KING
- -  Israel warned against seeking: ...  1Sa 8:9-18|
- -  Sin of Israel in seeking: ...  1Sa 12:17-20|
- -  Israel in seeking, rejected God as their king: ...  1Sa 8:7; 10:19|
- -  Israel asked for, that they might be like the nations: ...  1Sa 8:5,19,20|
- -  First given to Israel in anger: ...  Ho 13:11|
- -  God reserved to himself the choice of: ...  De 17:14,15; 1Sa 9:16,17; 16:12|
- -  When first established in Israel, not hereditary: ...  De 17:20; 1Sa 13:13,14; 15:28,29|
- -  Rendered hereditary in the family of David: ...  2Sa 7:12-16; Ps 89:35-37|
- -  Of Israel not to be foreigners: ...  De 17:15|
- -  Laws for the government of the kingdom by, written by Samuel: ...  1Sa 10:25|
- -  FORBIDDEN TO MULTIPLY
......  Horses: ...  De 17:16|
......  Wives: ...  De 17:17|
......  Treasure: ...  De 17:17|
- -  Required to write and keep by them, a copy of the divine law: ...  De 17:18-20|
- -  Had power to make war and peace: ...  1Sa 11:5-7|
- -  Often exercised power arbitrarily: ...  1Sa 22:17,18; 2Sa 1:15; 4:9-12; 1Ki 2:23,25,31|
- -  CEREMONIES AT INAUGURATION OF
......  Anointing: ...  1Sa 10:1; 16:13; Ps 89:20|
......  Crowning: ...  2Ki 11:12; 2Ch 23:11; Ps 21:3|
......  Proclaiming with trumpets: ...  2Sa 15:10; 1Ki 1:34; 2Ki 9:13; 11:14|
......  Enthroning: ...  1Ki 1:35,46; 2Ki 11:19|
......  Girding on the sword: ...  Ps 45:3|
......  Putting into their hands the books of the law: ...  2Ki 11:12; 2Ch 23:11|
......  Covenanting to govern lawfully: ...  2Sa 5:3|
......  Receiving homage: ...  1Sa 10:1; 1Ch 29:24|
......  Shouting "God save the king": ...  1Sa 10:24; 2Sa 16:16; 2Ki 11:12|
......  Offering sacrifice: ...  1Sa 11:15|
......  Feasting: ...  1Ch 12:38,39; 29:22|
- -  Attended by a body-guard: ...  1Sa 13:2; 2Sa 8:18; 1Ch 11:25; 2Ch 12:10|
- -  Dwelt in royal palaces: ...  2Ch 9:11; Ps 45:15|
- -  Arrayed in royal apparel: ...  1Ki 22:30; Mt 6:29|
- -  Names of, often changed at their accession: ...  2Ki 23:34; 24:17|
- -  OFFICERS OF
......  Prime minister: ...  2Ch 19:11; 28:7|
......  First Counsellor: ...  1Ch 27:33|
......  Confidant or king's special friend: ...  1Ki 4:5; 1Ch 27:33|
......  Comptroller of the household: ...  1Ki 4:6; 2Ch 28:7|
......  Scribe or secretary: ...  2Sa 8:17; 1Ki 4:3|
......  Captain of the host: ...  2Sa 8:16; 1Ki 4:4|
......  Captain of the guard: ...  2Sa 8:18; 20:23|
......  Recorder: ...  2Sa 8:16; 1Ki 4:3|
......  Providers for the king's table: ...  1Ki 4:7-19|
......  Master of the wardrobe: ...  2Ki 22:14; 2Ch 34:22|
......  Treasurer: ...  1Ch 27:25|
......  Storekeeper: ...  1Ch 27:25|
......  Overseer of the tribute: ...  1Ki 4:6; 12:18|
......  Overseer of royal farms: ...  1Ch 27:26|
......  Overseer of royal vineyards: ...  1Ch 27:27|
