Nave’s Topical Bible
King
156 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- Called KING OF KINGS
- Divinely authorized
Deuteronomy 17:15; 1 Samuel 9:16-17; 1 Samuel 16:12; 1 Chronicles 22:10; 2 Chronicles 2:11-12; Proverbs 8:15; Daniel 2:21,37; Daniel 4:17; Daniel 5:20; Hosea 8:4; Hosea 13:11
- How chosen
- By divine appointment, Saul
- David and the Davidic dynasty
- Hereditary succession
2 Samuel 7:12-16; 1 Kings 1:28-30; 2 Chronicles 21:3-4; Psalms 89:35-37
- Not hereditary
- By lot
- Modes of induction into office
By anointing
See ANOINTING
- By proclamation
2 Samuel 15:10; 1 Kings 1:33-34; 2 Kings 9:13; 2 Kings 11:12
- By an oath
- Ceremonial recognition of
- Prostration
- Obeisance
- Kneeling before
- Salutation to: "O king, live forever,"
- Acts as Judge
2 Samuel 8:15; 2 Samuel 15:2; 1 Kings 10:9; 2 Kings 8:1-6; Psalms 72:1-4; Psalms 122:5; Acts 25:11-12,20
- Precepts concerning
- Obedience to, enjoined
- Rights and duties of
- Exercise executive clemency
- Constitutional restrictions of
Deuteronomy 17:18-20; 1 Samuel 10:24-25; 2 Samuel 5:3; 2 Kings 11:12,17; 2 Chronicles 23:11; Jeremiah 34:8-11; Daniel 6:12-15
- Influenced by popular opinion
- Saul
- David
- Hezekiah
- Zedekiah
- Herod
- Pilate
- Religious duties of
- Deification of
- Loyalty to, enjoined
- Influential queens
- Bath-sheba
- Jezebel
- Esther
- Respect due to
- Profiting from
- Confiscations of property
- Plunder
- Tariff on imports, and internal revenue on merchandise
- Taxes
- Poll tax
- Presents
1 Samuel 10:27; 1 Samuel 16:20; 2 Samuel 8:2; 1 Kings 10:2,10,25; 2 Chronicles 9:24; Psalms 72:10
- Commissary of
1 Kings 4:7-19,27-28; 1 Chronicles 27:25-31; 2 Chronicles 26:10; 2 Chronicles 32:28-29
- Extensive livestock of
Judges 12:14; 1 Kings 1:33; 1 Kings 4:26; 1 Kings 10:25; 2 Chronicles 9:24-25; Esther 6:8
- Chief officers of
- The captain of the army
- The recorder
- The scribe
- The chief priests
- The chief of the bodyguard
2 Samuel 8:18; 2 Samuel 15:18; 2 Samuel 20:23; 1 Chronicles 11:25
- The collector of taxes
- The chief ruler
2 Samuel 20:26; 1 Kings 4:5; Esther 3:1-2; Esther 8:1-2,15; Esther 10:3
- The advisor
- The provincial governors
- Subordinate officers of
- The governor of the household
- The keeper of the wardrobe
- Drunkenness of, forbidden
- Drunken, instances of
- Baasha
- Ben-hadad
- Belshazzar
- Ahasuerus
- Prayer for
- Prayer for, enjoined
- Decrees of, irrevocable
- Chronicles of, recorded
1 Kings 11:41; 1 Kings 14:19; 2 Kings 21:25; 1 Chronicles 9:1; 1 Chronicles 27:24; 1 Chronicles 29:29; 2 Chronicles 9:29; 2 Chronicles 12:15; 2 Chronicles 20:34; 2 Chronicles 26:22; 2 Chronicles 32:32; Ezra 5:17; Esther 6:1
See GOVERNMENT
See RULERS
- For the kings of Israel, before and after the revolt of the Ten tribes
See ISRAEL
Bible verses about “King”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Ezra 7:12Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.
- Ezekiel 26:7For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people.
- Daniel 2:37Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
- Deuteronomy 17:15Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the Lord thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.
- 1 Samuel 9:16To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.
- 1 Samuel 9:17And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people.
- 1 Samuel 16:12And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
- 1 Chronicles 22:10He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
- 2 Chronicles 2:11Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the Lord hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them.
- 2 Chronicles 2:12Huram said moreover, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the Lord, and an house for his kingdom.
- Proverbs 8:15By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
- Daniel 2:21And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
- Daniel 4:17This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
- Daniel 5:20But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:
- Hosea 8:4They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
- Hosea 13:11I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.
- 1 Samuel 10:1Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the Lord hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
- 1 Samuel 16:1And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth–lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
- 1 Samuel 16:2And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.
- 1 Samuel 16:3And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
- 1 Samuel 16:4And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Beth–lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
- 1 Samuel 16:5And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
- 1 Samuel 16:6And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.
- 1 Samuel 16:7But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
- 1 Samuel 16:8Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
- 1 Samuel 16:9Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
- 1 Samuel 16:10Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these.
- 1 Samuel 16:11And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
- 1 Samuel 16:13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
- 2 Samuel 7:12And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
- 2 Samuel 7:13He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
- 2 Samuel 7:14I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
- 2 Samuel 7:15But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee.
- 2 Samuel 7:16And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
- 1 Kings 1:28Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath–sheba. And she came into the king’s presence, and stood before the king.
- 1 Kings 1:29And the king sware, and said, As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
- 1 Kings 1:30Even as I sware unto thee by the Lord God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.
- 2 Chronicles 21:3And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn.
- 2 Chronicles 21:4Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel.
- Psalms 89:35Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.