| 2 Samuel 23:3 | The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. |
| Jeremiah 22:30 | Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah. |
| 1 Timothy 3:12 | Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. |