"And he said,ª° This¹ will be¹ the mannerª of the kingª that¹ shall reignª° over¹ you: He will takeª°¹ your sons,ª and appointª° [them] for himself, for his chariots,ª and [to be] his horsemen;ª and [some] shall runª° beforeª his chariots.ª ... And ye shall cry outª° in that¹ dayª becauseª¹ of your kingª which¹ ye shall have chosenª° you; and the LORDª will not¹ hearª° you in that¹ day.ª" {1Sm 8:11-18} + "When¹ thou art comeª° unto¹ the landª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee, and shalt possessª° it, and shalt dwellª° therein, and shalt say,ª° I will setª° a kingª over¹ me, like as all¹ the nationsª that¹ [are] aboutª me; ... That his heartª be not¹ lifted upª° above his brethren,ª¹ and that he turn not asideª°¹ from¹ the commandment,ª [to] the right hand,ª or [to] the left:ª to the end that¹ he may prolongª° [his] daysª in¹ his kingdom,ª he,¹ and his children,ª in the midstª of Israel.ª" {Deu 17:14-20} + "Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Let it sufficeª you, O princesª of Israel:ª removeª° violenceª and spoil,ª and executeª° judgmentª and justice,ª take awayª° your exactionsª from¹¹ my people,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª ... Ye shall have¹ justª balances,ª and a justª ephah,ª and a justª bath.ª" {Ezk 45:9-10} + "Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª If¹ the princeª giveª° a giftª unto anyª of his sons,ª¹ the inheritanceª thereof shall be¹ his sons';ª it¹ [shall be] their possessionª by inheritance.ª ... Moreover the princeª shall not¹ take²° of the people's² inheritance² by oppression,²°¹¹¹¹ to thrust²° them out¹ of their possession;ª¹ [but] he shall give¹ his sonsª inheritanceª° out of his own possession:ª¹ that¹¹ my peopleª be not¹ scatteredª° every manª from his possession.ª¹" {Ezk 46:16-18} + "Let everyª soulª be subjectª° unto the higherª° powers.ª Forª there isª° noª powerª butª ofª God:ªª the¹ powersª that beª° areª° ordainedª° ofª God.ª ... Renderª° thereforeª to allª their dues:ª tributeª to whomª tributeª [is due]; customª to whomª custom;ª fearª to whomª fear;ª honourª to whomª honour.ª" {Rom 13:1-7} + "Forª kings,ª andª [for] allª that areª° inª authority;ª thatª we may leadª° a quietª andª peaceableª lifeª inª allª godlinessª andª honesty.ª" {1Tm 2:2} + "Put²° them² in mindª°¹ to be subjectª° to principalitiesª andª powers,ª to obey magistrates,ª° to beª° readyª toª everyª goodª work,ª" {Tts 3:1} + "² Submit yourselvesª° to¹ everyª ordinanceª of manª for² the Lord's sake:ª¹¹ whether¹ it be² to the king,ª asª supreme;ª° ... Orª unto governors,ª asª unto them that are sentª° byª himª forª² the punishmentª of¹ evildoers,ª andª for the praiseª of them that do well.ª" {1Pe 2:13-14} |
