Look, a king will promote fairness; ¹  officials will promote justice. ² 

Slaves ¹  rule over us; there is no one to rescue us from their power. ² 

Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and of the royal palace and sent it to King Ben Hadad of Syria, ruler in Damascus, along with this message:

The full moon will be covered up, ¹  the bright sun ²  will be darkened; ³  for the Lord who commands armies will rule ⁴  on Mount Zion in Jerusalem ⁵  in the presence of his assembly, in majestic splendor. ⁶ 

For if, by the transgression of the one man, ¹  death reigned through the one, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ!

These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: ¹ 

He was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. ¹ 

Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. ¹ 

Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-five years in Jerusalem. ¹ 

Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for two years in Jerusalem. ¹ 

Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. ¹ 

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for eleven years in Jerusalem. ¹ 

In those days, as King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa ¹  the citadel, ² 

The Lord has established his throne in heaven; his kingdom extends over everything. ¹ 

Like ¹  a roaring lion or a roving bear, ²  so is a wicked ruler over a poor people. ³ 

For I, the Lord, promise: “David will never lack a successor to occupy ¹  the throne over the nation of Israel. ² 

The Lord spoke to Jeremiah when Jehoiakim ¹  son of Josiah was ruling over Judah. ² 

Then a powerful king ¹  will arise, exercising great authority and doing as he pleases.

Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires,

He must manage his own household well and keep his children in control without losing his dignity. ¹