Chain Study Through the Bible
Rulers
Trace the theme of Rulers chronologically through Scripture -- from Genesis to 1 Peter.
252
Verses
39
Books
31
Old Testament
8
New Testament
99
Sub-topics
The Chain of Rulers Through Scripture
Old Testament31 books
Genesis
Old Testament18 referencesGenesis 10:8-10-- Nimrod
Genesis 12:15-20-- Pharaoh, in his treatment of Abraham
Genesis 14:13-24-- Abraham
Genesis 14:18-- Melchizedek
Genesis 15:13,14-- WICKED
+ 13 more references
NimrodPharaoh, in his treatment of AbrahamAbrahamMelchizedek+11 more
Exodus
Old Testament17 referencesExodus 1-- Pharaoh, oppressing the Israelites
Exodus 2-- Pharaoh, oppressing the Israelites
Exodus 3:9-- WICKED
Exodus 3-- Pharaoh, oppressing the Israelites
Exodus 4-- Pharaoh, oppressing the Israelites
+ 12 more references
Pharaoh, oppressing the IsraelitesWICKEDHeads of familiesCHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF+1 more
Leviticus
Old Testament2 referencesLeviticus 19:15-- DUTIES OF
Leviticus 24:22-- DUTIES OF
Numbers
Old Testament2 referencesNumbers 16:15-- Moses, in his administration of the affairs of the people of Israel
Numbers 27:16,17-- DUTIES OF
Moses, in his administration of the affairs of the people of IsraelDUTIES OF
Deuteronomy
Old Testament10 referencesDeuteronomy 1:13-- CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF
Deuteronomy 1:16,17-- DUTIES OF
Deuteronomy 16:18-20-- CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF
Deuteronomy 16:18-20-- DUTIES OF
Deuteronomy 17:16-20-- DUTIES OF
+ 5 more references
CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OFDUTIES OFWICKED
Joshua
Old Testament1 referenceJoshua 1:7,8-- DUTIES OF
Judges
Old Testament2 referencesJudges 1:7-- Adoni-bezek, torturing seventy kings
Judges 9:1-5-- Abimelech, killing his seventy brothers
Adoni-bezek, torturing seventy kingsAbimelech, killing his seventy brothers
1 Samuel
Old Testament9 references1 Samuel 2:12-17-- Eli' s sons, desecrating the sacrifices
1 Samuel 2:22-- Debauching themselves and the worshipers
1 Samuel 8:10-18-- WICKED
1 Samuel 8:1-5-- Samuel' s sons, taking bribes
1 Samuel 11:12,13-- Saul, after the defeat of the Ammonites
+ 4 more references
Eli' s sons, desecrating the sacrificesDebauching themselves and the worshipersWICKEDSamuel' s sons, taking bribes+5 more
2 Samuel
Old Testament3 references2 Samuel 10:4-- Hanun, maltreating David' s servants
2 Samuel 23:3,4-- CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF
2 Samuel 24:1-9-- David, numbering Israel and Judah
Hanun, maltreating David' s servantsCHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OFDavid, numbering Israel and Judah
1 Kings
Old Testament22 references1 Kings 3:16-28-- Solomon, in his judgment between the two women who claimed the same child
1 Kings 4:7-23-- Solomon, oppressing the people
1 Kings 10:6-9-- Solomon, according to the testimony of the queen of Sheba
1 Kings 11:1-13-- Solomon, luxurious, and idolatrous
1 Kings 12:4-- Solomon, oppressing the people
+ 17 more references
Solomon, in his judgment between the two women who claimed the same childSolomon, oppressing the peopleSolomon, according to the testimony of the queen of ShebaSolomon, luxurious, and idolatrous+12 more
2 Kings
Old Testament27 references2 Kings 3:2,3-- Jehoram, cleaving to the sins of Jeroboam
2 Kings 8:12-- Hazael, committing pillage (plundering)
2 Kings 8:18-- Jehoram, walking in the ways of the kings of Israel
2 Kings 9:26-- Confiscating Naboth' s vineyard
2 Kings 10:32-- Hazael, committing pillage (plundering)
+ 22 more references
Jehoram, cleaving to the sins of JeroboamHazael, committing pillage (plundering)Jehoram, walking in the ways of the kings of IsraelConfiscating Naboth' s vineyard+18 more
1 Chronicles
Old Testament3 references1 Chronicles 19:2-5-- Hanun, maltreating David' s servants
1 Chronicles 21:1-7-- David, numbering Israel and Judah