......  Overseer of royal plantations: ...  1Ch 27:28|
......  Overseer of royal herds: ...  1Sa 21:7; 1Ch 27:29|
......  Overseer of royal camels: ...  1Ch 27:30|
......  Overseer of royal flocks: ...  1Ch 27:31|
......  Armour-bearer: ...  1Sa 16:21|
......  Cup-bearer: ...  1Ki 10:5; 2Ch 9:5|
- -  Approached with greatest reverence: ...  1Sa 24:8; 2Sa 9:8; 14:22; 1Ki 1:23|
- -  Presented with gifts by strangers: ...  1Ki 10:2,10,25; 2Ki 5:5; Mt 2:11|
- -  Right hand of, the place of honour: ...  1Ki 2:19; Ps 45:9; 110:1|
- -  Attendants of, stood in their presence: ...  1Ki 10:8; 2Ki 25:19|
- -  Exercised great hospitality: ...  1Sa 20:25-27; 2Sa 9:7-13; 19:33; 1Ki 4:22,23,28|
- -  THEIR REVENUES DERIVED FROM
......  Voluntary contributions: ...  1Sa 10:27; 16:20; 1Ch 12:39,40|
......  Tribute from foreign nations: ...  1Ki 4:21,24,25; 2Ch 8:8; 17:11|
......  Tax on produce of the land: ...  1Ki 4:7-19|
......  Tax on foreign merchandise: ...  1Ki 10:15|
......  Their own flocks and herds: ...  2Ch 32:29|
......  Produce of their own lands: ...  2Ch 26:10|
- -  Sometimes nominated their successors: ...  1Ki 1:33,34; 2Ch 11:22,23|
- -  Punished for transgressing the divine law: ...  2Sa 12:7-12; 1Ki 21:18-24|
- -  WHO REIGNED OVER ALL ISRAEL
......  Saul: ...  1Sa 11:15-31:13; 1Ch 10:1-10:14|
......  David: ...  2Sa 2:4-1Ki 2:11; 1Ch 11:1-29:30|
......  Solomon: ...  1Ki 1:39-11:43; 2Ch 1:1-9:31|
......  Rehoboam (first part of his reign): ...  1Ki 12:1-20; 2Ch 10:1-16|
- -  WHO REIGNED OVER JUDAH
......  Rehoboam (latter part of his reign): ...  1Ki 12:21-24; 14:21-31; 2Ch 10:17-12:16|
......  Abijam or Abijah: ...  1Ki 15:1-8; 2Ch 13:1-22|
......  Asa: ...  1Ki 15:9-24; 2Ch 14:1-16:14|
......  Jehoshaphat: ...  1Ki 22:41-50; 2Ch 17:1-21:1|
......  Jehoram or Joram: ...  2Ki 8:16-24; 2Ch 21:1-20|
......  Ahaziah: ...  2Ki 8:25-29; 9:16-29; 2Ch 22:1-9|
......  Athaliah, mother of Ahaziah (usurper): ...  2Ki 11:1-3; 2Ch 22:10-12|
......  Joash or Jehoash: ...  2Ki 11:4-12:21; 2Ch 23:1-24:27|
......  Amaziah: ...  2Ki 14:1-20; 2Ch 25:1-28|
......  Azariah or Uzziah: ...  2Ki 14:21,22; 15:1-7; 2Ch 26:1-23|
......  Jotham: ...  2Ki 15:32-38; 2Ch 27:1-9|
......  Ahaz: ...  2Ki 16:1-20; 2Ch 28:1-27|
......  Hezekiah: ...  2Ki 18:1-20:21; 2Ch 29:1-32:33|
......  Manasseh: ...  2Ki 21:1-18; 2Ch 33:1-20|
......  Amon: ...  2Ki 21:19-26; 2Ch 33:21-25|
......  Josiah: ...  2Ki 22:1-23:30; 2Ch 34:1-35:27|
......  Jehoahaz: ...  2Ki 23:31-33; 2Ch 36:1-4|
......  Jehoiakim: ...  2Ki 23:34-24:6; 2Ch 36:5-8|
......  Jehoiachin: ...  2Ki 24:8-16; 2Ch 36:9,10|
......  Zedekiah: ...  2Ki 24:17-25:7; 2Ch 36:11-21|
- -  WHO REIGNED OVER ISRAEL
......  Jeroboam: ...  1Ki 12:20; 12:25-14:20|
......  Nadab: ...  1Ki 15:25-27,32|
......  Baasha: ...  1Ki 15:28-16:7|
