chastised Daniel 4:1-37

    See NATION

3. Monarchical

   See Kings

4. Patriarchal Genesis 27:29, 37

5. Patriarchal Instances Of

   Nimrod, Genesis 10:8-10

   Abraham, Genesis 14:13-24, 17:6, 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 36:1-43

6. Theocratic

   See Government

7. Character and Qualifications Of Genesis 41:33, Exodus 18:21, 22, 23:8, Deuteronomy 1:13, 16:18-20, 27:19, 2 Samuel 23:3, 4, Ezra 7:25, Psalm 2:10, 11, 72:1-17, Proverbs 16:10, 12, 17:7, 19:12, 20:8, 26, 28, 21:1, 24:23-26, 25:2, 3, 5, 28:2, 16, 29:2, 4, 14, 31:4, 5, 8, 9, Ecclesiastes 8:4, 10:16, 17, Isaiah 5:22, 23, 16:5, 28:6, 60:17, Jeremiah 13:18, Romans 12:8, 13:1-7, 1 Timothy 2:1, 2, 1 Peter 2:13, 14

8. Duties Of Exodus 18:16, 20, 21, 23:3, 6, 7, 9, Leviticus 19:15, 24:22, Numbers 27:16, 17, Deuteronomy 1:16, 17, 16:18-20, 17:16-20, 19:18, 19, 24:16, 25:1, Joshua 1:7, 8, 2 Chronicles 9:8, 19:6, 7, Ezra 7:25, 26, Psalm 82:2-4, 148:11, 13, Isaiah 58:6, Jeremiah 21:12, 22:1-3, Zechariah 7:9, 10, 8:16, Romans 13:3, 1 Timothy 2:2, 1 Peter 2:14

9. Righteous Instances Of

   Pharaoh, in his treatment of Abraham, Genesis 12:15-20

   Abimelech, in his treatment of Abraham, Genesis 20:1-18

    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, 50:1-6

   Moses, in his administration of the affairs of the people of Israel, Numbers 16:15

   Samuel, in not taking reward for judgment, See GOVERNMENT, MOSAIC 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

    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, 19, 20:3-30

   Hezekiah, in his fear of the Lord, 2 Kings 18:3, 20:1-11, 2 Chronicles 30:1-27, 31

   Josiah, in repairing the temple and in other good works, 2 Kings 22:1-20, 23, 2 Chronicles 34:1-33, 35

   Cyrus, in emancipating the Jews, Ezra 1:1-11

   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 7:1-28, Nehemiah 2:1-20, 5:14

   Nehemiah, Nehemiah 4:1-23, 5

   See Daniel, See Daniel King Of Nineveh, In Repenting, And Proclaimimg A Fast, Jonah 3:6-9

10. Wicked Genesis 15:13, 14, Exodus 3:9, Deuteronomy 27:19, 1 Samuel 8:10-18, 2 Chronicles 28:19, Nehemiah 5:7-9, 9:34-37, Job 24:22, 24, 35:9, Psalm 10:17, 18, 12:5, 8, 49:20, 58:1, 2, 82:2, 94:20, 21, 110:5, Proverbs 17:15, 26, 28:15, 16, 28, 29:2, 4, 12, 30:21, 22, Ecclesiastes 3:16, 17, 4:1, 13, 14, 5:8, 8:9, 10:5-7, 16, 17, Isaiah 1:23, 3:12, 14, 15, 5:7, 10:1-3, 14:4-20, 28:14, 15, 29:20, 21, 30:33, 33:1, 40:23, 52:5, 59:14, 15, Jeremiah 5:28, 29, Ezekiel 21:25, 26, 22:6, 27, 28:2, 34:2-4, 7-10, 45:9, Hosea 5:10, 7:3, 10:7, Amos 3:10, 11, 4:1, 2, 5:11, 12, 6:12, 13, Micah 3:1-3, 9-11, 7:3, 4, Habakkuk 1:4, 2:5-13, Zephaniah 1:8, 3:3, Acts 23:3, James 2:6, 9

11. Wicked Instances Of

   Potiphar, putting Joseph into prison, Genesis 39:20, Genesis 40:15

   Pharaoh, oppressing the Israelites, Exodus 1:1-22, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 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

    in jealousy plotting against David, 1 Samuel 18:8-29

    seeking to kill David, 1 Samuel 19:1-24

    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, 27:23, 24

   Solomon, luxurious, and idolatrous, 1 Kings 11:1-13

    oppressing the people, 1 Kings 12:4, 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, 13:1-5, 14:16

    exalting debased persons to the priesthood, 1 Kings 12:31, 13:33, 2 Kings 17:32, 2 Chronicles 11:14, 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 15:33, 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, 21:21-26

    confiscating Naboth's vineyard, 1 Kings 21:1-29, 1 Samuel 8:14, 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, 10:32, 12:17, 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 and assassinating Pekahiah, 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

    and Jehoiachin, 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 3:1-15

   Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men, Daniel 2:1-13

    and 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

    in craftiness and tyranny, Luke 13:31, 32, 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

   Chief priests, elders, and all the council (the Sanhedrin), seeking false witness against Jesus, Matthew 26:59

   Ananias, the high priest, commanding to strike Paul, Acts 23:2

   See Government; Judges; Kings