Haller's Concordance: REIGN
- The Lord shall reign for ever and ever. Ex. 15:18
- And that his heart be not lifted up with pride over his brethren, nor decline to the right or to the left, that he and his sons may reign a long time over Israel. Dt. 17:20
- The trees went to anoint a king over them: and they said to the olive tree: Reign thou over us. Judg. 9:8
- And the trees said to the fig tree: Come thou and reign over us. Judg. 9:10
- And the trees said to the vine: Come thou and reign over us. Judg. 9:12
- And all the trees said to the bramble: Come thou and reign over us. Judg. 9:14
- And the Lord said to Samuel: Hearken to the voice of the people in all that they say to thee. For they have not rejected thee, but me, that I should not reign over them. 1 Ki. 8:7
- Now, therefore, hearken to their voice: but yet testify to them, and foretell them the right of the king, that shall reign over them. 1 Ki. 8:9
- And said: This will be the right of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and put them in his chariots, and will make them his horsemen, and his running footmen, to run before his chariots, 1 Ki. 8:11
- And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him: Behold the man, of whom I spoke to thee, this man shall reign over my people. 1 Ki. 9:17
- And the people said to Samuel: Who is he that said: Shall Saul reign over us? Bring the men, and we will kill them. 1 Ki. 11:12
- But seeing that Naas, king of the children of Ammon, was come against you, you said to me: Nay, but a king shall reign over us: whereas the Lord your God was your king. 1 Ki. 12:12
- ¤ Saul was a child of one year when he began to reign, and he reigned two years over Israel. 1 Ki. 13:1
- Fear not: for the hand of my father, Saul, shall not find thee, and thou shalt reign over Israel, and I shall be next to thee; yea and my father knoweth this. 1 Ki. 23:17
- Isboseth the son of Saul was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years; and only the house of Juda followed David. 2 Ki. 2:10
- Abner also spoke to the ancients of Israel, saying: Both yesterday and the day before you sought for David that he might reign over you. 2 Ki. 3:17
- And Abner said to David: I will rise, that I may gather all Israel unto thee my lord the king, and may enter into a league with thee, and that thou mayst reign over all as thy soul desireth. Now when David had brought Abner on his way, and he was gone in peace, 2 Ki. 3:21
- David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. 2 Ki. 5:4
- Go, and get thee in to king David, and say to him: Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear to me, thy handmaid, saying: Solomon, thy son, shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? why then doth Adonias reign? 3 Ki. 1:13
- She answered, and said: My lord, thou didst swear to thy handmaid, by the Lord thy God, saying: Solomon, thy son, shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne. 3 Ki. 1:17
- Nathan said: My lord, O king, hast thou said: Let Adonias reign after me, and let him sit upon my throne? 3 Ki. 1:24
- Even as I swore to thee, by the Lord, the God of Israel, saying: Solomon thy son, shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead, so will I do this day. 3 Ki. 1:30
- And you shall come up after him, and he shall come, and shall sit upon my throne, and he shall reign in my stead: and I will appoint him to be ruler over Israel, and over Juda. 3 Ki. 1:35
- ¤ And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of the reign of Solomon over Israel, in the month Zio, (the same is the second month) he began to build a house to the Lord. 3 Ki. 6:1
- And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign over all that thy soul desireth, and thou shalt be king over Israel. 3 Ki. 11:37
- And Jeroboam said to his wife: Arise, and change thy dress, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam, and go to Silo, where Ahias, the prophet is, who told me that I should reign over this people. 3 Ki. 14:2
- And Roboam, the son of Solomon, reigned in Juda: Roboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord chose out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naama, an Ammonitess. 3 Ki. 14:21
- And in the fifth year of the reign of Roboam, Sesac, king of Egypt, came up against Jerusalem. 3 Ki. 14:25
- ¤ Now in the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, Abiam reigned over Juda. 3 Ki. 15:1
- But Josaphat, the son of Asa, began to reign over Juda, in the fourth year of Acbab, king of Israel. 3 Ki. 22:41
- He was five and thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned five and twenty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Azuba, the daughter of Salai. 3 Ki. 22:42
- And Ochozias, the son of Achab, began to reign over Israel, in Samaria, in the seventeenth year of Josaphat, king of Juda, and he reigned over Israel two years. 3 Ki. 22:51
