Quotes about Kingdoms
This is typical of what the New Testament declares: God is king, and the kingdoms of the world are thereby demoted.
- NT Wright
The kingdoms of the world run on violence. The kingdom of God, Jesus declared, runs on love. That is the good news.
- NT Wright
The kingdoms of the world run on violence. The kingdom of God, Jesus declared, runs on love.
- NT Wright
And at that time I commanded Joshua: “Your own eyes have seen all that the LORD your God has done to these two kings. The LORD will do the same to all the kingdoms you are about to enter.
- Deuteronomy 3:21
The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
- Deuteronomy 28:25
At that time Joshua turned back and captured Hazor and put its king to the sword, because Hazor was formerly the head of all these kingdoms.
- Joshua 11:10
the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;
- Joshua 12:10
the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
- Joshua 12:17
the king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam in Carmel, one;
- Joshua 12:22
and the king of Tirzah, one. So there were thirty-one kings in all.
- Joshua 12:24
and said to the Israelites, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I brought Israel up out of Egypt, and I rescued you from the hands of the Egyptians and of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.’
- 1 Samuel 10:18
And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
- 1 Kings 4:21