178 occurrences in 13 translations

'Ruling' in the Bible

and Abraham saith unto his servant, the eldest of his house, who is ruling over all that he hath, 'Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh,

Verse ConceptsThighsinvesting

And these are the kings who were ruling in the land of Edom before there was any king over the children of Israel.

Verse ConceptsRulers Of Edom

where they informed their father, "Joseph is still alive! As a matter of fact, he's ruling the entire land of Egypt." But Jacob didn't believe them, because he had become cynical.

Verse ConceptsFaintingNot Believing PeopleLiving On

Then Moses gave a ruling to the Israelites by the word of the Lord: "What the tribe of the Josephites is saying is right.

Verse ConceptsGod's Orders

After he had overcome Sihon, king of the Amorites, ruling in Heshbon, and Og, king of Bashan, ruling in Ashtaroth, at Edrei:

Verse Conceptsdefeat

And the Lord said to me, Have no fear of him: for I have given him and all his people and his land into your hands; do to him as you did to Sihon, king of the Amorites, who was ruling in Heshbon.

Verse ConceptsDo Not Fear Men

On the far side of Jordan, in the valley facing Beth-peor, in the land of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who was ruling in Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel overcame after they had come out of Egypt:

Verse ConceptsdefeatLeaving EgyptBeyond JordanGay Marriage

Then his heart will not be exalted above his countrymen, he will not turn from this command to the right or the left, and he and his sons will continue ruling many years over Israel.

Verse ConceptsNot Turning AsideAction For A Long TimeDo Not Be ProudTurning To Right And LeftAuthority

Then the priests, the sons of Levi, will come forward, for Yahweh your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name, and they are to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.

Verse Conceptselection, responsibilities ofBenedictionsPriests, Function In Ot TimesPeople Involved In JudgementPeople Blessing

Sihon, king of the Amorite, who is dwelling in Heshbon, ruling from Aroer which is on the border of the brook Arnon, and the middle of the brook, and half of Gilead, and unto Jabok the brook, the border of the Bene-Ammon;

Verse ConceptsRivers And StreamsHalf Of DistrictsArnon

ruling over Mount Hermon, Salecah, and all of Bashan as far as the border of the descendants of Geshur, the descendants of Maacath, and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

Verse ConceptsHalf Of Districts

And all the towns of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who was ruling in Heshbon, to the limits of the children of Ammon;

All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who was ruling in Ashtaroth and in Edrei (he was one of the last of the Rephaim); these did Moses overcome, driving them out of their country.

Verse ConceptsGiantsSole Survivors

And all the towns of the table-land, and all the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who was ruling in Heshbon, whom Moses overcame, together with the chiefs of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the chiefs of Sihon, who were living in the land.

Verse ConceptsPrincesNamed Gentile Rulers

And the Lord gave them up into the hands of Jabin, king of Canaan, who was ruling in Hazor; the captain of his army was Sisera, who was living in Harosheth of the Gentiles.

Verse ConceptsCommander

Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the masters of Shechem, Which is good for you -- the ruling over you of seventy men (all the sons of Jerubbaal), or the ruling over you of one man? -- and ye have remembered that I am your bone and your flesh.'

Verse ConceptsBodySeventySame Bone And FleshSeventies

Now his father and mother did not know this was from the Lord, who was seeking an occasion against the Philistines. At that time, the Philistines were ruling over Israel.

Verse ConceptsCaused By God

Then three thousand men from Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and they said to Samson, "Do you not know that the Philistines [are] ruling over us? What [is] this [that] you have done to us?" And he said to them, "Just as they did to me, so I have done to them."

Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine GiftRulersThree Thousand And UpRepaying Evil For Evil

Now there came a time of famine while judges were ruling in the land of Israel. A man from Bethlehem of Judah, his wife, and his two sons left to live in the country of Moab.

Verse ConceptsFamine, Examples OfJudgesRefugeesSojourningJudging IsraelTimes Of People

If in the fear of the Lord you are his servants, hearing his voice and not going against the orders of the Lord, but being true to the Lord your God, you and the king ruling over you, then all will be well:

Verse ConceptsCommitment, to GodReverence To GodFollowing GodFear God!Obeying God

Ruling over Judah in Hebron for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem, over all Israel and Judah, for thirty-three years.