- He was two and thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 4 Ki. 8:17
- Ochozias was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Athalia the daughter of Amri king of Israel. 4 Ki. 8:26
- Now Joas was seven years old when he began to reign. 4 Ki. 11:21
- ¤ In the seventh year of Jehu, Joas began to reign: and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Sebia, of Bersabee. 4 Ki. 12:1
- He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign; and nine and twenty years he reigned in Jerusalem; the name of his mother was Joadan, of Jerusalem. 4 Ki. 14:2
- He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Jechelia, of Jerusalem. 4 Ki. 15:2
- Sellum, the son of Jabes, began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Azarias, king of Juda: and reigned one month in Samaria. 4 Ki. 15:13
- He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Jerusa, the daughter of Sadoc. 4 Ki. 15:33
- Achaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: he did not that which was pleasing in the sight of the Lord, his God, as David, his father. 4 Ki. 16:2
- He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Abi, the daughter of Zacharias. 4 Ki. 18:2
- ¤ Manasses was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned five and fifty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Haphsiba. 4 Ki. 21:1
- Two and twenty years old was Amon when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Messalemeth, the daughter of Harus, of Jeteba. 4 Ki. 21:19
- ¤ Josias was eight years old when he began to reign: he reigned one and thirty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Idida, the daughter of Hadaia, of Besecath. 4 Ki. 22:1
- Joachaz was three and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Amital, the daughter of Jeremias, of Lobna. 4 Ki. 23:31
- And Pharao Nechao bound him at Rebla, which is in the land of Emath, that he should not reign in Jerusalem: and he set a fine upon the land, of a hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold. 4 Ki. 23:33
- Joakim was five and twenty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Zebida, the daughter of Phadaia, of Ruma. 4 Ki. 23:36
- Joachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Nohesta, the daughter of Elnathan, of Jerusalem. 4 Ki. 24:8
- And Joachin, king of Juda, went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his nobles, and his eunuchs: and the king of Babylon received him in the eighth year of his reign. 4 Ki. 24:12
- Sedecias was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Amital, the daughter of Jeremias, of Lobna. 4 Ki. 24:18
- ¤ And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, the tenth day of the month, that Nabuchodonosor, king of Babylon, came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem: and they surrounded it: and raised works round about it. 4 Ki. 25:1
- And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Joachin, king of Juda, in the twelfth month, the seven and twentieth day of the month: Evilmerodach, king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, lifted up the head of Joachin, king of Juda, out of prison. 4 Ki. 25:27
- And in Bethmarchaboth, and in Hasarsusim, and in Bethberai, and in Saarim. These were their cities unto the reign of David. 1 Par. 4:31
- And the chief of the Hebronites was Jeria according to their families and kindreds. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were numbered, and there were found most valiant men in Jazer Galaad, 1 Par. 26:31
- And the Lord magnified Solomon over all Israel: and gave him the glory of a reign, such as no king of Israel had before him. 1 Par. 29:25
- And of all his reign, and his valour, and of the times that passed under him, either in Israel, or in all the kingdoms of the countries. 1 Par. 29:30
- And he began to build in the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. 2 Par. 3:2
- And in the fifth year of the reign of Roboam, Sesac king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem (because they had sinned against the Lord) 2 Par. 12:2
- King Roboam therefore was strengthened in Jerusalem, and reigned: he was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord chose out of all the tribes of Israel, to establish his name there: and the name of his mother was Naama an Ammonitess. 2 Par. 12:13
- And when they were come to Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa, 2 Par. 15:10
- And Asa fell sick in the nine and thirtieth year of his reign, of a most violent pain in his feet, and yet in his illness he did not seek the Lord, but rather trusted in the skill of physicians. 2 Par. 16:12
- And he slept with his fathers: and he died in the one and fortieth year of his reign. 2 Par. 16:13
- And in the third year of his reign, he sent of his princes Benhail, and Abdias, and Zacharias, and Nathanael, and Micheas, to teach in the cities of Juda: 2 Par. 17:7
