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ἄρχοντες — 191x G758 ἄρχων
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Occurrences: 191 times in 175 verses
Speech: Noun
Parsing: Nominative Plural Masculine
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:15 - When the palace officials saw her, they sang her praises to Pharaoh, their king, and Sarai was taken into his palace.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:16 - These twelve sons of Ishmael became the founders of twelve tribes named after them, listed according to the places they settled and camped.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29 - May many nations become your servants,
and may they bow down to you.
May you be the master over your brothers,
and may your mother's sons bow down to you.
All who curse you will be cursed,
and all who bless you will be blessed.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:15 - The leaders of Edom are terrified;
the nobles of Moab tremble.
All who live in Canaan melt away;
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:22 - On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much as usual—four quarts[fn] for each person instead of two. Then all the leaders of the community came and asked Moses for an explanation.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:31 - But Moses called out to them and asked Aaron and all the leaders of the community to come over, and he talked with them.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:27 - The leaders brought onyx stones and the special gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest's chestpiece.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:16 - These are the chosen leaders of the community, the leaders of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:44 - These were the men registered by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, all listed according to their ancestral descent.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:34 - So Moses, Aaron, and the other leaders of the community listed the members of the Kohathite division by their clans and families.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:46 - So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel listed all the Levites by their clans and families.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:2 - Then the leaders of Israel—the tribal leaders who had registered the troops—came and brought their offerings.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:10 - The leaders also presented dedication gifts for the altar at the time it was anointed. They each placed their gifts before the altar.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:4 - But if only one trumpet is blown, then only the leaders—the heads of the clans of Israel—must present themselves to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:6 - So Moses gave the instructions to the people of Israel, and each of the twelve tribal leaders, including Aaron, brought Moses a staff.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:18 - Sing of this well,
which princes dug,
which great leaders hollowed out
with their scepters and staffs.” Then the Israelites left the wilderness and proceeded on through Mattanah,
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:8 - “Stay here overnight,” Balaam said. “In the morning I will tell you whatever the LORD directs me to say.” So the officials from Moab stayed there with Balaam.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:14 - So the Moabite officials returned to King Balak and reported, “Balaam refused to come with us.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:6 - So Balaam returned and found the king standing beside his burnt offerings with all the officials of Moab.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:17 - So Balaam returned and found the king standing beside his burnt offerings with all the officials of Moab. “What did the LORD say?” Balak asked eagerly.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:13 - Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the community went to meet them outside the camp.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:26 - “You and Eleazar the priest and the family leaders of each tribe are to make a list of all the plunder taken in the battle, including the people and animals.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:1 - Then the heads of the clans of Gilead—descendants of Makir, son of Manasseh, son of Joseph—came to Moses and the family leaders of Israel with a petition.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:14 - So the Israelites examined their food, but they did not consult the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:15 - Then Joshua made a peace treaty with them and guaranteed their safety, and the leaders of the community ratified their agreement with a binding oath.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:18 - But the Israelites did not attack the towns, for the Israelite leaders had made a vow to them in the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
The people of Israel grumbled against their leaders because of the treaty.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:19 - But the leaders replied, “Since we have sworn an oath in the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel, we cannot touch them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:21 - Let them live.” So they made them woodcutters and water carriers for the entire community, as the Israelite leaders directed.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:1 - The remaining tribes of Israel received land in Canaan as allotted by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the tribal leaders.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:51 - These are the territories that Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the tribal leaders allocated as grants of land to the tribes of Israel by casting sacred lots in the presence of the LORD at the entrance of the Tabernacle[fn] at Shiloh. So the division of the land was completed.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:14 - In this delegation were ten leaders of Israel, one from each of the ten tribes, and each the head of his family within the clans of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:30 - When Phinehas the priest and the leaders of the community—the heads of the clans of Israel—heard this from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, they were satisfied.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:32 - Then Phinehas son of Eleazar, the priest, and the other leaders left the tribes of Reuben and Gad in Gilead and returned to the land of Canaan to tell the Israelites what had happened.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:6 - But the officials of Succoth replied, “Catch Zebah and Zalmunna first, and then we will feed your army.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:18 - The leaders of Gilead said to each other, “Whoever attacks the Ammonites first will become ruler over all the people of Gilead.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:3 - the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, their master, “Do you really think these men are coming here to honor your father? No! David has sent them to spy out the city so they can come in and conquer it!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:4 - But the king insisted that they take the census, so Joab and the commanders of the army went out to count the people of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:2 - and these were his high officials:
Azariah son of Zadok was the priest.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:22 - But Solomon did not conscript any of the Israelites for forced labor. Instead, he assigned them to serve as fighting men, government officials, officers and captains in his army, commanders of his chariots, and charioteers.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:32 - So when the Aramean chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat in his royal robes, they went after him. “There is the king of Israel!” they shouted. But when Jehoshaphat called out,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:33 - the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, and they stopped chasing him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:5 - When he arrived there, he found Jehu sitting around with the other army officers. “I have a message for you, Commander,” he said.
