Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5200 Human civilisation » 5327 governors Those who ruled with an authority delegated to them by a higher ruler to whom they were responsible. Joseph as governor of Egypt Genesis 42:6 See also Genesis 41:41,43,55; Genesis 45:8,26 Governors of Judah Gedaliah had a short period in office 2 Kings 25:22-23 See also Jeremiah 40:7,11; Jeremiah 41:2,18 Sheshbazzar laid the temple foundations Zerubbabel Zerubbabel is possibly the same person as Sheshbazzar: Haggai 1:1,14; Haggai 2:2,21 Nehemiah rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem Nehemiah 5:14 See also Nehemiah 8:9; Nehemiah 10:1; Nehemiah 12:26 Governors before Nehemiah Persian governors Tattenai Ezra 5:3 “Trans-Euphrates” (literally “beyond the river”, i.e., the Euphrates River) to the Persians included the areas of Aram, Phoenicia and Palestine. See also Ezra 5:6; Ezra 6:6,13 Other governors of Trans-Euphrates Ezra 8:36 See also Nehemiah 2:7,9; Nehemiah 3:7 Other Persian governors Esther 3:12 See also Esther 8:9; Esther 9:3; Daniel 3:2-3,27; Daniel 6:7 Satraps Satraps were Persian provincial governors: Ezra 8:36; Esther 3:12; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:3; Daniel 3:2-3,27; Daniel 6:1-4,6,7 Other OT references to governors Judges 9:30; 1 Kings 4:7 Solomon's twelve district governors; 1 Kings 4:19; 2 Kings 10:5; Kings 23:8; 2 Chronicles 9:14; Jeremiah 51:23,28,57; Ezekiel 23:6,12,23; Malachi 1:8 Roman governors Quirinius, governor of Syria Pilate, governor of Judea See also Matthew 27:2,11,14,15,21,27; Matthew 28:14; Luke 3:1; Luke 20:20; John 18:28 Felix, governor of Judea Acts 23:24,26,33-34; Acts 24:1,10 Festus, governor of Judea Acts 26:30-32 Festus did not understand Paul but might well have released him but for his (Paul's) appeal to Rome. The governor of Damascus Other NT references to governors See also Matthew 10:18; Mark 13:9 pp Luke 21:12; 1 Peter 2:14 Standards of performance of governors Some were good Genesis 41:39-40; 1 Kings 4:27; 2 Kings 10:1; Ezra 5:16 Some were bad See also
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