Topic
Civil Service
20 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 They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently.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.
- Genesis 39:1–6Nave APPOINTMENT IN, ON ACCOUNT OF MERIT
And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he…
- Genesis 41:38–44Nave APPOINTMENT IN, ON ACCOUNT OF MERIT
And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is? And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art: Thou shalt be over my…
- 1 Kings 1:5–40Nave INFLUENCE IN
¶ Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a…
- 1 Kings 11:28Nave APPOINTMENT IN, ON ACCOUNT OF MERIT
And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.
- 2 Kings 4:13Nave INFLUENCE IN
And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.
- Nehemiah 5:14Nave REFORM IN
¶ Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.
- Nehemiah 5:15Nave CORRUPTION IN
But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
- Esther 6:1–11Nave APPOINTMENT IN, ON ACCOUNT OF MERIT
On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, the…
- Daniel 1:3–5Nave SCHOOL FOR
¶ And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king’s seed, and of the princes; Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in…
- Daniel 1:15Nave SCHOOL FOR
And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat.
- Daniel 1:17–21Nave SCHOOL FOR
¶ As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs…
- Daniel 6:4–17Nave CORRUPTION IN
¶ Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him. Then said these men, We shall not…
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- Matthew 20:20–23 Nave INFLUENCE IN
- Matthew 25:14 Nave APPOINTMENT IN, ON ACCOUNT OF MERIT
- Matthew 25:15 Nave APPOINTMENT IN, ON ACCOUNT OF MERIT
- Matthew 25:23–30 Nave APPOINTMENT IN, ON ACCOUNT OF MERIT
- Mark 10:35 Nave INFLUENCE IN
- Mark 15:15 Nave CORRUPTION IN
- Luke 19:12–27 Nave APPOINTMENT IN, ON ACCOUNT OF MERIT
- Acts 24:26 Nave CORRUPTION IN
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 22 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → SCHOOL FOR Da 1:3-5,15,17-21
- COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT IN
- See above, SCHOOL FOR
- → APPOINTMENT IN, ON ACCOUNT OF MERIT Ge 39:1-6; 41:38-44; 1Ki 11:28; Es 6:1-11; Da 1:17-21; Mt 25:14,15,23-30; Lu 19:12-27
- → CORRUPTION IN Ne 5:15; Da 6:4-17; Mr 15:15; Ac 24:26
- See BRIBERY
- → REFORM IN Ne 5:14,15
- → INFLUENCE IN 1Ki 1:5-40; 2Ki 4:13; Mt 20:20-23; Mr 10:35
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.