“For which one of us?” Jehu asked.
“For you, Commander,” he replied.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 24:12 - Then King Jehoiachin, along with the queen mother, his advisers, his commanders, and his officials, surrendered to the Babylonians.
In the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, he took Jehoiachin prisoner.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:23 - When all the army commanders and their men learned that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they went to see him at Mizpah. These included Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jezaniah[fn] son of the Maacathite, and all their men.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:26 - Then all the people of Judah, from the least to the greatest, as well as the army commanders, fled in panic to Egypt, for they were afraid of what the Babylonians would do to them.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:42 - Five hundred of these invaders from the tribe of Simeon went to Mount Seir, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel—all sons of Ishi.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 5:24 - These were the leaders of their clans: Epher,[fn] Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. These men had a great reputation as mighty warriors and leaders of their clans.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:2 - The sons of Tola were Uzzi, Rephaiah, Jeriel, Jahmai, Ibsam, and Shemuel. Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. At the time of King David, the total number of mighty warriors listed in the records of these clans was 22,600.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:3 - The son of Uzzi was Izrahiah. The sons of Izrahiah were Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. These five became the leaders of clans.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:7 - The five sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. The total number of mighty warriors from these clans was 22,034, as listed in their genealogical records.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:9 - Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. The total number of mighty warriors and leaders from these clans was 20,200, as listed in their genealogical records.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:11 - Each of them was the leader of an ancestral clan. From these clans the total number of mighty warriors ready for war was 17,200.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:40 - Each of these descendants of Asher was the head of an ancestral clan. They were all select men—mighty warriors and outstanding leaders. The total number of men available for military service was 26,000, as listed in their genealogical records.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:6 - The sons of Ehud, leaders of the clans living at Geba, were exiled to Manahath.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:10 - Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. These sons all became the leaders of clans.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:13 - Beriah, and Shema. They were the leaders of the clans living in Aijalon, and they drove out the inhabitants of Gath.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:28 - These were the leaders of the ancestral clans; they were listed in their genealogical records, and they all lived in Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:9 - These men were all leaders of clans, and they were listed in their genealogical records. In all, 956 families from the tribe of Benjamin returned.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:13 - In all, 1,760 priests returned. They were heads of clans and very able men. They were responsible for ministering at the house of God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:33 - The musicians, all prominent Levites, lived at the Temple. They were exempt from other responsibilities since they were on duty at all hours.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 9:34 - All these men lived in Jerusalem. They were the heads of Levite families and were listed as prominent leaders in their genealogical records.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:10 - These are the leaders of David's mighty warriors. Together with all Israel, they decided to make David their king, just as the LORD had promised concerning Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:14 - These warriors from Gad were army commanders. The weakest among them could take on a hundred regular troops, and the strongest could take on a thousand!
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:28 - This also included Zadok, a brave young warrior, with 22 members of his family who were all officers.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:34 - From the tribe of Naphtali, there were 1,000 officers and 37,000 warriors armed with shields and spears.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:12 - He said to them, “You are the leaders of the Levite families. You must purify yourselves and all your fellow Levites, so you can bring the Ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:3 - the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, “Do you really think these men are coming here to honor your father? No! David has sent them to spy out the land so they can come in and conquer it!”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:9 - These were the leaders of the family of Libni. Three of the descendants of Shimei were Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:24 - These were the descendants of Levi by clans, the leaders of their family groups, registered carefully by name. Each had to be twenty years old or older to qualify for service in the house of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:5 - All tasks were assigned to the various groups by means of sacred lots so that no preference would be shown, for there were many qualified officials serving God in the sanctuary from among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:6 - Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, acted as secretary and wrote down the names and assignments in the presence of the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the family leaders of the priests and Levites. The descendants of Eleazar and Ithamar took turns casting lots.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:1 - David and the army commanders then appointed men from the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to proclaim God's messages to the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. Here is a list of their names and their work:
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:21 - From the family of Libni[fn] in the clan of Gershon, Jehiel[fn] was the leader.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:26 - Shelomoth and his relatives were in charge of the treasuries containing the gifts that King David, the family leaders, and the generals and captains[fn] and other officers of the army had dedicated to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:32 - There were 2,700 capable men among the relatives of Jeriah. King David sent them to the east side of the Jordan River and put them in charge of the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh. They were responsible for all matters related to God and to the king.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:1 - This is the list of Israelite generals and captains,[fn] and their officers, who served the king by supervising the army divisions that were on duty each month of the year. Each division served for one month and had 24,000 troops.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:4 - Dodai, a descendant of Ahoah, was commander of the second division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the second month. Mikloth was his chief officer.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:21 - The various divisions of priests and Levites will serve in the Temple of God. Others with skills of every kind will volunteer, and the officials and the entire nation are at your command.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:6 - Then the family leaders, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the generals and captains of the army,[fn] and the king's administrative officers all gave willingly.