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'Rulers' in the Bible

And Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to get together all the captains, the chiefs, the rulers, the wise men, the keepers of public money, the judges, the overseers, and all the rulers of the divisions of the country, to come to see the unveiling of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had put up.

Verse ConceptsAssembling Leaders

Then the captains, the chiefs, the rulers, the wise men, the keepers of public money, the judges, the overseers, and all the rulers of the divisions of the country, came together to see the unveiling of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had put up; and they took their places before the image which Nebuchadnezzar had put up.

And the captains, the chiefs, and the rulers, and the king's wise men who had come together, saw these men, over whose bodies the fire had no power, and not a hair of their heads was burned, and their coats were not changed, and there was no smell of fire about them.

Verse ConceptsHairsHeadsNosesSaved From FireAppearance Of HairHairsmoking

And over them were three chief rulers, of whom Daniel was one; and the captains were to be responsible to the chief rulers, so that the king might undergo no loss.

Verse ConceptsPromotionAccountabilityThree Men

Then this Daniel did his work better than the chief rulers and the captains, because there was a special spirit in him; and it was the king's purpose to put him over all the kingdom.

Verse ConceptsPromotionRelative GreatnessAttitudeExcellenceLeadership Qualities

Then the chief rulers and the captains were looking for some cause for putting Daniel in the wrong in connection with the kingdom, but they were unable to put forward any wrongdoing or error against him; because he was true, and no error or wrong was to be seen in him.

Verse ConceptsCriticism, amongst believersFaithfulness, Examples OfBusiness, ExamplesHonestyNeglecting DutiesServants, GoodBusiness EthicsMagistratesFaultlessnessFidelityPlottingErrorcorruptionaccusations

Then these chief rulers and the captains came to the king and said to him, O King Darius, have life for ever.

Verse ConceptsAgreeing For Evil

All the chief rulers of the kingdom, the chiefs and the captains, the wise men and the rulers, have made a common decision to put in force a law having the king's authority, and to give a strong order, that whoever makes any request to any god or man but you, O King, for thirty days, is to be put into the lions' hole.

Verse ConceptsExamples Of FaithAgreeing For EvilConsultationsGovernorsLionsMartyrdom, Reasons ForProclamationsSuffering, Causes OfOne MonthThrowing PeopleIn Danger From LionsNot Praying

We have not given ear to your servants the prophets, who said words in your name to our kings and our rulers and our fathers and all the people of the land.

Verse ConceptsPrincesProphecy IgnoredSpeaking As From God

O Lord, shame is on us, on our kings and our rulers and our fathers, because of our sin against you.

Verse ConceptsShame Has ComeWe Have Sinned

And he will make use of the people of a strange god to keep his strongest places; to those whom he takes note of he will give high honour: and he will make them rulers over the mass of the people, and will make division of the land for a price.

Verse ConceptsThe Honourable Will Be Honoured

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