......  Elah: ...  1Ki 16:8-14|
......  Zimri: ...  1Ki 16:11,12,15,20|
......  Omri: ...  1Ki 16:23-28|
......  Ahab: ...  1Ki 16:29-22:40|
......  Ahaziah: ...  1Ki 22:51-53; 2Ki 1:18|
......  Jehoram or Joram: ...  2Ki 3:1-9:26|
......  Jehu: ...  2Ki 9:3-10:36|
......  Jehoahaz: ...  2Ki 13:1-9|
......  Jehoash or Joash: ...  2Ki 13:10-25; 14:8-16|
......  Jeroboam the Second: ...  2Ki 14:23-29|
......  Zachariah: ...  2Ki 15:8-12|
......  Shallum: ...  2Ki 15:13-15|
......  Menahem: ...  2Ki 15:16-22|
......  Pekahiah: ...  2Ki 15:23-26|
......  Pekah: ...  2Ki 15:27-31; 16:5|
......  Hoshea: ...  2Ki 17:1-6|
- -  Called the Lord's anointed: ...  1Sa 16:6; 24:6; 2Sa 19:21|
- -  CONSPIRACIES AGAINST
......  Absalom against David: ...  2Sa 15:10|
......  Adonijah against Solomon: ...  1Ki 1:5-7|
......  Jeroboam against Rehoboam: ...  1Ki 12:12,16|
......  Baasha against Nadab: ...  1Ki 15:27|
......  Zimri against Elah: ...  1Ki 16:9,10|
......  Omri against Zimri: ...  1Ki 16:17|
......  Jehu against Joram: ...  2Ki 9:14|
......  Shallum against Zachariah: ...  2Ki 15:10|
......  Menahem against Shallum: ...  2Ki 15:14|
......  Pekah against Menahem: ...  1Ki 15:25|
- -  God chooses: ...  De 17:15; 1Ch 28:4-6|
- -  God ordains: ...  Ro 13:1|
- -  God anoints: ...  1Sa 16:12; 2Sa 12:7|
- -  Set up by God: ...  1Sa 12:13; Da 2:21|
- -  Removed by God: ...  1Ki 11:11; Da 2:21|
- -  Christ is the Prince of: ...  Re 1:5|
- -  Christ is the King of: ...  Re 17:14|
- -  Reign by direction of Christ: ...  Pr 8:15|
- -  Supreme judges of nations: ...  1Sa 8:5|
- -  Resistance to, is resistance to the ordinance of God: ...  Ro 13:2|
- -  Able to enforce their commands: ...  Ec 8:4|
- -  Numerous subjects the honour of: ...  Pr 14:28|
- -  Not save by their armies: ...  Ps 33:16|
- -  Dependent on the earth: ...  Ec 5:9|
- -  SHOULD
......  Fear God: ...  De 17:19|
......  Serve Christ: ...  Ps 2:10-12|
......  Keep the law of God: ...  1Ki 2:3|
......  Study the Scriptures: ...  De 17:19|
......  Promote the interests of the Church: ...  Ezr 1:2-4; 6:1-12|
......  Nourish the Church: ...  Isa 49:23|
......  Rule in the fear of God: ...  2Sa 23:3|
......  Maintain the cause of the poor and oppressed: ...  Pr 31:8,9|
......  Investigate all matters: ...  Pr 25:2|
......  Not pervert judgment: ...  Pr 31:5|
- -  Prolong their reign by hating covetousness: ...  Pr 28:16|
- -  Throne of, established by righteousness and justice: ...  Pr 16:12; 29:14|
- -  SPECIALLY WARNED AGAINST
......  Impurity: ...  Pr 31:3|
......  Lying: ...  Pr 17:7|
......  Hearkening to lies: ...  Pr 29:12|
......  Intemperance: ...  Pr 31:4,5|
- -  The gospel to be preached to: ...  Ac 9:15; 26:27,28|
- -  Without understanding, are oppressors: ...  Pr 28:16|