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:24 - All the officials, the warriors, and the sons of King David pledged their loyalty to King Solomon.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:9 - But Solomon did not conscript any of the Israelites for his labor force. Instead, he assigned them to serve as fighting men, officers in his army, commanders of his chariots, and charioteers.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:10 - King Solomon appointed 250 of them to supervise the people.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:6 - Then the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is right in doing this to us!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:31 - So when the Aramean chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat in his royal robes, they went after him. “There is the king of Israel!” they shouted. But Jehoshaphat called out, and the LORD saved him. God helped him by turning the attackers away from him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:32 - As soon as the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, they stopped chasing him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:13 - When she arrived, she saw the newly crowned king standing in his place of authority by the pillar at the Temple entrance. The commanders and trumpeters were surrounding him, and people from all over the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Singers with musical instruments were leading the people in a great celebration. When Athaliah saw all this, she tore her clothes in despair and shouted, “Treason! Treason!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:10 - This pleased all the leaders and the people, and they gladly brought their money and filled the chest with it.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:17 - But after Jehoiada's death, the leaders of Judah came and bowed before King Joash and persuaded him to listen to their advice.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:12 - Then some of the leaders of Israel[fn]—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berekiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—agreed with this and confronted the men returning from battle.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:30 - King Hezekiah and the officials ordered the Levites to praise the LORD with the psalms written by David and by Asaph the seer. So they offered joyous praise and bowed down in worship.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:2 - The king, his officials, and all the community of Jerusalem decided to celebrate Passover a month later than usual.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:24 - King Hezekiah gave the people 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats for offerings, and the officials donated 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep and goats. Meanwhile, many more priests purified themselves.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:8 - When Hezekiah and his officials came and saw these huge piles, they thanked the LORD and his people Israel!
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:8 - The king's officials also made willing contributions to the people, priests, and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the administrators of God's Temple, gave the priests 2,600 lambs and young goats and 300 cattle as Passover offerings.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:9 - The Levite leaders—Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad—gave 5,000 lambs and young goats and 500 cattle to the Levites for their Passover offerings.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:15 - The musicians, descendants of Asaph, were in their assigned places, following the commands that had been given by David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, the king's seer. The gatekeepers guarded the gates and did not need to leave their posts of duty, for their Passover offerings were prepared for them by their fellow Levites.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:25 - The prophet Jeremiah composed funeral songs for Josiah, and to this day choirs still sing these sad songs about his death. These songs of sorrow have become a tradition and are recorded in The Book of Laments.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 1:5 - Then God stirred the hearts of the priests and Levites and the leaders of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin to go to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:12 - But many of the older priests, Levites, and other leaders who had seen the first Temple wept aloud when they saw the new Temple's foundation. The others, however, were shouting for joy.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:1 - Here is a list of the family leaders and the genealogies of those who came with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes:
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:20 - and 220 Temple servants. The Temple servants were assistants to the Levites—a group of Temple workers first instituted by King David and his officials. They were all listed by name.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:25 - to be in charge of transporting the silver, the gold, the gold bowls, and the other items that the king, his council, his officials, and all the people of Israel had presented for the Temple of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:1 - When these things had been done, the Jewish leaders came to me and said, “Many of the people of Israel, and even some of the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the other peoples living in the land. They have taken up the detestable practices of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:14 - Let our leaders act on behalf of us all. Let everyone who has a pagan wife come at a scheduled time, accompanied by the leaders and judges of his city, so that the fierce anger of our God concerning this affair may be turned away from us.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:16 - So this was the plan they followed. Ezra selected leaders to represent their families, designating each of the representatives by name. On December 29,[fn] the leaders sat down to investigate the matter.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 4:16 - But from then on, only half my men worked while the other half stood guard with spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. The leaders stationed themselves behind the people of Judah
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:13 - On October 9[fn] the family leaders of all the people, together with the priests and Levites, met with Ezra the scribe to go over the Law in greater detail.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:34 - Our kings, leaders, priests, and ancestors did not obey your Law or listen to the warnings in your commands and laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:38 - [fn]The people responded, “In view of all this,[fn] we are making a solemn promise and putting it in writing. On this sealed document are the names of our leaders and Levites and priests.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:14 - The following leaders: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:1 - The leaders of the people were living in Jerusalem, the holy city. A tenth of the people from the other towns of Judah and Benjamin were chosen by sacred lots to live there, too, while the rest stayed where they were.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:3 - Here is a list of the names of the provincial officials who came to live in Jerusalem. (Most of the people, priests, Levites, Temple servants, and descendants of Solomon's servants continued to live in their own homes in the various towns of Judah,
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:13 - along with 242 of his associates, who were heads of their families. Also Amashsai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:7 - Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:12 - Now when Joiakim was high priest, the family leaders of the priests were as follows:
Meraiah was leader of the family of Seraiah.
