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King in the Bible Dictionary

1. Called KING OF KINGS Ezra 7:12; Ezek 26:7; Dan 2:37 Read
2. Divinely authorized Deut 17:15; 1 Sam 9:16, 17; 16:12; 1 Chr 22:10; 2 Chr 2:11, 12; Prov 8:15; Dan 2:21, 37; 4:17; 5:20; Hos 8:4; 13:11 Read
3. How chosen
4. By divine appointment, Saul 1 Sam 10:1 Read
5. David and the Davidic dynasty 1 Sam 16:1–13 Read
6. Hereditary succession 2 Sam 7:12–16; 1 Kgs 1:28–30; 2 Chr 21:3, 4; Ps 89:35–37 Read
7. See Israel, kings of Judah
8. Not hereditary 1 Chr 1:43–51 Read
9. See Israel, kings of Israel, after the revolt
10. By lot 1 Sam 10:20, 21 Read
11. Modes of induction into office
12. By anointing
13. See Anointing
14. By proclamation 2 Sam 15:10; 1 Kgs 1:33, 34; 2 Kgs 9:13; 11:12 Read
15. By an oath 2 Kgs 11:4 Read
16. Ceremonial recognition of
17. Prostration 1 Sam 25:41; 2 Sam 9:6, 8; 1 Kgs 1:23, 31, 47 Read
18. Obeisance 1 Kgs 1:16 Read
19. Kneeling before Matt 27:29 Read
20. Salutation to: “O king, live forever,” Dan 2:4; 6:6, 21 Read
21. Acts as Judge 2 Sam 8:15; 15:2; 1 Kgs 10:9; 2 Kgs 8:1–6; Ps 72:1–4; 122:5; Acts 25:11, 12, 20 Read
22. Precepts concerning Deut 17:14–19; Prov 31:4, 5; Ezek 46:16–18 Read
23. Obedience to, enjoined Eccl 8:2–5 Read
24. Rights and duties of Prov 25:2, 5, 6, 15; 29:4, 12, 14; Jer 21:12 Read
25. Exercise executive clemency 1 Sam 11:13 Read
26. Constitutional restrictions of Deut 17:18–20; 1 Sam 10:24, 25; 2 Sam 5:3; 2 Kgs 11:12, 17; 2 Chr 23:11; Jer 34:8–11; Dan 6:12–15 Read
27. Influenced by popular opinion
28. Saul 1 Sam 14:45; 15:24 Read
29. David 2 Chr 20:21 Read
30. Hezekiah 2 Chr 30:2 Read
31. Zedekiah Jer 38:19, 24–27 Read
32. Herod Matt 14:5; Acts 12:2, 3 Read
33. Pilate John 19:6–13 Read
34. Religious duties of Ezek 45:9–25; 46:2, 4–8 Read
35. Deification of Ezek 28:2, 9 Read
36. Loyalty to, enjoined Prov 16:14, 15; Eccl 10:20 Read
37. Influential queens
38. Bath-sheba 1 Kgs 1:28–34 Read
39. Jezebel 1 Kgs 18:4, 13; 19:1–3; 21:5–16 Read
40. Esther Esth 5:1–8 Read
41. Respect due to Job 34:18; Isa 8:21; Matt 22:21; Mark 12:17 Read
42. Profiting from
43. Confiscations of property 2 Sam 16:4; 1 Kgs 21:1–16 Read
44. Plunder 2 Sam 12:30; 1 Chr 26:27; 2 Chr 24:23 Read
45. Tariff on imports, and internal revenue on merchandise 1 Kgs 10:15–29 Read
46. Taxes 2 Sam 20:24; 1 Kgs 12:18; 2 Chr 17:11 Read
47. Poll tax Matt 17:24–27 Read
48. Presents 1 Sam 10:27; 16:20; 2 Sam 8:2; 1 Kgs 10:2, 10, 25; 2 Chr 9:24; Ps 72:10 Read
49. Commissary of 1 Kgs 4:7–19, 27, 28; 1 Chr 27:25–31; 2 Chr 26:10; 32:28, 29 Read
50. Extensive livestock of Judg 12:14; 1 Kgs 1:33; 4:26; 10:25; 2 Chr 9:24, 25; Esth 6:8 Read
51. Chief officers of
52. The captain of the army 2 Sam 8:16; 1 Kgs 4:4 Read
53. The recorder 2 Sam 8:16; 20:24; 1 Kgs 4:3 Read
54. The scribe 2 Sam 8:17; 20:25; 1 Kgs 4:3 Read
55. The chief priests 2 Sam 8:17; 20:25; 1 Kgs 4:2 Read
56. The chief of the bodyguard 2 Sam 8:18; 15:18; 20:23; 1 Chr 11:25 Read
57. The collector of taxes 2 Sam 20:24 Read
58. The chief ruler 2 Sam 20:26; 1 Kgs 4:5; Esth 3:1, 2; 8:1, 2, 15; 10:3 Read
59. The advisor 1 Kgs 4:5 Read
60. The provincial governors Dan 6:1–3 Read
61. Subordinate officers of
62. The governor of the household 1 Kgs 4:6; 2 Chr 28:7 Read
63. The keeper of the wardrobe 2 Kgs 22:14; 2 Chr 34:22 Read
64. Drunkenness of, forbidden Prov 31:4, 5 Read
65. Drunken, instances of Hos 7:5 Read
66. Baasha 1 Kgs 16:9 Read
67. Ben-hadad 1 Kgs 20:16 Read
68. Belshazzar Dan 5:1–4, 23 Read
69. Ahasuerus Esth 1:7, 10; 5:6; 7:2 Read
70. Prayer for Ezra 6:10 Read
71. Prayer for, enjoined 1 Tim 2:1, 2 Read
72. Decrees of, irrevocable Esth 8:8; Dan 6:8, 9, 12–15 Read
73. Chronicles of, recorded 1 Kgs 11:41; 14:19; 2 Kgs 21:25; 1 Chr 9:1; 27:24; 29:29; 2 Chr 9:29; 12:15; 20:34; 26:22; 32:32; Ezra 5:17; Esth 6:1 Read
74. See Government
75. See Rulers
76. For the kings of Israel, before and after the revolt of the ten tribes
77. See Israel

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.