Lexicon :: Strong's H4910 - māšal

To the woman He said,

“I will greatly multiply

Your pain in childbirth;

In pain you will give birth to children;

Yet your desire and longing will be for your husband,

And he will rule [with authority] over you and be responsible for you.”

Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule [as king] over us, both you and your son, also your son’s son, for you have rescued us from the hand of Midian.”

“The God of Israel,

The Rock of Israel spoke to me,

‘He who rules over men righteously,

Who rules in the fear of God,

[fn]Now Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the [Euphrates] River to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt; they brought tribute (money) and served Solomon all the days of his life.

“Its abundant produce is for the kings

Whom You have set over us because of our sins;

They also rule over our bodies

And over our cattle as they please,

So we are in great distress.

“Dominion and awe belong to God;

He establishes peace and order in His high places.

You made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;

You have put all things under his feet,

Also keep back Your servant from presumptuous (deliberate, willful) sins;

Let them not rule and have control over me.

Then I will be blameless (complete),

And I shall be acquitted of great transgression.

For the kingship and the kingdom are the LORD’S

And He rules over the nations.

Destroy them in wrath, destroy them so that they may be no more;

Let them know that God rules over Jacob (Israel)

To the ends of the earth. Selah.

Who rules by His might forever,

His eyes keep watch on the nations;

Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

You rule the swelling of the sea;

When its waves rise, You still them.

The LORD has established His throne in the heavens,

And His sovereignty rules over all [the universe].

The king sent and released him,

The ruler of the peoples [of Egypt], and set him free.

He gave them into the hands of the nations,

And those who hated them ruled over them.

Which, having no chief,

Overseer or ruler,

The hand of the diligent will rule,

But the negligent and lazy will be put to forced labor.

He who is slow to anger is better and more honorable than the mighty [soldier],

And he who rules and controls his own spirit, than he who captures a city.

A wise servant will rule over the [unworthy] son who acts shamefully and brings disgrace [to the family]

And [the worthy servant] will share in the inheritance among the brothers.

Luxury is not fitting for a fool;

Much less for a slave to rule over princes.

The rich rules over the poor,

And the borrower is servant to the lender.

When you sit down to dine with a ruler,

Consider carefully what is [set] before you;

Like a roaring lion and a charging bear

Is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

When the righteous are in authority and become great, the people rejoice;

But when the wicked man rules, the people groan and sigh.

If a ruler pays attention to lies [and encourages corruption],

All his officials will become wicked.

Many seek the ruler’s favor,

But justice for man comes from the LORD.

And I will make mere boys their princes,

And capricious (impulsive, unpredictable) children will rule over them.

O My people! Children are their oppressors,

And women rule over them.

O My people! Your leaders lead you astray

And confuse (destroy, swallow up) the direction of your paths.