Hananiah was leader of the family of Jeremiah.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:22 - A record of the Levite families was kept during the years when Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua served as high priest. Another record of the priests was kept during the reign of Darius the Persian.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:23 - A record of the heads of the Levite families was kept in The Book of History down to the days of Johanan, the grandson[fn] of Eliashib.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:24 - These were the family leaders of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua, Binnui,[fn] Kadmiel, and other associates, who stood opposite them during the ceremonies of praise and thanksgiving, one section responding to the other, as commanded by David, the man of God.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:14 - The names of these men were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan—seven nobles of Persia and Media. They met with the king regularly and held the highest positions in the empire.
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:3 - And all the nobles of the provinces, the highest officers, the governors, and the royal officials helped the Jews for fear of Mordecai.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:2 - The kings of the earth prepare for battle;
the rulers plot together
against the LORD
and against his anointed one.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:7 - Open up, ancient gates!
Open up, ancient doors,
and let the King of glory enter.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:9 - Open up, ancient gates!
Open up, ancient doors,
and let the King of glory enter.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:9 - The rulers of the world have gathered together
with the people of the God of Abraham.
For all the kings of the earth belong to God.
He is highly honored everywhere.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:25 - Singers are in front, musicians behind;
between them are young women playing tambourines.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:27 - Look, the little tribe of Benjamin leads the way.
Then comes a great throng of rulers from Judah
and all the rulers of Zebulun and Naphtali.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:23 - Even princes sit and speak against me,
but I will meditate on your decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:161 - Shin
Powerful people harass me without cause,
but my heart trembles only at your word.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:11 - kings of the earth and all people,
rulers and judges of the earth,
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:10 - Listen to the LORD, you leaders of “Sodom.”
Listen to the law of our God, people of “Gomorrah.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:2 - “Raise a signal flag on a bare hilltop.
Call up an army against Babylon.
Wave your hand to encourage them
as they march into the palaces of the high and mighty.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:11 - What fools are the officials of Zoan!
Their best counsel to the king of Egypt is stupid and wrong.
Will they still boast to Pharaoh of their wisdom?
Will they dare brag about all their wise ancestors?
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:13 - The officials of Zoan are fools,
and the officials of Memphis[fn] are deluded.
The leaders of the people
have led Egypt astray.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:5 - Look! They are preparing a great feast.
They are spreading rugs for people to sit on.
Everyone is eating and drinking.
But quick! Grab your shields and prepare for battle.
You are being attacked!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:8 - Who has brought this disaster on Tyre,
that great creator of kingdoms?
Her traders were all princes,
her merchants were nobles.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:14 - Therefore, listen to this message from the LORD,
you scoffing rulers in Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:1 - Look, a righteous king is coming!
And honest princes will rule under him.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:1 - Come here and listen, O nations of the earth.
Let the world and everything in it hear my words.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:12 - It will be called the Land of Nothing,
and all its nobles will soon be gone.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:1 - “Listen in silence before me, you lands beyond the sea.
Bring your strongest arguments.
Come now and speak.
The court is ready for your case.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:25 - “But I have stirred up a leader who will come from the north.
I have called him by name from the east.
I will give him victory over kings and princes.
He will trample them as a potter treads on clay.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:9 - Gather the nations together!
Assemble the peoples of the world!
Which of their idols has ever foretold such things?
Which can predict what will happen tomorrow?
Where are the witnesses of such predictions?
Who can verify that they spoke the truth?
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:27 - From the very beginning, your first ancestor sinned against me;
all your leaders broke my laws.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:28 - That is why I have disgraced your priests;
I have decreed complete destruction[fn] for Jacob
and shame for Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:7 - The LORD, the Redeemer
and Holy One of Israel,
says to the one who is despised and rejected by the nations,
to the one who is the servant of rulers:
“Kings will stand at attention when you pass by.