Verse ConceptsTribes Of IsraelSeven Years30 To 40 Years

And Solomon hath been ruling over all the kingdoms, from the River to the land of the Philistines and unto the border of Egypt: they are bringing nigh a present, and serving Solomon, all days of his life.

Verse ConceptsBoundariesGrain OfferingKingdomsRivers And StreamsSolomon, Character OfTaxationTributesThose Subjected To PeopleAs Far As The Euphrates

for he is ruling over all beyond the river, from Tiphsah and unto Gaza, over all the kings beyond the river, and he hath peace from all his servants round about.

Verse ConceptsWestWest SidesTime Of Peacebridgesdominion

apart from the heads of the officers of Solomon, who are over the work, three thousand and three hundred, those ruling over the people who are working in the business.

Verse ConceptsOverseersThree Thousand And Up

He constructed the Judgment Hall for the throne room where he would be ruling, paneling it with cedar from floor to ceiling.

Verse ConceptsCedarJudgment SeatThroneHallsOverlaid With WoodPeople Involved In JudgementCedar Wood

Now, O Lord, God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said, 'You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and serve me as you have done.'

Verse ConceptsThroneSaul And David

These are the heads of the officers who are over the work of Solomon, fifty and five hundred, those ruling among the people who are labouring in the work.

Verse ConceptsFour To Five HundredFour And Five Hundred

And you I will take, and you will be king over Israel, ruling over whatever is the desire of your soul.

In the thirty-first year of Asa, king of Judah, Omri became king over Israel, and he was king for twelve years; for six years he was ruling in Tirzah.

Verse ConceptsSix YearsTen To Fourteen Years

Sometime during the fifth year of the reign of Ahab's son Joram, king of Israel (while Jehoshaphat was still ruling as king of Judah), Jehoshaphat's son Jehoram ascended to the throne of Judah.

Verse ConceptsList Of Kings Of Israel

He was thirty-two years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for eight years.

Verse ConceptsEight Or Nine YearsAge When Crowned

Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for one year. His mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri, king of Israel.

Verse ConceptsGrandchildrenOne YearAge When CrownedMothers Of KingsList Of Kings Of Israel

He hid out with his nurse in the Lord's temple for six years, while Athaliah was ruling over the land.

Verse ConceptsSix Years

In the seventh year of Jehu's rule, Jehoash became king; and he was ruling for forty years in Jerusalem; his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History OfThe Number Forty40 To 50 YearsMothers Of Kings

In the twenty-third year of Joash, the son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, became king over Israel in Samaria, ruling for seventeen years.

Verse Concepts15 To 20 YearsList Of Kings Of Israel

In the thirty-seventh year of the rule of Joash, king of Judah, Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, became king over Israel in Samaria, ruling for sixteen years.

Verse Concepts15 To 20 YearsList Of Kings Of Israel

He was twenty-five years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years; his mother's name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem.

Verse Concepts20 To 30 YearsAge When CrownedMothers Of Kings

In the fifteenth year of the rule of Amaziah, son of Joash, king of Judah, Jeroboam, the son of Joash, king of Israel, became king in Samaria, ruling for forty-one years.

Verse Concepts40 To 50 YearsList Of Kings Of IsraelKings of judah

He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for fifty-two years; his mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.

Verse Concepts50 To 70 YearsAge When CrownedMothers Of Kings

Shallum, the son of Jabesh, became king in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah, king of Judah; and he was ruling in Samaria for the space of one month.

Verse ConceptsOne MonthList Of Kings Of Israel

In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah, king of Judah, Menahem, the son of Gadi, became king over Israel, and was ruling in Samaria for ten years.

Verse ConceptsTen To Fourteen YearsList Of Kings Of Israel

In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah, the son of Menahem, became king over Israel in Samaria, ruling for two years.

Verse ConceptsTwo YearsList Of Kings Of Israel

In the fifty-second year of Azariah, king of Judah, Pekah, the son of Remaliah, became king over Israel in Samaria, ruling for twenty years.

Verse Concepts20 To 30 YearsList Of Kings Of Israel

He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he was ruling for sixteen years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.

Verse Concepts15 To 20 YearsAge When CrownedMothers Of Kings

Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king; he was ruling for sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord his God, as David his father did.

