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(Appointed and removed by God)
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Chastised Da 4
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See Nation
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Monarchical
- See Kings
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Patriarchal Ge 27:29,37
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INSTANCES OF
- Nimrod Ge 10:8-10
- Abraham Ge 14:13-24; 17:6; 21:21-32
- Melchizedek Ge 14:18
- Isaac Ge 26:26-31
- Judah Ge 38:24
- Heads of families Ex 6:14
- Ishmael Ge 17:20
- Esau, and the dukes of Edom Ge 36
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Theocratic
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CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF Ge 41:33; Ex 18:21,22; 23:8; De 1:13; 16:18-20; 27:19; 2Sa23:3,4; Ezr 7:25; Ps 2:10,11; 72:1-17; Pr 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; Ec 8:4; 10:16,17; Isa 5:22,23; 16:5;28:6; 60:17; Jer 13:18; Ro 12:8; 13:1-7; 1Ti 2:1,2; 1Pe2:13,14
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DUTIES OF Ex 18:16,20,21; 23:3,6,7,9; Le 19:15; 24:22; Nu 27:16,17;De 1:16,17; 16:18-20; 17:16-20; 19:18,19; 24:16; 25:1; Jos1:7,8; 2Ch 9:8; 19:6,7; Ezr 7:25,26; Ps 82:2-4; 148:11,13;Isa 58:6; Jer 21:12; 22:1-3; Zec 7:9,10; 8:16; Ro 13:3; 1Ti2:2; 1Pe 2:14
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RIGHTEOUS
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- Pharaoh, in his treatment of Abraham Ge 12:15-20
- Abimelech, in his treatment of Isaac Ge 26:6-11
- Joseph, in how he conducted the affairs of Egypt Ge 41:37-57
- Pharaoh, in his treatment of Jacob and his family Ge 47:5-10; 50:1-6
- Moses, in his administration of the affairs of the people of IsraelNu 16:15
- Samuel, in not receiving compensation for judgment 1Sa 12:3,4
- Saul, after the defeat of the Ammonites 1Sa 11:12,13
- Solomon, in his judgment between the two women who claimed the same child1Ki 3:16-28
- Solomon, according to the testimony of the queen of Sheba 1Ki 10:6-9
- Asa, in abolishing sodomy and other abominations of idolatry1Ki 15:11-15; 2Ch 14:2-5
- Jehoshaphat, in walking in the ways of the Lord 1Ki 22:41-46; 2Ch 17:3-10; 19; 20:3-30
- Hezekiah, in his fear of the Lord 2Ki 18:3; 20:1-11; 2Ch 30; 31
- Josiah, in repairing the temple and in other good works 2Ki 22; 23; 2Ch 34; 35
- Cyrus, in emancipating the Jews Ezr 1
- Darius, in advancing the rebuilding of the temple Ezr 6:1-12
- Artaxerxes, in commissioning Ezra to restore the forms of worship at JerusalemEzr 7; Ne 2; 5:14
- Nehemiah Ne 4; 5
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Daniel
- See Daniel
- King of Nineveh, in repenting, and proclaimimg a fast Jon 3:6-9
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WICKED Ge 15:13,14; Ex 3:9; De 27:19; 1Sa 8:10-18; 2Ch 28:19; Ne5:7-9; 9:34-37; Job 24:22,24; 35:9; Ps 10:17,18; 12:5,8;49:20; 58:1,2; 82:2; 94:20,21; 110:5; Pr 17:15,26;28:15,16,28; 29:2,4,12; 30:21,22; Ec 3:16,17; 4:1,13,14;5:8; 8:9; 10:5-7,16,17; Isa 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; Jer 5:28,29; Eze 21:25,26; 22:6,27; 28:2;34:2-4,7-10; 45:9; Ho 5:10; 7:3; 10:7; Am 3:10,11; 4:1,2;5:11,12; 6:12,13; Mic 3:1-3,9-11; 7:3,4; Hab 1:4; 2:5-13;Zep 1:8; 3:3; Ac 23:3; Jas 2:6,9
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INSTANCES OF
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Potiphar, putting Joseph into prison Ge 39:20; with 40:15
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Pharaoh, oppressing the Israelites Ex 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11
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Adoni-bezek, torturing seventy kings Jud 1:7
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Abimelech, killing his seventy brothers Jud 9:1-5
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Eli's sons, desecrating the sacrifices 1Sa 2:12-17
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Debauching themselves and the worshipers 1Sa 2:22
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Samuel's sons, taking bribes 1Sa 8:1-5
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Saul, sparing Agag and the best of the booty 1Sa 15:8-35
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Saul, jealously plotting against David 1Sa 19
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Saul, killing Ahimelech and the priests 1Sa 22:7-19
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Hanun, maltreating David's servants 2Sa 10:4; 1Ch 19:2-5
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David, numbering Israel and Judah 2Sa 24:1-9; 1Ch 21:1-7; 27:23,24
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Solomon, luxurious, and idolatrous 1Ki 11:1-13
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Rehoboam, making the yoke heavy 1Ki 12:8-11; 2Ch 10:1-15
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Jeroboam, perverting the true worship 1Ki 12:26-33; 13:1-5; 14:16
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Exalting debased persons to the priesthood 1Ki 12:31; 13:33; 2Ki 17:32; 2Ch 11:14,15; Eze 44:7;with Nu 3:10