Princes will also bow low
because of the LORD, the faithful one,
the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:26 - “Israel is like a thief
who feels shame only when he gets caught.
They, their kings, officials, priests, and prophets—
all are alike in this.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:25 - then kings and their officials will go in and out of these gates forever. There will always be a descendant of David sitting on the throne here in Jerusalem. Kings and their officials will always ride in and out among the people of Judah in chariots and on horses, and this city will remain forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:10 - When the officials of Judah heard what was happening, they rushed over from the palace and sat down at the New Gate of the Temple to hold court.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:16 - Then the officials and the people said to the priests and prophets, “This man does not deserve the death sentence, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:21 - When King Jehoiakim and the army officers and officials heard what he was saying, the king sent someone to kill him. But Uriah heard about the plan and escaped in fear to Egypt.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:32 - “The sins of Israel and Judah—the sins of the people of Jerusalem, the kings, the officials, the priests, and the prophets—have stirred up my anger.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:12 - he went down to the secretary's room in the palace where the administrative officials were meeting. Elishama the secretary was there, along with Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Acbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:14 - the officials sent Jehudi son of Nethaniah, grandson of Shelemiah and great-grandson of Cushi, to ask Baruch to come and read the messages to them, too. So Baruch took the scroll and went to them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:15 - They were furious with Jeremiah and had him flogged and imprisoned in the house of Jonathan the secretary. Jonathan's house had been converted into a prison.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:25 - My officials may hear that I spoke to you, and they may say, ‘Tell us what you and the king were talking about. If you don't tell us, we will kill you.'
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:27 - Sure enough, it wasn't long before the king's officials came to Jeremiah and asked him why the king had called for him. But Jeremiah followed the king's instructions, and they left without finding out the truth. No one had overheard the conversation between Jeremiah and the king.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:17 - We will do whatever we want. We will burn incense and pour out liquid offerings to the Queen of Heaven just as much as we like—just as we, and our ancestors, and our kings and officials have always done in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For in those days we had plenty to eat, and we were well off and had no troubles!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:21 - “Do you think the LORD did not know that you and your ancestors, your kings and officials, and all the people were burning incense to idols in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:7 - Because you have trusted in your wealth and skill,
you will be taken captive.
Your god Chemosh, with his priests and officials,
will be hauled off to distant lands!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:3 - “Cry out, O Heshbon,
for the town of Ai is destroyed.
Weep, O people of Rabbah!
Put on your clothes of mourning.
Weep and wail, hiding in the hedges,
for your god Molech, with his priests and officials,
will be hauled off to distant lands.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:6 - All the majesty of beautiful Jerusalem[fn]
has been stripped away.
Her princes are like starving deer
searching for pasture.
They are too weak to run
from the pursuing enemy.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 5:12 - Our princes are being hanged by their thumbs,
and our elders are treated with contempt.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:27 - Your leaders are like wolves who tear apart their victims. They actually destroy people's lives for money!
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:16 - All the seaport rulers will step down from their thrones and take off their royal robes and beautiful clothing. They will sit on the ground trembling with horror at your destruction.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:21 - The Arabians and the princes of Kedar sent merchants to trade lambs and rams and male goats in exchange for your goods.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:29 - “Edom is there with its kings and princes. Mighty as they were, they also lie among those slaughtered by the sword, with the outcasts who have gone down to the pit.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:30 - “All the princes of the north and the Sidonians are there with others who have died. Once a terror, they have been put to shame. They lie there as outcasts with others who were slaughtered by the sword. They share the shame of all who have descended to the pit.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:3 - So all these officials[fn] came and stood before the statue King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:10 - “The leaders of Judah have become like thieves.[fn]
So I will pour my anger on them like a waterfall.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:5 - On royal holidays, the princes get drunk with wine,
carousing with those who mock them.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:16 - They look everywhere except to the Most High.
They are as useless as a crooked bow.
Their leaders will be killed by their enemies
because of their insolence toward me.
Then the people of Egypt
will laugh at them.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:15 - The LORD says, “All their wickedness began at Gilgal;
there I began to hate them.
I will drive them from my land
because of their evil actions.
I will love them no more
because all their leaders are rebels.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:11 - But the people of Gilead are worthless
because of their idol worship.
And in Gilgal, too, they sacrifice bulls;
their altars are lined up like the heaps of stone
along the edges of a plowed field.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:15 - And their king[fn] and his princes will go into exile together,”
says the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:3 - Its leaders are like roaring lions
hunting for their victims.
Its judges are like ravenous wolves at evening time,
who by dawn have left no trace of their prey.
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