Citizens
90 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
39 sections
- Duties of
- Figurative
- Loyal: Barzillai
- Loyal: David
- Loyal: David's Soldiers
- Loyal: Hushai
- Loyal: Israelites
- Loyal: Jehoiada
- Loyal: Joab
- Loyal: Mordecai
- R. V.
- Rights of
- Wicked and Treasonable
- Wicked: Absalom
- Wicked: Adonijah
- Wicked: Ahithophel
- Wicked: Amaziah
- Wicked: Amon
- Wicked: An Egyptian
- Wicked: Baasha
- Wicked: Barabbas
- Wicked: Bigthan and Teresh
- Wicked: Ephraimites
- Wicked: Hadad and Jeroboam
- Wicked: Hoshea
- Wicked: Ishmael
- Wicked: Israelites
- Wicked: Jews
- Wicked: Jozachar and Jozabad
- Wicked: Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
- Wicked: Menahem
- Wicked: Miriam and Aaron
- Wicked: Pekah
- Wicked: Shallum
- Wicked: Sheba
- Wicked: Shechemites
- Wicked: Sons of Sennacherib
- Wicked: Theudas and Four-Hundred Seditious Persons
- Wicked: Zimri
Duties of
- Exodus 22:28 You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
- Numbers 27:20 Confer on him some of your authority, so that the whole congregation of Israel will obey him.
- Ezra 6:10 Then they will be able to offer sacrifices of a sweet aroma to the God of heaven and to pray for the lives of the king and his sons.
- Ezra 7:26 If anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a strict judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment.
- Ezra 10:8 Whoever failed to appear within three days would forfeit all his property, according to the counsel of the leaders and elders, and would himself be expelled from the assembly of the exiles.
- Proverbs 16:14–15 The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it. …
- Proverbs 24:21 My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
- Proverbs 25:6–7 Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men; …
- Proverbs 25:15 Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
- Ecclesiastes 8:2–4 Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God. …
- Ecclesiastes 10:4 If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
- Ecclesiastes 10:20 Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.
- Jeremiah 29:7 Seek the prosperity of the city to which I have sent you as exiles. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for if it prospers, you too will prosper.”
- Matthew 17:24–27 After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?” …
- Matthew 22:17–21 So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” …
- Mark 12:14–17 “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?” …
- Luke 20:22–25 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” …
- Acts 19:35–41 Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven? …
- Acts 23:5 “Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”
- Romans 13:1–3 Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. …
- Romans 13:5–7 Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience. …
- 1 Timothy 2:1–2 First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone— …
- Titus 3:1 Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
- 1 Peter 2:13–17 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority, …
Figurative
- Philippians 3:20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Loyal: Barzillai
- 2 Samuel 19:32 Barzillai was quite old, eighty years of age, and since he was a very wealthy man, he had provided for the king while he stayed in Mahanaim.
Loyal: David
- 1 Samuel 24:6–10 So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.” …
- 1 Samuel 26:6–16 And David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” “I will go with you,” answered Abishai. …
- 2 Samuel 1:14 So David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”
Loyal: David's Soldiers
- 2 Samuel 18:12–13 The man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels of silver were weighed out into my hands, I would not raise my hand against the son of the king. For we heard the king command you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man Absalom …
- 2 Samuel 23:15–16 David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!” …
Loyal: Hushai
- 2 Samuel 17:15–16 So Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, “This is what Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what I have advised. …
Loyal: Israelites
- Joshua 1:16–18 So they answered Joshua, “Everything you have commanded us we will do, and everywhere you send us we will go. …
- 2 Samuel 3:36–37 All the people took note and were pleased. In fact, everything the king did pleased them. …
- 2 Samuel 15:23 Everyone in the countryside was weeping loudly as all the people passed by. And as the king crossed the Kidron Valley, all the people also passed toward the way of the wilderness.
- 2 Samuel 15:30 But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went up. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. And all the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they went.
- 2 Samuel 18:3 But the people pleaded, “You must not go out! For if we have to flee, they will not care about us. Even if half of us die, they will not care. But you are worth ten thousand of us. It is better now if you support us from the city.”
- 2 Samuel 21:17 But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.”
