Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
For the punishment
General references
Bible References
For the punishment
Romans 13:3
For rulers are not to be feared for good works but for evil. Wilt thou be without fear of the power? Do well then: and so shalt thou be praised of the same.
General references
Numbers 16:12
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and they answered, "We will not come.
Joshua 1:16
And they answered Joshua, saying, "All that thou biddest us, we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go.
1 Samuel 10:25
Then Samuel told the people the duty of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD, and so sent all the people away; every man to his house.
2 Chronicles 19:5
And he set judges in the land, throughout all the strong cities of Judah, city by city,