Quotes about Authority
After this, Joshua struck down and killed the kings, and he hung their bodies on five trees and left them there until evening.
— Joshua 10:26
the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;
— Joshua 12:10
the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;
— Joshua 12:12
the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;
— Joshua 12:15
the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
— Joshua 12:17
the king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one;
— Joshua 12:20
the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;
— Joshua 12:22
Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
— Judges 1:7
But upon reaching the idols near Gilgal, he himself turned back and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” “Silence,” said the king, and all his attendants left him.
— Judges 3:19
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
— Judges 4:4
Then the Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you and your son and grandson—for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.”
— Judges 8:22
But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you.”
— Judges 8:23