King

• Called KING OF KINGSEzr 7:12Ezk 26:7Dan 2:37
• Divinely authorizedDeu 17:151Sa 9:161Sa 9:171Sa 16:121Ch 22:102Ch 2:112Ch 2:12Pro 8:15Dan 2:21Dan 2:37Dan 4:17Dan 5:20Hos 8:4Hos 13:11
• How chosen
• By divine appointment, Saul1Sa 10:1
• David and the Davidic dynasty1Sa 16:1–13
• Hereditary succession2Sa 7:12–161Ki 1:28–302Ch 21:32Ch 21:4Psa 89:35–37
• Not hereditary1Ch 1:43–51
• By lot1Sa 10:201Sa 10:21
• Modes of induction into office
• By anointing
• By proclamation2Sa 15:101Ki 1:331Ki 1:342Ki 9:132Ki 11:12
• By an oath2Ki 11:4
• Ceremonial recognition of
• Prostration1Sa 25:412Sa 9:62Sa 9:81Ki 1:231Ki 1:311Ki 1:47
• Obeisance1Ki 1:16
• Kneeling beforeMat 27:29
• Salutation to: "O king, live forever,"Dan 2:4Dan 6:6Dan 6:21
• Acts as Judge2Sa 8:152Sa 15:21Ki 10:92Ki 8:1–6Psa 72:1–4Psa 122:5Act 25:11Act 25:12Act 25:20
• Precepts concerningDeu 17:14–19Pro 31:4Pro 31:5Ezk 46:16–18
• Obedience to, enjoinedEcc 8:2–5
• Rights and duties ofPro 25:2Pro 25:5Pro 25:6Pro 25:15Pro 29:4Pro 29:12Pro 29:14Jer 21:12
• Exercise executive clemency1Sa 11:13
• Constitutional restrictions ofDeu 17:18–201Sa 10:241Sa 10:252Sa 5:32Ki 11:122Ki 11:172Ch 23:11Jer 34:8–11Dan 6:12–15
• Influenced by popular opinion
• Saul1Sa 14:451Sa 15:24
• David2Ch 20:21
• Hezekiah2Ch 30:2
• ZedekiahJer 38:19Jer 38:24–27
• HerodMat 14:5Act 12:2Act 12:3
• PilateJhn 19:6–13
• Religious duties ofEzk 45:9–25Ezk 46:2Ezk 46:4–8
• Deification ofEzk 28:2Ezk 28:9
• Loyalty to, enjoinedPro 16:14Pro 16:15Ecc 10:20
• Influential queens
• Bath-sheba1Ki 1:28–34
• Jezebel1Ki 18:41Ki 18:131Ki 19:1–31Ki 21:5–16
• EstherEst 5:1–8
• Respect due toJob 34:18Isa 8:21Mat 22:21Mrk 12:17
• Profiting from
• Confiscations of property2Sa 16:41Ki 21:1–16
• Plunder2Sa 12:301Ch 26:272Ch 24:23
• Tariff on imports, and internal revenue on merchandise1Ki 10:15–29
• Taxes2Sa 20:241Ki 12:182Ch 17:11
• Poll taxMat 17:24–27
• Presents1Sa 10:271Sa 16:202Sa 8:21Ki 10:21Ki 10:101Ki 10:252Ch 9:24Psa 72:10
• Commissary of1Ki 4:7–191Ki 4:271Ki 4:281Ch 27:25–312Ch 26:102Ch 32:282Ch 32:29
• Extensive livestock ofJdg 12:141Ki 1:331Ki 4:261Ki 10:252Ch 9:242Ch 9:25Est 6:8
• Chief officers of
• The captain of the army2Sa 8:161Ki 4:4
• The recorder2Sa 8:162Sa 20:241Ki 4:3
• The scribe2Sa 8:172Sa 20:251Ki 4:3
• The chief priests2Sa 8:172Sa 20:251Ki 4:2
• The chief of the bodyguard2Sa 8:182Sa 15:182Sa 20:231Ch 11:25
• The collector of taxes2Sa 20:24
• The chief ruler2Sa 20:261Ki 4:5Est 3:1Est 3:2Est 8:1Est 8:2Est 8:15Est 10:3
• The advisor1Ki 4:5
• The provincial governorsDan 6:1–3
• Subordinate officers of
• The governor of the household1Ki 4:62Ch 28:7
• The keeper of the wardrobe2Ki 22:142Ch 34:22
• Drunkenness of, forbiddenPro 31:4Pro 31:5
• Drunken, instances ofHos 7:5
• Baasha1Ki 16:9
• Ben-hadad1Ki 20:16
• BelshazzarDan 5:1–4Dan 5:23
• AhasuerusEst 1:7Est 1:10Est 5:6Est 7:2
• Prayer forEzr 6:10
• Prayer for, enjoined1Ti 2:11Ti 2:2
• Decrees of, irrevocableEst 8:8Dan 6:8Dan 6:9Dan 6:12–15
• Chronicles of, recorded1Ki 11:411Ki 14:192Ki 21:251Ch 9:11Ch 27:241Ch 29:292Ch 9:292Ch 12:152Ch 20:342Ch 26:222Ch 32:32Ezr 5:17Est 6:1
• For the kings of Israel, before and after the revolt of the ten tribes

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