1 Chronicles 27:23,24-- David, numbering Israel and Judah
Hanun, maltreating David' s servantsDavid, numbering Israel and Judah
2 Chronicles
Old Testament22 references2 Chronicles 9:8-- DUTIES OF
2 Chronicles 10:1-15-- Rehoboam, making the yoke heavy
2 Chronicles 11:14,15-- Exalting debased persons to the priesthood
2 Chronicles 14:2-5-- Asa, in abolishing sodomy and other abominations of idolatry
2 Chronicles 16:10-- Asa, imprisoning the seer, and oppressing the people
+ 17 more references
DUTIES OFRehoboam, making the yoke heavyExalting debased persons to the priesthoodAsa, in abolishing sodomy and other abominations of idolatry+13 more
Ezra
Old Testament5 referencesEzra 1-- Cyrus, in emancipating the Jews
Ezra 6:1-12-- Darius, in advancing the rebuilding of the temple
Ezra 7:25-- CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF
Ezra 7:25,26-- DUTIES OF
Ezra 7-- Artaxerxes, in commissioning Ezra to restore the forms of worship at Jerusalem
Cyrus, in emancipating the JewsDarius, in advancing the rebuilding of the templeCHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OFDUTIES OF+1 more
Nehemiah
Old Testament6 referencesNehemiah 2-- Artaxerxes, in commissioning Ezra to restore the forms of worship at Jerusalem
Nehemiah 4-- Nehemiah
Nehemiah 5:14-- Artaxerxes, in commissioning Ezra to restore the forms of worship at Jerusalem
Nehemiah 5-- Nehemiah
Nehemiah 5:7-9-- WICKED
+ 1 more reference
Artaxerxes, in commissioning Ezra to restore the forms of worship at JerusalemNehemiahWICKED
Esther
Old Testament1 referenceEsther 3-- Ahasuerus and Haman, decreeing the death of all Jews (genocide)
Job
Old Testament2 referencesJob 24:22,24-- WICKED
Job 35:9-- WICKED
Psalms
Old Testament11 referencesPsalms 2:10,11-- CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF
Psalms 10:17,18-- WICKED
Psalms 12:5,8-- WICKED
Psalms 49:20-- WICKED
Psalms 58:1,2-- WICKED
+ 6 more references
CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OFWICKEDDUTIES OF
Proverbs
Old Testament14 referencesProverbs 16:10,12-- CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF
Proverbs 17:7-- CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF
Proverbs 17:15,26-- WICKED
Proverbs 19:12-- CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF
Proverbs 20:8,26,28-- CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF
+ 9 more references
CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OFWICKED
Ecclesiastes
Old Testament7 referencesEcclesiastes 3:16,17-- WICKED
Ecclesiastes 4:1,13,14-- WICKED
Ecclesiastes 5:8-- WICKED
Ecclesiastes 8:4-- CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF
Ecclesiastes 8:9-- WICKED
+ 2 more references
WICKEDCHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF
Isaiah
Old Testament17 referencesIsaiah 1:23-- WICKED
Isaiah 3:12,14,15-- WICKED
Isaiah 5:22,23-- CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF
Isaiah 5:7-- WICKED
Isaiah 10:1-3-- WICKED
+ 12 more references
WICKEDCHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OFDUTIES OF
Jeremiah
Old Testament5 referencesJeremiah 5:28,29-- WICKED
Jeremiah 13:18-- CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF
Jeremiah 21:12-- DUTIES OF
Jeremiah 22:1-3-- DUTIES OF
Jeremiah 38:5,6-- And persecuting Jeremiah
WICKEDCHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OFDUTIES OFAnd persecuting Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Old Testament6 referencesEzekiel 21:25,26-- WICKED
Ezekiel 22:6,27-- WICKED
Ezekiel 28:2-- WICKED
Ezekiel 34:2-4,7-10-- WICKED
Ezekiel 44:7-- Exalting debased persons to the priesthood
+ 1 more reference
WICKEDExalting debased persons to the priesthood
Daniel
Old Testament6 referencesDaniel 2:1-13-- Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men
Daniel 3:1-23-- Nebuchadnezzar, committing the three Hebrews to the furnace
Daniel 4-- Chastised
Daniel 5:22-- Belshazzar, in drunkenness and committing sacrilege