- -  Often reproved by God: ...  1Ch 16:21|
- -  Judgments upon, when opposed to Christ: ...  Ps 2:2,5,9|
- -  WHEN GOOD
......  Regard God as their strength: ...  Ps 99:4|
......  Speak righteously: ...  Pr 16:10|
......  Love righteous lips: ...  Pr 16:13|
......  Abhor wickedness: ...  Pr 16:12|
......  Discountenance evil: ...  Pr 20:8|
......  Punish the wicked: ...  Pr 20:8|
......  Favour the wise: ...  Pr 14:35|
......  Honour the diligent: ...  Pr 22:29|
......  Befriend the good: ...  Pr 22:14|
......  Are pacified by submission: ...  Pr 16:14; 25:15|
- -  Evil counsellors should be removed from: ...  2Ch 22:3,4; Pr 25:5|
- -  Curse not, even in thought: ...  Ex 22:28; Ec 10:20|
- -  Speak no evil of: ...  Job 34:18; 2Pe 2:10|
- -  Pay tribute to: ...  Mt 22:21; Ro 13:6,7|
- -  Be not presumptuous before: ...  Pr 25:6|
- -  SHOULD BE
......  Honoured: ...  Ro 13:7; 1Pe 2:17|
......  Feared: ...  Pr 24:21|
......  Reverenced: ...  1Sa 24:8; 1Ki 1:23,21|
......  Obeyed: ...  Ro 13:1,5; 1Pe 2:13|
......  Prayed for: ...  1Ti 2:1,2|
- -  Folly of resisting: ...  Pr 19:12; 20:2|
- -  Punishment for resisting the lawful authority of: ...  Ro 13:2|
- -  Guilt and danger of stretching out the hand against: ...  1Sa 26:9; 2Sa 1:14|
- -  They that walk after the flesh despise: ...  2Pe 2:10; Jude 1:8|
- -  Good-Exemplified
......  David: ...  2Sa 8:15|
......  Asa: ...  1Ki 15:11|
......  Jehoshaphat: ...  1Ki 22:43|
......  Amaziah: ...  2Ki 15:3|
......  Uzziah: ...  2Ki 15:34|
......  Hezekiah: ...  2Ki 18:3|
......  Josiah: ...  2Ki 22:2|
- -  Called KING OF KINGS: ...  Ezr 7:12; Eze 26:7; Da 2:37|
- -  Divinely authorized: ...  De 17:15; 1Sa 9:16,17; 16:12; 1Ch 22:10; 2Ch 2:11,12; Pr 8:15; Da 2:21,37; 4:17; 5:20; Ho 8:4; 13:11|
- -  How chosen
......  By divine appointment, Saul: ...  1Sa 10:1|
......  David and the Davidic dynasty: ...  1Sa 16:1-13|
- -  Hereditary succession: ...  2Sa 7:12-16; 1Ki 1:28-30; 2Ch 21:3,4; Ps 89:35-37|
- -  See ISRAEL, KINGS OF JUDAH 

- -  Not hereditary: ...  1Ch 1:43-51|
- -  See ISRAEL, KINGS OF ISRAEL, after the revolt 

- -  By lot: ...  1Sa 10:20,21|
- -  Modes of induction into office
......  By anointing
......  See ANOINTING 

- -  By proclamation: ...  2Sa 15:10; 1Ki 1:33,34; 2Ki 9:13; 11:12|
- -  By an oath: ...  2Ki 11:4|
- -  Ceremonial recognition of
......  Prostration: ...  1Sa 25:41; 2Sa 9:6,8; 1Ki 1:23,31,47|
......  Obeisance: ...  1Ki 1:16|
......  Kneeling before: ...  Mt 27:29|
......  Salutation to: "O king, live forever,": ...  Da 2:4; 6:6,21|
- -  Acts as Judge: ...  2Sa 8:15; 15:2; 1Ki 10:9; 2Ki 8:1-6; Ps 72:1-4; 122:5; Ac 25:11,12,20|
- -  Precepts concerning: ...  De 17:14-19; Pr 31:4,5; Eze 46:16-18|
- -  Obedience to, enjoined: ...  Ec 8:2-5|
