Genesis 10

Genesis 10:8

And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

And Cush begat Nimrod, who began to usurp much rule, and by oppression to enlarge the bounds of his dominions.

Genesis 10:9

He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.

He was a cruel tyrant, both in his usurpation, and in the manner of his government; without all awe of God, or care of men; wherefore, it is ever since grown into a proverb, As great a tyrant as Nimrod.