- 1 Chronicles 12:38 All these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king.
Loyal: Jehoiada
- 2 Kings 11:4–12 Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son …
Loyal: Joab
- 2 Samuel 19:5–6 Then Joab went into the house and said to the king, “Today you have disgraced all your servants who have saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters, of your wives, and of your concubines. …
Loyal: Mordecai
- Esther 2:21–23 In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes. …
R. V.
- Ephesians 2:19 Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,
Rights of
- Job 34:18 who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’
- Proverbs 14:28 A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.
- Proverbs 14:35 A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.
- Proverbs 22:11 He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.
- Proverbs 23:1–3 When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you, …
- Acts 16:37 But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”
- Acts 19:36–39 Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash. …
- Acts 22:25–29 But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?” …
- Acts 24:18–19 At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia …
- Acts 25:5 So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there.”
- Acts 25:10 Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.
- Acts 25:16 I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
Wicked and Treasonable
- Proverbs 17:11 An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
- Proverbs 19:10 Luxury is unseemly for a fool— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
- Proverbs 19:12 A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
- Proverbs 20:2 The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
- 2 Peter 2:10 Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
- 2 Timothy 3:1–4 But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. …
- Jude 8 Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.
Wicked: Absalom
- 2 Samuel 15:10–13 Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’” …
Wicked: Adonijah
- 1 Kings 1:5–7 At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him. …
Wicked: Ahithophel
- 2 Samuel 17:1–4 Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David. …
Wicked: Amaziah
- 2 Kings 14:19 And conspirators plotted against Amaziah in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.
Wicked: Amon
- 2 Kings 21:23 Then the servants of Amon conspired against him and killed the king in his palace.
Wicked: An Egyptian
- Acts 21:38 “Aren’t you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the Assassins into the wilderness?”
Wicked: Baasha
- 1 Kings 15:27 Then Baasha son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against Nadab, and Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon of the Philistines while Nadab and all Israel were besieging the city.
Wicked: Barabbas
- Mark 15:7 And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.
Wicked: Bigthan and Teresh
- Esther 2:21 In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
Wicked: Ephraimites
- Judges 12:1–4 Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!” …
Wicked: Hadad and Jeroboam
- 1 Kings 11:14–26 Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom. …
Wicked: Hoshea
- 2 Kings 15:30 Then Hoshea son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. In the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah, Hoshea attacked Pekah, killed him, and reigned in his place.
Wicked: Ishmael
- Jeremiah 40:14–16 and said to him, “Are you aware that Baalis king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah son of Ahikam did not believe them. …
- Jeremiah 41:1 In the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and they ate a meal together there.
Wicked: Israelites
- 1 Samuel 10:27 But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.
- 1 Kings 12:16–19 When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” …
Wicked: Jews
- Ezekiel 17:12–20 “Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon. …
Wicked: Jozachar and Jozabad
- 2 Kings 12:19–21 As for the rest of the acts of Joash, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? …
- 2 Kings 14:5 As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.
Wicked: Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
- Numbers 16:1 Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites — Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth — conducted
- Numbers 26:9 and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.
Wicked: Menahem
- 2 Kings 15:14 Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, struck down and killed Shallum son of Jabesh, and reigned in his place.
Wicked: Miriam and Aaron
- Numbers 12:1–11 Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife. …
Wicked: Pekah
- 2 Kings 15:25 Then his officer, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him along with Argob, Arieh, and fifty men of Gilead. And at the citadel of the king’s palace in Samaria, Pekah struck down and killed Pekahiah and reigned in his place.
Wicked: Shallum
- 2 Kings 15:10 Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, struck him down and killed him in front of the people, and reigned in his place.
Wicked: Sheba
- 2 Samuel 20:1–2 Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!” …
Wicked: Shechemites
- Judges 9:22 After Abimelech had reigned over Israel for three years,
Wicked: Sons of Sennacherib
- 2 Kings 19:37 One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.
Wicked: Theudas and Four-Hundred Seditious Persons
- Acts 5:36–37 Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing. …
Wicked: Zimri
- 1 Kings 16:9 However, while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza the steward of his household there, Elah’s servant Zimri, the commander of half his chariots, conspired against him.
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.