- And Josaphat reigned over Juda, and he was five and thirty years old, when he began to reign: and he reigned five and twenty years in Jerusalem: and the name of his mother was Azuba the daughter of Selahi. 2 Par. 20:31
- Joram was two and thirty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 2 Par. 21:5
- He was two and thirty years old when he began his reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. And he walked not rightly, and they buried him in the city of David: but not in the sepulchres of the kings. 2 Par. 21:20
- Ochozias was forty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother was Athalia the daughter of Amri. 2 Par. 22:2
- And he sought for Ochozias himself, and took him lying hid in Samaria: and when he was brought to him, he killed him, and they buried him: because he was the son of Josaphat, who had sought the Lord with all his heart. And there was no more hope that any one should reign of the race of Ochozias. 2 Par. 22:9
- And all the multitude made a covenant with the king in the house of God: and Joiada said to them: Behold the king's son shall reign, as the Lord hath said of the sons of David. 2 Par. 23:3
- ¤ Joas was seven years old when he began to reign: and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Sebia of Bersabee. 2 Par. 24:1
- ¤ Amasias was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem, the name of his mother was Joadan of Jerusalem. 2 Par. 25:1
- Ozias was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Jechelia of Jerusalem. 2 Par. 26:3
- ¤ Joatham was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Jerusa the daughter of Sadoc. 2 Par. 27:1
- He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. 2 Par. 27:8
- ¤ Achaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: he did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord as David his father had done, 2 Par. 28:1
- ¤ Now Ezechias began to reign, when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Abia, the daughter of Zacharias. 2 Par. 29:1
- In the first year and month of his reign he opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them. 2 Par. 29:3
- And all the furniture of the temple, which king Achaz in his reign had defiled, after his transgression; and behold they are all set forth before the altar of the Lord. 2 Par. 29:19
- ¤ Manasses was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. 2 Par. 33:1
- Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. 2 Par. 33:21
- ¤ Josias was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one and thirty years in Jerusalem. 2 Par. 34:1
- And in the eighth year of his reign, when he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of his father David: and in the twelfth year after he began to reign, he cleansed Juda and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the idols, and the graven things. 2 Par. 34:3
- Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had cleansed the land, and the temple of the Lord, he sent Saphan the son of Elselias, and Maasias the governor of the city, Joha the son of Joachaz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God. 2 Par. 34:8
- In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josias was this phase celebrated. 2 Par. 35:19
- Joachaz was three and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 2 Par. 36:2
- Joakim was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did evil before the Lord his God. 2 Par. 36:5
- Joachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem, and he did evil in the sight of the Lord. 2 Par. 36:9
- Sedecias was one and twenty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. 2 Par. 36:11
- Whosoever escaped the sword, was led into Babylon, and there served the king and his sons, till the reign of the king of Persia, 2 Par. 36:20
- And they hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their design all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of the Persians. 1 Esd. 4:5
- And in the reign of Assuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Juda and Jerusalem. 1 Esd. 4:6
- Then the work of the house of the Lord in Jerusalem was interrupted, and ceased till the second year of the reign of Darius king of the Persians. 1 Esd. 4:24
- And they were finishing this house of God, until the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of king Darius. 1 Esd. 6:15
- ¤ Now after these things in the reign of Artaxerxes king of the Persians, Esdras the son of Saraias, the son of Azarias, the son of Helcias, 1 Esd. 7:1
- ¤ Now these are the chief of families, and the genealogy of them, who came up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes the king. 1 Esd. 8:1
- The Levites the chiefs of the families in the days of Eliasib, and Joiada, and Johanan, and Jeddoa, were recorded, and the priests in the reign of Darius the Persian. 2 Esd. 12:22
- Never suffer pride to reign in thy mind, or in thy words: for from it all perdition took its beginning. Tob. 4:14