Daniel 6:7,9-- Darius, in deifying himself
+ 1 more reference
Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise menNebuchadnezzar, committing the three Hebrews to the furnaceChastisedBelshazzar, in drunkenness and committing sacrilege+2 more
Hosea
Old Testament3 referencesHosea 5:10-- WICKED
Hosea 7:3-- WICKED
Hosea 10:7-- WICKED
Amos
Old Testament4 referencesAmos 3:10,11-- WICKED
Amos 4:1,2-- WICKED
Amos 5:11,12-- WICKED
Amos 6:12,13-- WICKED
Jonah
Old Testament1 referenceJonah 3:6-9-- King of Nineveh, in repenting, and proclaimimg a fast
Micah
Old Testament2 referencesMicah 3:1-3,9-11-- WICKED
Micah 7:3,4-- WICKED
Habakkuk
Old Testament2 referencesHabakkuk 1:4-- WICKED
Habakkuk 2:5-13-- WICKED
Zephaniah
Old Testament2 referencesZephaniah 1:8-- WICKED
Zephaniah 3:3-- WICKED
Zechariah
Old Testament2 referencesZechariah 7:9,10-- DUTIES OF
Zechariah 8:16-- DUTIES OF
400 Years of Silence
New Testament8 books
Matthew
New Testament4 referencesMatthew 2:16-18-- Herod the Great, killing the infants in Bethlehem
Matthew 14:1-11-- Herod Antipas, in beheading John the Baptist
Matthew 26:59-- The chief priests, elders, and the Sanhedrin, seeking false witness against Jesus
Matthew 27:11-26-- Pilate, delivering up Jesus for crucifixion
Herod the Great, killing the infants in BethlehemHerod Antipas, in beheading John the BaptistThe chief priests, elders, and the Sanhedrin, seeking false witness against JesusPilate, delivering up Jesus for crucifixion
Mark
New Testament1 referenceMark 15:15-- Pilate, delivering up Jesus for crucifixion
Luke
New Testament2 referencesLuke 13:31,32-- Herod Antipas, in craftiness and tyranny
Luke 23:6-15-- Herod Antipas, in craftiness and tyranny
Acts
New Testament3 referencesActs 12:1-19-- Herod Agrippa I, persecuting the congregation in Jerusalem
Acts 23:3-- WICKED
Acts 23:2-- Ananias, the high priest, commanding to strike Paul
Herod Agrippa I, persecuting the congregation in JerusalemWICKEDAnanias, the high priest, commanding to strike Paul
Romans
New Testament3 referencesRomans 12:8-- CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF
Romans 13:1-7-- CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF
Romans 13:3-- DUTIES OF
CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OFDUTIES OF
1 Timothy
New Testament2 references1 Timothy 2:1,2-- CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF
1 Timothy 2:2-- DUTIES OF
CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OFDUTIES OF
James
New Testament1 referenceJames 2:6,9-- WICKED
1 Peter
New Testament2 references1 Peter 2:13,14-- CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF
1 Peter 2:14-- DUTIES OF
CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OFDUTIES OF
What This Chain Teaches
- 1
This theme first appears in Genesis and continues through to 1 Peter, spanning the full scope of Scripture.
- 2
The chain bridges both testaments with 31 Old Testament and 8 New Testament books, showing continuity of God's revelation.
- 3
Rulers is established in the Law (Torah) and fulfilled in the Gospels, tracing God's redemptive plan from promise to fulfillment.
- 4
With 99 distinct sub-topics, this chain reveals the multifaceted nature of Rulers in biblical theology.
Sub-Topics in This Chain
99 aspects of Rulers found in Scripture
Chastised(1 verse)
Monarchical(0 verses)
Patriarchal(1 verse)
INSTANCES OF(0 verses)
Nimrod(1 verse)
Abraham(3 verses)
Melchizedek(1 verse)
Isaac(1 verse)
Judah(1 verse)
Heads of families(1 verse)
Ishmael(1 verse)
Esau, and the dukes of Edom(1 verse)
Theocratic(0 verses)
CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF(31 verses)
DUTIES OF(25 verses)
RIGHTEOUS(0 verses)
INSTANCES OF(0 verses)
Pharaoh, in his treatment of Abraham(1 verse)
Abimelech, in his treatment of Isaac(1 verse)
Joseph, in how he conducted the affairs of Egypt(1 verse)
... and 79 more sub-topics