Biblical examples of narcissism (an incomplete bible study)

Male examples:

• Laban. Changed wages ten times, lied, tried to steal. Enmeshed in his children’s marriage relationship: sowing discord, profiting from marriage arrangements, then pleading innocence. At end of their relationship, told Jacob, “your children are mine. All that you own is mine.” He would have killed Jacob and taken everything he had (after the latter had served him for two decades) but God warned him not to in a dream. Jacob Ford in the night, when Laban was distracted. Gods people went no contact, established a marker promising that Laban would not attack them, and they would not go back to Laban. 
• Pharaoh. Thought he was a god. Enslaved Gods people. Sought to make Gods people weak through captivity, executions of males, and demeaning words. Kept promising freedom, but taking back his word. Pompous and blind. Gods people needed to go no contact. Fled in the night, when Pharaoh temporarily said they could go. Later chased after them to destroy them. God delivered them, inflicted heavy losses on Pharaoh, and put the Red Sea between them. Gods people continued to have a weird longing to go back. When things became difficult, remembered the captivity through rose coloured glasses. Frequently attacked their current leaders for delivering them, and for not measuring up to Pharaoh. This push-and-pull relationship to Pharaoh lasted the entire lifetime of those who had been his captives. It kept them from entering into their promised land.  
• King Saul. Basically a coward, very afraid of the opinions of others. Appointed to positional leadership: is able to perform adequately when he gets mad, but lacks courage to face Goliath, to wait for Samuel, or to make basic decisions under pressure. Makes rash decisions and sometimes issues  unreasonable orders just to appear strong. Never admits fault, but will back down if met with sufficient force. Frequently troubled with bouts of anger, mood swings. Rewards David for killing Goliath, then almost instantly becomes jealous of him. Promotes him and publicly honours him while secretly trying to sabotage and kill him. His own son at first disbelieves that he is trying to kill David. Later, his daughter and son help David flee. He threatens his daughter and nearly kills his son. Kills priests of God, and their whole village, for helping David. He has frequent changes of heart, including greeting David with tears and publicly calling David “my son.” Shows no change of behaviour. Tries to illicit sympathy for being persecuted by David. David puts up with this treatment for a while, but has to put more and more distance between himself and Saul. Saul keeps going on more and more extravagant quests to find David. He is obsessed with his capture and death. David finally flees the country completely, and lives with the enemies of Israel. David writes psalms about how much he misses going to the temple, and misses his homeland. David does not have true peace until God finally kills Saul in battle with the Philistines. 
• Nabal. Described as a fool, and someone with whom nobody could reason. Refuses a request from David’s men, and adds to a tense situation by needlessly calling David a runaway slave, and a nobody. Causes David’s blood to boil: he is about to do an action (killing Nabal, and his family) which he would regret, but Nabals wife and servants, acting without his knowledge, go out to appease David. Nabal has a feast, oblivious to all of this. When he finds out, he has a heart attack and dies. David marries his widow and (presumably) inherits his fortune. 
• Sons of Eli. Positionally in charge of Gods 

Female examples

• Jezebel. Not one if the people of God, but in positional leadership over them. Seems to influence her husband to do wrong. They promote the worship of evil deities. She tracks down and kills priests of God. When Ahab sulks because he cannot have Naboths field, Jezebel gets it for him through slander, malice, and bloodshed. She threatens Elijah, who has to flee from her. Elijah puts space between himself and the couple after this, never going back to see them again. Jezebel raises children who also behave like herself. Jezebel is killed by her own servants, and dogs eat her body. 
• Atthilla. Kills all of her male children and grandchildren. Seizes the throne. Her grandson can only become a man in hiding from her. He is raised by the priest. Finally taken out of hiding, made king. Attila believes she is a victim: tries to elicit sympathy, and invoke her positional authority as queen with her last breath. Killed by soldiers, operating under the priest. 

 victims of narcissism

• Jacob.