Topic
Church and State
27 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1896 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Samuel 10:1Nave ECCLESIASTICAL POWER SUPERIOR TO CIVIL — Appoints kings
Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
- 1 Samuel 13:8–14Nave ECCLESIASTICAL POWER SUPERIOR TO CIVIL — Attempted usurpation of ecclesiastical functions by civil authorities, reproved
¶ And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him. And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt…
- 1 Samuel 15:1–4Nave ECCLESIASTICAL POWER SUPERIOR TO CIVIL — Directs administration
Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid…
- 1 Samuel 15:14–35Nave ECCLESIASTICAL POWER SUPERIOR TO CIVIL — Reproves rulers
And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto…
- 1 Samuel 16:1–13Nave ECCLESIASTICAL POWER SUPERIOR TO CIVIL — Withdraws support and anoints a successor
And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. And Samuel…
- 1 Kings 2:26Nave STATE SUPERIOR TO RELIGION — Solomon, in thrusting Abiathar out of the high priest's office
¶ And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou…
- 1 Kings 2:27Nave STATE SUPERIOR TO RELIGION — Solomon, in thrusting Abiathar out of the high priest's office
So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
- 1 Kings 5:8Nave STATE SUPERIOR TO RELIGION — Solomon, in overshadowing the ecclesiastical in building the temple, and officiating primarily in the dedication, intercessory or priestly prayer, pronouncing the benediction, etc
And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
- 1 Kings 12:26–33Nave STATE SUPERIOR TO RELIGION — Jeroboam, in subverting the Jewish religion
And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David: If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of…
- 2 Kings 9:1–26Nave ECCLESIASTICAL POWER SUPERIOR TO CIVIL — Withdraws support and anoints a successor
And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead: And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of…
- 2 Kings 11:4–12Nave ECCLESIASTICAL POWER SUPERIOR TO CIVIL — Withdraws support and anoints a successor
¶ And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed…
- 2 Kings 12:4–18Nave STATE SUPERIOR TO RELIGION — Jehoash, in supervising the repairs of the temple
¶ And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man’s…
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- 2 Kings 16:10–16 Nave STATE SUPERIOR TO RELIGION — Ahaz, in transforming the altars
- 1 Chronicles 23:1–32 Nave STATE SUPERIOR TO RELIGION — David, in organizing the priests and Levites in courses, and appointing musicians, instruments, and other details of religious services
- 1 Chronicles 24:1–31 Nave STATE SUPERIOR TO RELIGION — David, in organizing the priests and Levites in courses, and appointing musicians, instruments, and other details of religious services
- 1 Chronicles 25:1–31 Nave STATE SUPERIOR TO RELIGION — David, in organizing the priests and Levites in courses, and appointing musicians, instruments, and other details of religious services
- 2 Chronicles 26:16–21 Nave ECCLESIASTICAL POWER SUPERIOR TO CIVIL — Attempted usurpation of ecclesiastical functions by civil authorities, reproved
- 2 Chronicles 31:2–19 Nave STATE SUPERIOR TO RELIGION — Hezekiah, in reorganizing temple service
- 2 Chronicles 33:2–9 Nave STATE SUPERIOR TO RELIGION — Manasseh, in subverting, and afterward restoring, the true religion
- 2 Chronicles 33:15–17 Nave STATE SUPERIOR TO RELIGION — Manasseh, in subverting, and afterward restoring, the true religion
- 2 Chronicles 34:29–33 Nave STATE SUPERIOR TO RELIGION — Josiah, in exercising the function of the priests in the temple
- 2 Chronicles 35:4 Nave STATE SUPERIOR TO RELIGION — David, in organizing the priests and Levites in courses, and appointing musicians, instruments, and other details of religious services
- 2 Chronicles 36:22 Nave STATE FAVORABLE TO RELIGION — Cyrus, in his proclamation to restore the temple at Jerusalem
- 2 Chronicles 36:23 Nave STATE FAVORABLE TO RELIGION — Cyrus, in his proclamation to restore the temple at Jerusalem
- Ezra 1:1–11 Nave STATE FAVORABLE TO RELIGION — Cyrus, in his proclamation to restore the temple at Jerusalem
- Ezra 6:1–14 Nave STATE FAVORABLE TO RELIGION — Darius, in his edict furthering the restoration of the temple
- Ezra 7:24 Nave STATE FAVORABLE TO RELIGION — Artaxerxes, in exempting priests, Levites, and other temple functionaries from taxes
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 27 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → ECCLESIASTICAL POWER SUPERIOR TO CIVIL
- Appoints kings 1Sa 10:1
- Directs administration 1Sa 15:1-4
- Reproves rulers 1Sa 15:14-35
- Withdraws support and anoints a successor 1Sa 16:1-13; 2Ki 9:1-26; 11:4-12
- Attempted usurpation of ecclesiastical functions by civil authorities, reproved 1Sa 13:8-14; 2Ch 26:16-21
- → STATE SUPERIOR TO RELIGION
- David, in organizing the priests and Levites in courses, and appointing musicians, instruments, and other details of religious services 1Ch 23; 24; 25; 2Ch 35:4
- Solomon, in thrusting Abiathar out of the high priest's office 1Ki 2:26,27
- Solomon, in overshadowing the ecclesiastical in building the temple, and officiating primarily in the dedication, intercessory or priestly prayer, pronouncing the benediction, etc 1Ki 5:8
- Hezekiah, in reorganizing temple service 2Ch 31:2-19
- Jeroboam, in subverting the Jewish religion 1Ki 12:26-33
- Manasseh, in subverting, and afterward restoring, the true religion 2Ch 33:2-9,15-17
- Jehoash, in supervising the repairs of the temple 2Ki 12:4-18
- Ahaz, in transforming the altars 2Ki 16:10-16
- Josiah, in exercising the function of the priests in the temple 2Ch 34:29-33
- → STATE FAVORABLE TO RELIGION
- Cyrus, in his proclamation to restore the temple at Jerusalem 2Ch 36:22,23; Ezr 1:1-11
- Darius, in his edict furthering the restoration of the temple Ezr 6:1-14
- Artaxerxes, in exempting priests, Levites, and other temple functionaries from taxes Ezr 7:24
- See GOVERNMENT
- See TAX
Texts: Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.