- Blessed be the Lord, who hath exalted it, and may he reign over it for ever and ever, Amen. Tob. 13:23
- Now in the twelfth year of his reign, Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians, who reigned in Ninive the great city, fought against Arphaxad and overcame him, Jud. 1:5
- ¤ In the thirteenth year of the reign of Nabuchodonosor, the two and twentieth day of the first month, the word was given out in the house of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians, that he would revenge himself. Jud. 2:1
- ‡ In the second year of the reign of Artaxerxes the great, in the first day of the month Nisan, Mardochai the son of Jair, the son of Semei, the son of Cis, of the tribe of Benjamin: Esther 11:2
- Now in the third year of his reign he made a great feast for all the princes, and for his servants, for the most mighty of the Persians, and the nobles of the Medes, and the governors of the provinces in his sight, Esther 1:3
- So she was brought to the chamber of king Assuerus the tenth month, which is called Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. Esther 2:16
- In the first month (which is called Nisan) in the twelfth year of the reign of Assuerus, the lot was cast into an urn, which in Hebrew is called Phur, before Aman, on what day and what month the nation of the Jews should be destroyed: and there came out the twelfth month, which is called Adar. Esther 3:7
- ¤ In the fourth year of the reign of Ptolemy and Cleopatra, Dositheus, who said he was a priest, and of the Levitical race, and Ptolemy his son brought this epistle of Phurim, which they said Lysimachus the son of Ptolemy had interpreted in Jerusalem. Esther 11:1
- Who maketh a man that is a hypocrite to reign for the sins of the people? Job 34:30
- The Lord shall reign to eternity, yea, for ever and ever: ye Gentiles shall perish from his land. Ps. 10:16
- With thy comeliness and thy beauty set out, proceed prosperously, and reign. Because of truth and meekness and justice: and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully. Ps. 45:4
- God shall reign over the nations: God sitteth on his holy throne. Ps. 47:8
- The Lord shall reign for ever: thy God, O Sion, unto generation and generation. Ps. 146:10
- By me kings reign, and lawgivers decree just things. Pr. 8:15
- In the joy of the just there is great glory: when the wicked reign, men are ruined. Pr. 28:12
- They shall judge nations, and rule over people, and their Lord shall reign for ever. Wis. 3:8
- If then your delight be in thrones, and sceptres, O ye kings of the people, love wisdom, that you may reign for ever. Wis. 6:22
- And the moon shall blush, and the sun shall be ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Sion, and in Jerusalem, and shall be glorified in the sight of his ancients. Isa. 24:23
- ¤ Behold a king shall reign in justice, and princes shall rule in judgment. Isa. 32:1
- How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, and that preacheth peace: of him that sheweth forth good, that preacheth salvation, that saith to Sion: Thy God shall reign! Isa. 52:7
- The word of the Lord which came to him in the days of Josias the son of Amon king of Juda, in the thirteenth year of his reign. Jer. 1:2
- Shalt thou reign, because thou comparest thyself to the cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and it was then well with him? Jer. 22:15
- Behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will raise up to David a just branch: and a king shall reign, and shall be wise: and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. Jer. 23:5
- ¤ In the beginning of the reign of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, came this word from the Lord, saying: Jer. 26:1
- ¤ In the beginning of the reign of Joakim the son of Josias king of Juda, this word came to Jeremias from the Lord, saying: Jer. 27:1
- ¤ And it came to pass in that year, in the beginning of the reign of Sedecias king of Juda, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, that Hananias the son of Azur, a prophet of Gabaon spoke to me, in the house of the Lord before the priests, and all the people, saying: Jer. 28:1
- Also my covenant with David my servant may be made void, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne, and with the Levites and priests my ministers. Jer. 33:21
- The word of the Lord that came to Jeremias the prophet against Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Sedecias king of Juda, saying: Jer. 49:34
- The word that Jeremias the prophet commanded Saraias the son of Nerias, the son of Maasias, when he went with king Sedecias to Babylon, in the fourth year of his reign: now Saraias was chief over the prophecy. Jer. 51:59
- ¤ Sedecias was one and twenty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and the name of his mother was Amital, the daughter of Jeremias of Lobna. Jer. 52:1
