Quotes about Rulership

Jesus called them together and said, "You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." —Mark 10: 42—45

you are to appoint over yourselves the king whom the LORD your God shall choose. Appoint a king from among your brothers; you are not to set over yourselves a foreigner who is not one of your brothers.

Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and reign over us.’

Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.

And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.

When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.

When Baal-hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

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

He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.

God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.

He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings:

Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; for iron shatters and crushes all things, and like iron that crushes all things, it will shatter and crush all the others.