People of high rank who therefore had great power and importance.

Esther 1:14

Nobles were of high rank

Proverbs 25:6-7

See also

Judges 5:25
1 Kings 21:8,11
2 Kings 24:12
2 Chronicles 23:20
Nehemiah 4:14,19; 7:5
Esther 5:11
Jeremiah 27:20
Luke 19:12
1 Corinthians 1:26
Daniel 5:1-3

Nobles had great power and importance

See also

Judges 5:13
2 Samuel 10:2-3
Esther 1:3,11,16,21; 2:18; 9:3
Psalms 47:9

pp 1Ch 19:2-3

Proverbs 8:15-16
Jeremiah 14:3
Jonah 3:7
Nehemiah 5:6-7,12

Nobles' abuse of their rank and power

See also

Nehemiah 3:5; 13:17
Ezekiel 34:2
Job 34:18-19

God's judgment of nobles who abused their power

See also

Job 12:20-21
Psalms 107:40; 149:6-8
Isaiah 5:13-14; 34:12
Ezekiel 17:12
Nahum 3:10

See also

5347 injustice
5396 lordship of Christ
5457 power, human
5490 refuge
5509 rulers
5878 honour
7739 missionaries
8790 oppression
9210 judgment, God's