'Ruler' in the Bible

This is a copy of the letter which Tattenai, the ruler of the land across the river, and Shethar-bozenai and his friends the Apharsachites, living across the river, sent to Darius the king:

And the gold and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the Temple which was in Jerusalem, and put into the house of his god in Babylon, these Cyrus the king took from the house of his god in Babylon, and gave to one named Sheshbazzar, whom he had made ruler;

So now, Tattenai, ruler of the land across the river, and Shethar-bozenai and your people the Apharsachites across the river, keep far from that place:

Let the work of this house of God go on; let the ruler of the Jews and their responsible men put up this house of God in its place.

Then Tattenai, the ruler across the river, and Shethar-bozenai and their people, because of the order given by King Darius, did as he had said with all care.

By their side were working Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah from the seat of the ruler across the river.

And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.

And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.

But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Bethhaccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David.

After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Bethzur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.

After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part.

After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.

And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to the armoury at the turning of the wall.

Now from the time when I was made ruler of the people in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year till the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, for twelve years, I and my servants have never taken the food which was the right of the ruler.

Now the food made ready for one day was one ox and six fat sheep, as well as fowls; and once in ten days a store of all sorts of wine: but all the same, I did not take the food to which the ruler had a right, because the people were crushed under a hard yoke.

That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.

Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.

These were in the days of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the ruler and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.

Now it came about in the days of Ahasuerus, (that Ahasuerus who was ruler of a hundred and twenty-seven divisions of the kingdom, from India as far as Ethiopia:)

And sent letters to all the divisions of the kingdom, to every division in the writing commonly used there, and to every people in the language which was theirs, saying that every man was to be the ruler in his house, and that this order was to be given out in the language of his people.

Truly, that man is happy who has training from the hand of God: so do not let your heart be shut to the teaching of the Ruler of all.

For the arrows of the Ruler of all are present with me, and their poison goes deep into my spirit: his army of fears is put in order against me.

He whose heart is shut against his friend has given up the fear of the Ruler of all.

Does God give wrong decisions? or is the Ruler of all not upright in his judging?

If you will make search for God with care, and put your request before the Ruler of all;

Are you able to take God's measure, to make discovery of the limits of the Ruler of all?

But I would have talk with the Ruler of all, and my desire is to have an argument with God.

Because his hand is stretched out against God, and his heart is lifted up against the Ruler of all,

What is the Ruler of all, that we may give him worship? and what profit is it to us to make prayer to him?

Let his eyes see his trouble, and let him be full of the wrath of the Ruler of all!

For you say, Where is the house of the ruler, and where is the tent of the evil-doer?

Is it of any interest to the Ruler of all that you are upright? or is it of use to him that your ways are without sin?

Who said to God, Go away from us; and, What is the Ruler of all able to do to us?

If you come back to the Ruler of all, making yourself low before him; if you put evil far away from your tents;

Then the Ruler of all will be your gold, and his teaching will be your silver;

For then you will have delight in the Ruler of all, and your face will be lifted up to God.

For God has made my heart feeble, and my mind is troubled before the Ruler of all.

Why are times not stored up by the Ruler of all, and why do those who have knowledge of him not see his days?

By the life of God, who has taken away my right; and of the Ruler of all, who has made my soul bitter;

Will he take delight in the Ruler of all, and make his prayer to God at all times?

I will give you teaching about the hand of God; I will not keep secret from you what is in the mind of the Ruler of all.

This is the punishment of the evil-doer from God, and the heritage given to the cruel by the Ruler of all.

While the Ruler of all was still with me, and my children were round me;

For what is God's reward from on high, or the heritage given by the Ruler of all from heaven?

If only God would give ear to me, and the Ruler of all would give me an answer! or if what he has against me had been put in writing!

But truly it is the spirit in man, even the breath of the Ruler of all, which gives them knowledge.

The spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Ruler of all gives me life.

