A list of kings and other rulers is given in this chapter;
fourteen of them, to be exact. There
were righteous ones as well as wicked ones.
By and large, when the wicked ruled, the people did not prosper. But when the righteous ruled, cities were
built, industry and commerce were established, and the people prospered. As a matter of fact, it was said of the
people of righteous King Lib that there “never could be a people more blessed
than were they, and more prospered by the hand of the Lord” (v. 28). It’s just like we read in Proverbs: “When the
righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked beareth
rule, the people mourn” (Proverbs 29:2).
In societies where leaders are chosen by election, voters would do well
to choose righteous ones.
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