- And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, the tenth day of the month, that Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and they besieged it, and built forts against it round about. Jer. 52:4
- And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Joachin king of Juda, in the twelfth month, the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Joachin king of Juda, and brought him forth out of prison. Jer. 52:31
- As I live, saith the Lord God, I will reign over you with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out. Ezec. 20:33
- And I will bring you out from the people, and I will gather you out of the countries, in which you are scattered, I will reign over you with a strong hand and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out. Ezec. 20:34
- ‡ ¤ In the third year of the reign of Joakim, king of Juda, Nabuchodonosor, king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem, and beseiged it. Dan. 1:1
- ¤ In the second year of the reign of Nabuchodonosor, Nabuchodonosor had a dream, and his spirit was terrified, and his dream went out of his mind. Dan. 2:1
- Now Daniel continued unto the reign of Darius, and the reign of Cyrus, the Persian. Dan. 6:28
- ¤ In the third year of the reign of king Baltasar, a vision appeared to me. I, Daniel, after what I had seen in the beginning, Dan. 8:1
- And after their reign, when iniquities shall be grown up, there shall arise a king of a shameless face, and understanding dark sentences. Dan. 8:23
- The first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by books the number of the years, concerning which the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, the prophet, that seventy years should be accomplished of the desolation of Jerusalem. Dan. 9:2
- And I will make her that halted, a remnant: and her that had been afflicted, a mighty nation: and the Lord will reign over them in Mount Sion, from this time now and forever. Mic. 4:7
- And the kingdom was established before Antiochus, and he had a mind to reign over the land of Egypt, that he might reign over two kingdoms. 1 Ma. 1:17
- And Lysias understood that the king was dead, and he set up Antiochus, his son, to reign, whom he had brought up young: and he called his name Eupator. 1 Ma. 6:17
- Now Lysias heard that Philip; whom king Antiochus while he lived had appointed to bring up his son, Antiochus, and to reign, 1 Ma. 6:55
- And how they took him alive, and appointed to him, that both he and they that should reign after him, should pay a great tribute, and that he should give hostages, and that which was agreed upon, 1 Ma. 8:7
- And he sent ambassadors to Demetrius, saying: Come, let us make a league between us, and I will give thee my daughter whom Alexander hath, and thou shalt reign in the kingdom of thy father. 1 Ma. 11:9
- But considering that my father also, at what time he led an army into the higher countries, appointed who should reign after him: 2 Ma. 9:23
- He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father: and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever. Lk. 1:32
- ¤ Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Iturea and the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilina: Lk. 3:1
- But his citizens hated him and they sent an embassage after him, saying: We will not have this man to reign over us. Lk. 19:14
- But as for those my enemies, who would not have me reign over them, bring them hither and kill them before me. Lk. 19:27
- For if by one man's offence death reigned through one; much more they who receive abundance of grace and of the gift and of justice shall reign in life through one, Jesus Christ. Rom. 5:17
- That as sin hath reigned to death: so also grace might reign by justice unto life everlasting, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. 5:21
- Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, so as to obey the lusts thereof. Rom. 6:12
- You are now full: you are now become rich: you reign without us; and I would to God you did reign, that we also might reign with you. 1 Cor. 4:8
- For he must reign, until he hath put all his enemies under his feet. 1 Cor. 15:25
- If we suffer, we shall also reign with him. If we deny him, he will also deny us. 2 Tim. 2:12
- And hast made us to our God a kingdom and priests, and we shall reign on the earth. Apoc. 5:10
- And the seventh angel sounded the trumpet: and there were great voices in heaven, saying: The kingdom of this world is become our Lord's and his Christ's, and he shall reign for ever and ever. Amen. Apoc. 11:15
- Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection. In these the second death hath no power. But they shall be priests of God and of Christ: and shall reign with him a thousand years. Apoc. 20:6
- And night shall be no more. And they shall not need the light of the lamp, nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God shall enlighten them. And they shall reign for ever and ever. Apoc. 22:5