Verse ConceptsNot Imitating Good15 To 20 YearsAge When Crowned

In the twelfth year of Ahaz, king of Judah, Hoshea, the son of Elah, became king over Israel in Samaria, ruling for nine years.

Verse ConceptsEight Or Nine YearsList Of Kings Of Israel

He was twenty-five years old when he became king, ruling in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years; his mother's name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah.

Verse Concepts20 To 30 YearsAge When CrownedMothers Of Kings

Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king; for fifty-five years he was ruling in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Hephzi-bah.

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History Of50 To 70 YearsAge When CrownedMothers Of Kings

Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, ruling in Jerusalem for two years; his mother's name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.

Verse ConceptsTwo YearsAge When CrownedMothers Of Kings

Josiah was eight years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for thirty-one years; his mother's name was Jedidah, daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.

Verse Concepts30 To 40 YearsAge When CrownedMothers Of KingsGrandmothers

Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, ruling in Jerusalem for three months; his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

Verse ConceptsTwo To Four MonthsAge When CrownedMothers Of Kings

Pharaoh Necho imprisoned him in Riblah in the land of Hamath and prevented him from ruling in Jerusalem. He imposed on the land a special tax of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

Verse ConceptsCoinageChainsTaxationFine As Penalty

Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for eleven years; his mother's name was Zebidah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah

Verse ConceptsTen To Fourteen YearsAge When CrownedMothers Of Kings

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, he was ruling in Jerusalem for three months, and his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsQueensTwo To Four MonthsAge When CrownedMothers Of Kings

Now these are the kings who were ruling in the land of Edom, before there was any king over Israel: Bela, the son of Beor; his town was named Dinhabah.

He had six sons in Hebron; he was ruling there for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem for thirty-three years.

Verse ConceptsSix PeopleSeven Years30 To 40 Years

Even back when Saul was ruling as king, you kept on leading the army of Israel out to battle and bringing them in again. The LORD your God told you, "You yourself will shepherd my people Israel and will be Commander-in-Chief over my people Israel.'"

Verse ConceptsGod, As Shepherd

And to Shemaiah his son have sons been born, who are ruling throughout the house of their father, for they are mighty of valour.

Verse ConceptsAbility

"Now out of all of my sons (since the LORD has given me many of them), he has selected my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD, ruling over Israel.

Verse ConceptsKingdom Of God, Coming OfThrone

For forty years he was ruling as king over Israel, seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsThe Number FortySeven Years30 To 40 Years40 To 50 Years

Now, O Lord God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said, 'You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and obey my law as you have done.'

Verse ConceptsThrone

Then I will establish your dynasty, just as I promised your father David, 'You will not fail to have a successor ruling over Israel.'

Verse Conceptsroyalty

May the Lord your God be praised because he favored you by placing you on his throne as the one ruling on his behalf! Because of your God's love for Israel and his lasting commitment to them, he made you king over them so you could make just and right decisions."

Verse ConceptsdesiresThrone

And he is ruling over all the kings from the River even unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt.

So King Rehoboam made himself strong in Jerusalem and was ruling there. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he was ruling for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the town which the Lord had made his out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there; and his mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonite woman.

Verse Conceptselection, privileges ofJerusalem, Significance Of15 To 20 Years

and saith, 'O Jehovah, God of our fathers, art not Thou -- God in the heavens? yea, Thou art ruling over all kingdoms of the nations, and in Thy hand is power and might, and there is none with Thee to station himself.

Verse ConceptsChallengesGod, Majesty OfGod, Sovereignty OfGovernmentKingsKingdomsAuthority, Belonging To GodDads

And Jehoshaphat was king over Judah: he was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he was ruling for twenty-five years in Jerusalem: his mother's name was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History Of20 To 30 YearsAge When Crowned

Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for eight years.

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History Of

He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for eight years: and at his death he was not regretted; they put his body into the earth in the town of David, but not in the resting-place of the kings.

Verse ConceptsRegretTombsAbsence Of Regret

Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for one year. His mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri.

Verse ConceptsGrandchildrenOne YearForeigners Subdued

He remained in hiding in God's temple for six years, while Athaliah was ruling over the land.

Verse ConceptsSix Years

Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he was ruling for forty years in Jerusalem: his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba.

