Verse 15

By me kings reign, and rulers enact just decrees.

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  • Dan 2:21 : 21 He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.
  • Rom 13:1 : 1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been established by God.
  • Matt 28:18 : 18 Then Jesus came closer and spoke to them, saying, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.'
  • Rev 19:16 : 16 He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
  • Rev 19:11 : 11 Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True, and He judges and makes war in righteousness.
  • Dan 4:25 : 25 All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.
  • Dan 4:32 : 32 All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand or say to Him, 'What have You done?'
  • Dan 5:18-30 : 18 'O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty, greatness, glory, and splendor.' 19 Because of the greatness that He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. He killed whomever he wanted, spared whomever he wanted, exalted whomever he wanted, and humbled whomever he wanted. 20 But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him. 21 He was driven away from people, his mind became like that of an animal, and he lived among the wild donkeys. He ate grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of men and sets over it whomever He wishes. 22 But you, his son Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this. 23 Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You had the vessels from His house brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives, and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which cannot see, hear, or understand. But the God who holds your breath in His hand and controls all your ways, you have not glorified. 24 Therefore, He sent the hand that wrote this inscription. 25 And this is the writing that was inscribed: Mene, Mene, Tekel, and Parsin. 26 This is the interpretation of the message: Mene means that God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end. 27 Tekel means that you have been weighed on the scales and found wanting. 28 Peres means that your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians. 29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, put a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom. 30 That very night, Belshazzar, the Chaldean king, was killed.
  • Dan 7:13-14 : 13 I continued watching in the visions of the night, and behold, with the clouds of heaven came one like a son of man. He approached the Ancient of Days and was presented before Him. 14 He was given dominion, glory, and a kingdom, so that all peoples, nations, and languages would serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
  • 1 Sam 9:17 : 17 When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said to him, "Here is the man I told you about; he will govern my people."
  • 1 Sam 16:1 : 1 The LORD said to Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen a king for myself among his sons."
  • 1 Kgs 3:9 : 9 So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between good and evil, for who is able to govern this great people of yours?
  • 1 Kgs 3:28 : 28 When all Israel heard the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of the king, for they saw that he had the wisdom of God to administer justice.
  • 1 Kgs 5:7 : 7 These officers provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table, each during his assigned month, without fail.
  • 1 Kgs 10:9 : 9 Praise be to the LORD your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD's eternal love for Israel, he has made you king to uphold justice and righteousness.
  • 1 Chr 28:5 : 5 Of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen my son Solomon to sit on the throne of the LORD’s kingdom over Israel.
  • Ps 72:1-4 : 1 God, grant your judgments to the king and your righteousness to the king's son. 2 He will judge your people with righteousness and your afflicted ones with justice. 3 The mountains will bring peace to the people, and the hills will bring it in righteousness. 4 He will judge the poor of the people, save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.
  • Ps 99:4 : 4 The Mighty King loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
  • Isa 1:26 : 26 I will restore your judges as at the beginning, and your counselors as at the start. Afterward, you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.
  • Isa 32:1-2 : 1 Indeed, a king will reign in righteousness, and rulers will govern with justice. 2 Each man will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
  • Jer 27:5-7 : 5 By my great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth, the people, and the animals that are on it. I give it to anyone I choose. 6 Now I have handed over all these lands to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, my servant. I have even given him the wild animals to serve him. 7 All nations will serve him, his son, and his grandson until the time for his own land comes. Then many nations and great kings will make him their slave.
  • Jer 33:15 : 15 In those days and at that time, I will cause a righteous Branch to sprout for David, and he will administer justice and righteousness in the land.