- -  Rights and duties of: ...  Pr 25:2,5,6,15; 29:4,12,14; Jer 21:12|
- -  Exercise executive clemency: ...  1Sa 11:13|
- -  Constitutional restrictions of: ...  De 17:18-20; 1Sa 10:24,25; 2Sa 5:3; 2Ki 11:12,17; 2Ch 23:11; Jer 34:8-11; Da 6:12-15|
- -  Influenced by popular opinion
......  Saul: ...  1Sa 14:45; 15:24|
......  David: ...  2Ch 20:21|
......  Hezekiah: ...  2Ch 30:2|
......  Zedekiah: ...  Jer 38:19,24-27|
......  Herod: ...  Mt 14:5; Ac 12:2,3|
......  Pilate: ...  Joh 19:6-13|
- -  Religious duties of: ...  Eze 45:9-25; 46:2,4-8|
- -  Deification of: ...  Eze 28:2,9|
- -  Loyalty to, enjoined: ...  Pr 16:14,15; Ec 10:20|
- -  Influential queens
......  Bath-sheba: ...  1Ki 1:28-34|
......  Jezebel: ...  1Ki 18:4,13; 19:1-3; 21:5-16|
......  Esther: ...  Es 5:1-8|
- -  Respect due to: ...  Job 34:18; Isa 8:21; Mt 22:21; Mr 12:17|
- -  Profiting from
......  Confiscations of property: ...  2Sa 16:4; 1Ki 21:1-16|
- -  Plunder: ...  2Sa 12:30; 1Ch 26:27; 2Ch 24:23|
- -  Tariff on imports, and internal revenue on merchandise: ...  1Ki 10:15-29|
- -  Taxes: ...  2Sa 20:24; 1Ki 12:18; 2Ch 17:11|
- -  Poll tax: ...  Mt 17:24-27|
- -  Presents: ...  1Sa 10:27; 16:20; 2Sa 8:2; 1Ki 10:2,10,25; 2Ch 9:24; Ps 72:10|
- -  Commissary of: ...  1Ki 4:7-19,27,28; 1Ch 27:25-31; 2Ch 26:10; 32:28,29|
- -  Extensive livestock of: ...  Jud 12:14; 1Ki 1:33; 4:26; 10:25; 2Ch 9:24,25; Es 6:8|
- -  Chief officers of
......  The captain of the army: ...  2Sa 8:16; 1Ki 4:4|
......  The recorder: ...  2Sa 8:16; 20:24; 1Ki 4:3|
......  The scribe: ...  2Sa 8:17; 20:25; 1Ki 4:3|
......  The chief priests: ...  2Sa 8:17; 20:25; 1Ki 4:2|
......  The chief of the bodyguard: ...  2Sa 8:18; 15:18; 20:23; 1Ch 11:25|
......  The collector of taxes: ...  2Sa 20:24|
......  The chief ruler: ...  2Sa 20:26; 1Ki 4:5; Es 3:1,2; 8:1,2,15; 10:3|
......  The advisor: ...  1Ki 4:5|
......  The provincial governors: ...  Da 6:1-3|
- -  Subordinate officers of
......  The governor of the household: ...  1Ki 4:6; 2Ch 28:7|
......  The keeper of the wardrobe: ...  2Ki 22:14; 2Ch 34:22|
- -  Drunkenness of, forbidden: ...  Pr 31:4,5|
- -  Drunken, instances of: ...  Ho 7:5|
- -  Baasha: ...  1Ki 16:9|
- -  Ben-hadad: ...  1Ki 20:16|
- -  Belshazzar: ...  Da 5:1-4,23|
- -  Ahasuerus: ...  Es 1:7,10; 5:6; 7:2|
- -  Prayer for: ...  Ezr 6:10|
- -  Prayer for, enjoined: ...  1Ti 2:1,2|
- -  Decrees of, irrevocable: ...  Es 8:8; Da 6:8,9,12-15|
- -  Chronicles of, recorded: ...  1Ki 11:41; 14:19; 2Ki 21:25; 1Ch 9:1; 27:24; 29:29; 2Ch 9:29; 12:15; 20:34; 26:22; 32:32; Ezr 5:17; Es 6:1|
- -  See GOVERNMENT 

- -  See RULERS 

- -  For the kings of Israel, before and after the revolt of the ten tribes
......  See ISRAEL 

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