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History OfThe Number FortyHelpful Children40 To 50 Years

Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years; his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

Verse Concepts20 To 30 YearsAge When Crowned

Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for fifty-two years; his mother's name was Jechiliah of Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History Of50 To 70 YearsAge When Crowned

King Uzziah was a leper to the day of his death; and, being a leper, he lived in a separate house, for he was excluded from the house of the Lord. And his son Jotham took charge of the king’s household, judging and governing the people of the land.

Verse ConceptsdiseasesHoliness,  Worldly SeparationLonelinessHygieneQuarantine

Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for sixteen years; and his mother's name was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.

Verse Concepts15 To 20 YearsAge When CrownedTwelve Beings

He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for sixteen years.

Verse Concepts15 To 20 YearsAge When Crowned

Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for sixteen years; he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord, like David his father:

Verse Concepts15 To 20 YearsAge When Crowned

Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he was ruling for fifty-five years in Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsJerusalem, History Of50 To 70 YearsAge When Crowned

Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king; and he was ruling for two years in Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsTwo Years

Josiah was eight years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for thirty-one years.

Verse Concepts30 To 40 YearsKings of judahteenager

Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for three months.

Verse ConceptsAge When Crowned

The king of Egypt prevented him from ruling in Jerusalem and imposed on the land a special tax of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

Verse ConceptsCoinageenemies, of Israel and JudahempiresGoldTaxationTalents

Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for eleven years, and he did evil in the eyes of the Lord his God.

Verse ConceptsTen To Fourteen YearsAge When Crowned

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for three months and ten days, and he did evil in the eyes of the Lord.

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for eleven years.

Verse ConceptsTen To Fourteen Years

Powerful kings have reigned over Jerusalem, including ruling over all lands beyond the Euphrates River. Furthermore, taxes, tribute, and tolls have been paid to them.

Verse ConceptsTributesBeyond The RiverBeyond The Euphrates

Next to him, Hur's son Rephaiah, ruling official for half of the Jerusalem district, did repairs.

Verse ConceptsRulersHalf Of Districts

and next to him Hallohesh's son Shallum, ruling official for the other half of the Jerusalem district, did repairs, as did his daughters.

Verse ConceptsGirlsHalf Of Districts

Rechab's descendant Malchijah, ruling official of the Beth-haccherem district, repaired the Dung Gate, reconstructing it, installing its doors, its locks, and its security bars.

Verse ConceptsNamed Gates

Colhozeh's son Shallum, ruling official of the Mizpah district, repaired the Fountain Gate, reconstructing it, installing its doors, its locks, and its security bars, as well as the Pool of Shelach near the royal garden as far as the stairway that descends from the City of David.

Verse ConceptsGarden, NaturalHorticultureStairwaysPoolsNamed GatesStepsGardens Attached To Palaces

Next to him Azbuk's son Nehemiah, ruling official of half of the Beth-zur district, carried on repairs as far as the tombs of David, then to the artificial pool that had been installed there, and then as far as the military barracks.

Verse ConceptsTombsHalf Of Districtsheroes

Next to him the descendants of Levi, led by Bani's son Rehum, carried on repairs. Next to him Hashabiah, ruling official for half of the Keilah district, did repairs for his district.

Verse ConceptsHalf Of Districts

Next to him their brothers, led by Henadad's son Bavvai, ruling official for the other half of the Keilah district, carried on repairs.

Verse ConceptsHalf Of DistrictsHalf brothers

Next to him Jeshua's son Ezer, ruling official of Mizpah, repaired another section near the ascent to the armory at the Angle.

Verse ConceptsStairwaysArmoryThe Angle

and its increase it is multiplying to the kings whom Thou hast set over us in our sins; and over our bodies they are ruling, and over our cattle, according to their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

Verse ConceptsBodyHarvestUnsuitable Rule

At that time King Ahasuerus was ruling from Susa the capital.

He sent letters throughout all the royal provinces, to each province according to its own script and to each people according to its own language, that every man should be ruling his family and should be speaking the language of his own people.

Verse ConceptsLanguages ConfusedAuthority Of PeopleAlphabet

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Decree (141 instances)
Dominate (15 instances)
Govern (33 instances)
Harness (15 instances)
Opinion (134 instances)
Prevail (75 instances)
Reigning (74 instances)
Ruling (178 instances)

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