'Rule Over' in the Bible
and to rule over the day and over the night, and to {separate light from darkness}. And God saw that [it was] good.
And God said, "Let us make humankind in our image and according to our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of heaven, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every moving thing that moves upon the earth."
And God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of heaven, and over every animal that moves upon the earth."
To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase {your pain in childbearing}; in pain you shall bear children. And to your husband [shall be] your desire. And he shall rule over you."
If you do well {will I not accept you}? But if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. And its desire [is] for you, but you must rule over it."
Then his brothers said to him, "Will you really rule over us?" And {they hated him even more} on account of his dream and because of his words.
You shall not rule over him with ruthlessness, but you shall revere your God.
He shall be with him {as a yearly hired worker}; he shall not rule over him with ruthlessness {in your sight}.
And I will set my face against you, and you shall be defeated {before} your enemies; and your haters shall rule over you, and you shall flee away, but there shall not be {anybody who is pursuing} you.
When Yahweh your God has blessed you, [just] as he {promised} to you, then you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow [from them], and you will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you.
The men of Israel said to Gideon, "Rule over us, both you and your sons, and your sons' son, for you have delivered us from the hand of Midian.
But Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; Yahweh will rule over you."
"{Speak to} the lords of Shechem, 'What [is] better for you, that seventy men all from the sons of Jerub-Baal rule over you, or that one man rules over you?' Remember that I [am] your bone and your flesh."
"The trees went certainly, to anoint a king over themselves. And they said to the olive tree, 'Rule over us.'
Then the trees said to the fig tree, 'You, come rule over us.'
So all the trees said to the thornbush, 'You, come rule over us.'
And so then, listen to their voice. However, you must earnestly warn them; you must explain to them the custom of the king who will rule over them."
And wealth and glory [are] from you, and you rule over all. And in your hand [is] power and might. And in your hand [is power] to make great and to give strength to all.
Also, keep back your servant from arrogant [sins]; let them not rule over me. Then I shall be blameless, and I shall be innocent of great transgression.
Like sheep they are destined to Sheol; death will shepherd them. But the upright will rule over them in the morning, and their forms [will be for] Sheol to consume, [far from] his lofty abode.
A slave who deals wisely will rule over a child who acts shamefully, and in the midst of brothers he will share his inheritance.
For a fool living in luxury is not fitting, [any] more [than it is] for a slave to rule over princes.
The rich will rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave of {the lender}.
And I will make boys their princes, and children shall rule over them.
My people--children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people, your leaders are misleading [you], and they confuse the course of your paths.
And [the] nations will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will take possession of them in the land of Yahweh as slaves and female slaves. And this will happen: they will take their captors captive and rule over their oppressors.
And I will hand over {the Egyptians} into [the] hand of a hard master, and a powerful king will rule over them," {declares} the Lord Yahweh of hosts.
Slaves rule over us; there is no one to deliver us from their hand.
Of [all] the kingdoms it will be [the most] lowly, and it will not exalt itself again over the nations, and I will make them small [so as] not to rule over the nations.
And after you another kingdom inferior to yours will arise, and another third [kingdom] of bronze that will rule over the whole earth.
And he will deal with [the] {fortified strongholds} with [the help of] {a foreign god}; and he will increase wealth for whoever will acknowledge [him], and he will cause them to rule over the many, and he will distribute land for a price.
And he will rule over the treasures of gold and the silver and over all the precious things of Egypt; and [the] Libyans and [the] Cushites [will follow] in his footsteps.