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Abijam, walking in the sins of Rehoboam 1Ki 15:3
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Nadab, walking in the ways of Jeroboam 1Ki 15:26
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Baasha, walking in the ways of Jeroboam 1Ki 15:33,34
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Asa, imprisoning the seer, and oppressing the people 2Ch 16:10
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Zimri, walking in the ways of Jeroboam 1Ki 16:19
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Omri, walking in the ways of Jeroboam 1Ki 16:25-29
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Ahab, serving Baal 1Ki 16:30-33; 21:21-26
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Confiscating Naboth's vineyard 1Ki 21; with 1Sa 8:14; 1Ki 22:38; 2Ki 9:26
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Jehoram, cleaving to the sins of Jeroboam 2Ki 3:2,3
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Hazael, committing pillage (plundering) 2Ki 8:12; 10:32; 12:17; 13:3-7
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Jehoram, walking in the ways of the kings of Israel 2Ki 8:18; 2Ch 21:13
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Jehu, departing not from the sins of Jeroboam 2Ki 10:29
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Jehoahaz, in following the sins of Jeroboam 2Ki 13:1,2
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Jehoash, in following the wicked example of Jeroboam 2Ki 13:10,11
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Jeroboam II, not departing from the sins of Jeroboam 2Ki 14:23,24
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Zachariah, Menahem, Pekahiah, and Pekah, following the sins of Jeroboam2Ki 15:9,18,24,28
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Conspiring against Pekahiah and assassinating him 2Ki 15:25
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Hoshea, who conspired against Pekah 2Ki 15:30
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In permitting Baal-worship 2Ki 17:1,2,7-18
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Ahaz, burning his own children in idolatrous sacrifice 2Ki 16:3; 2Ch 28:2-4
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Manasseh, who committed the abominations of the heathen 2Ki 21:1-17; 2Ch 33:2-7
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Amon, who followed the evil example of Manasseh 2Ki 21:19-22
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Jehoahaz, who followed in the ways of his forefathers 2Ki 23:32
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Jehoiakim, in walking in the ways of his forefathers 2Ki 23:37
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Jehoiachin, in walking in the ways of his forefathers 2Ki 24:9
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Zedekiah, following the evil example of Jehoiakim 2Ki 24:19; 2Ch 36:12,13
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And persecuting Jeremiah Jer 38:5,6
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Joash, killing Zechariah 2Ch 24:2,17-25
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Ahaziah, doing evil like the household of Ahab 2Ch 22:1-9
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Amaziah, worshiping the gods of Seir 2Ch 25:14
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Uzziah, invading the priest's office 2Ch 26:16
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Ahasuerus and Haman, decreeing the death of all Jews (genocide)Es 3
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Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men Da 2:1-13
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Nebuchadnezzar, committing the three Hebrews to the furnaceDa 3:1-23
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Belshazzar, in drunkenness and committing sacrilege Da 5:22
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Darius, in deifying himself Da 6:7,9
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The princes, conspiring against Daniel Da 6:1-9
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Herod the Great, killing the infants in Bethlehem Mt 2:16-18
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Herod Antipas, in beheading John the Baptist Mt 14:1-11
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Herod Antipas, in craftiness and tyranny Lu 13:31,32; 23:6-15
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Herod Agrippa I, persecuting the congregation in Jerusalem Ac 12:1-19
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Pilate, delivering up Jesus for crucifixion Mt 27:11-26; Mr 15:15
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The chief priests, elders, and the Sanhedrin, seeking false witness against JesusMt 26:59
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Ananias, the high priest, commanding to strike Paul Ac 23:2
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See Government
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See Judges
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See Kings
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