Now then, you wise, take note; you men of knowledge, give ear to me. Let it be far from God to do evil, and from the Ruler of all to do wrong.

Truly, God does not do evil, and the Ruler of all is not a false judge.

How may a hater of right be a ruler? and will you say that the upright Ruler of all is evil?

But God will not give ear to what is false, or the Ruler of all take note of it;

“Behold, God is exalted in His power;Who is a ruler or a teacher like Him?

There is no searching out of the Ruler of all: his strength and his judging are great; he is full of righteousness, doing no wrong.

Will he who is protesting give teaching to the Ruler of all? Let him who has arguments to put forward against God give an answer.

“Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity [since you question the Almighty],And array yourself with honor and majesty.

You make him ruler over the works of your hands. You have put all things under his feet:

He gives his chosen king magnificent victories; he is faithful to his chosen ruler, to David and his descendants forever."

For the kingdom is Jehovah's; And he is the ruler over the nations.

God is the ruler over the nations; God is on the high seat of his holy rule.

There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

However, you will die like menand fall like any other ruler.”

Thou art ruler over the pride of the sea, In the lifting up of its billows Thou dost restrain them.

The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.

He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:

He will judge among the nations. He will heap up dead bodies. He will crush the ruler of the whole earth.

and how he made a vow to the Lord, and swore an oath to the powerful ruler of Jacob.

until I find a place for the Lord, a fine dwelling place for the powerful ruler of Jacob."

Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

A king's glory is the abundance of people, but the lack of subjects is the ruin of a ruler.

Evil-doing is disgusting to kings: for the seat of the ruler is based on righteousness.

Better is the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.

Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips;how much worse are lies for a ruler.

Many seek a ruler’s favor,and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts.

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:

For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler.

A ruler can be persuaded through patience,and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

When a land does wrong, it has many princes,But when the ruler is a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability endures.

As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.

A leader who is a great oppressor lacks understanding and common sense [and his wickedness shortens his days],But he who hates unjust gain will [be blessed and] prolong his days.

When the upright have power, the people are glad; when an evil man is ruler, grief comes on the people.

If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.

Many are seeking the face of a ruler, And from Jehovah is the judgment of each.

I saw all the living under the sun round the young man who was to be ruler in place of the king.

No man has authority over the wind, to keep the wind; or is ruler over the day of his death. In war no man's time is free, and evil will not keep the sinner safe.

The calm words of the wise are heededmore than the shouts of a ruler over fools.

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

Happy is the land whose ruler is of noble birth, and whose chiefs take food at the right time, for strength and not for feasting.

Therefore, the sovereign Lord who commands armies, the powerful ruler of Israel, says this: "Ah, I will seek vengeance against my adversaries, I will take revenge against my enemies.

When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:

In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.

As for my people, their ruler is acting like a child, and those who have authority over them are women. O my people, your guides are the cause of your wandering, turning your footsteps out of the right way.

Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.

[Say to the ruler] “Give us advice, make a decision [for Moab, king of Judah];Cast your shadow [over us] like night in the midst of noon;Hide the outcasts, do not betray the fugitive [to his pursuer].

And I will give the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord; and a hard king will be their ruler, says the Lord, the Lord of armies.

For the Lord, our ruler, the Lord, our commander, the Lord, our king -- he will deliver us.

“Who has stirred up and put into action one from the east [the king of Persia, Cyrus the Great]Whom He calls in righteousness to His service and whom victory meets at every step?The Lord turns nations over to himAnd subdues kings.He makes them like dust with his sword,Like wind-driven chaff with his bow.

“It is I who says of Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd (ruler),And he will carry out all that I desire—’Saying of Jerusalem, ‘She shall [again] be built,’And of the temple, ‘Your foundation shall [again] be laid.’”

I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will get drunk on their own blood, as if it were wine. Then all humankind will recognize that I am the Lord, your deliverer, your protector, the powerful ruler of Jacob."