Quotes About Authority

But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”

Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left.

And he replied, ëI will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.í ëYou will surely entice him and prevail,í said the LORD. ëGo and do it.í

Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”

And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the kingís son,

and tell them that this is what the king says: ëPut this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.í”

He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah.

Moreover, Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite families to judge on behalf of the LORD and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.

Note that Amariah, the chief priest, will be over you in all that pertains to the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. And the Levites will serve as officers before you. Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”

and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.

When Jehoram had established himself over his fatherís kingdom, he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel.

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

In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.

The Levites must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who enters the temple must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.”

He stationed all the troops, with their weapons in hand, surrounding the king by the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.

And Jehoiada the priest sent out the commanders of hundreds in charge of the army, saying, “Bring her out between the ranks, and put to the sword anyone who follows her.” For the priest had said, “She must not be put to death in the house of the LORD.”

So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate to the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.

and all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword.

After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.

As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.

While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”

But Amaziah would not listen, for this had come from God in order to deliver them into the hand of Jehoash, because they had sought the gods of Edom.

All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.

Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.