ruling <2SA23 -3> The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men [must be] just, {ruling} in the fear of God. ruling Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man [that] shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and {ruling} any more in Judah. ruling <1TI3 -12> Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, {ruling} their children and their own houses well. ~~~~~~