Dictionary of Bible Themes: 5366 king

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Dictionary of Bible Themes

The ruler or monarch of a country or realm. God is king of all the earth and human kings are called to rule in accordance with his will. The failure of kings in Israel and Judah after David led to the expectation of a coming king like David. This was fulfilled in Jesus Christ: the true King of Israel and all the world.

Psalms 47:8

God is king of his people and of all the earth

1 Timothy 6:15-16

See also

The Hebrew refers to the rule of a king

Exodus 15:18
1 Samuel 12:12
2 Chronicles 20:6
Psalms 24:10; 47:2,6-7; 93:1; 96:10; 97:1; 99:1
Isaiah 6:5; 44:6
1 Timothy 1:17
Revelation 15:3; 19:6
Genesis 14:18

Significant kings

Hebrews 5:6,10; 6:20-7:17

Melchizedek, king of Salem

Psalms 110:4
Genesis 12:14-20; 41:39-40
Exodus 12:30-32; 14:4

The Pharaohs, the kings of Egypt

1 Kings 3:1
2 Kings 23:29,33-34
Ezekiel 32:1-10
Romans 9:17
1 Samuel 8:4-9,19-22; 10:17-19; 12:12-15

Saul

Israel's demand for a king is seen as a rejection of God's rule:

1 Samuel 9:1-2; 10:1,24; 11:14-15; 13:1,11-14; 15:17,26

The king is seen as a gracious gift from God:

1 Samuel 31:1-4

Saul's death:

1 Chronicles 10:13-14

pp 1Ch 10:1-4

1 Chronicles 29:26-28

David

See also

1 Samuel 16:13

pp 1Ki 2:10-12

2 Samuel 5:3-5
2 Samuel 8:1-14

pp 1Ch 11:3

1 Kings 11:38
Psalms 18:50; 78:70-72

pp 1Ch 18:1-13

2 Samuel 7:8-16

God's covenant with David:

1 Kings 9:4-5
2 Chronicles 7:17-18

pp 1Ch 17:7-14

Psalms 132:11-12
2 Samuel 12:24-25
1 Kings 2:12

Solomon

1 Kings 4:29-34; 6:1

pp 2Ch 1:1

1 Kings 10:23-25

pp 2Ch 3:1

Solomon began to build the temple

1 Kings 11:1,4,42-43

pp 2Ch 9:22-24

pp 2Ch 9:30-31

2 Kings 24:1

Solomon's death

Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon

2 Kings 25:1

pp 2Ch 36:6-7

Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Jerusalem in 588 B.C.:

pp 2Ch 36:17

Daniel 1:1

pp Jer 39:1

Jeremiah 21:7; 27:6,8

pp Jer 52:4

Ezekiel 29:18-19
Daniel 2:1,46-47; 3:1

Nebuchadnezzar besieged Tyre for 15 years

Daniel 3:28-29; 4:28-37

the image of gold

2 Chronicles 36:22-23

Cyrus, king of Persia

Ezra 5:13-6:5
Isaiah 44:28-45:1,13

pp Ezr 1:1-4

Daniel 6:28
Matthew 2:1-3,16

The Herods, rulers in Palestine

Herod the Great:

Matthew 14:1-2

Herod Antipas:

Mark 8:15

pp Mk 6:14-16

Luke 3:19-20; 13:31; 23:7-12

pp Lk 9:7-9

Acts 4:27
Acts 12:1-4,19-23

Herod Agrippa I:

1 Samuel 10:20-24; 11:12-15

The kings of the united kingdom

Saul

1 Samuel 16:13
2 Samuel 2:1-4; 5:1-5

David

1 Kings 2:11
1 Chronicles 11:1-29:30
1 Kings 1:39
2 Chronicles 1:1-9:31

Solomon

1 Kings 12:20,25-14:20

The kings of Israel, the northern kingdom

Jeroboam I

Nadab

Baasha

Elah

Zimri

Tibni

Omri

Ahab

1 Kings 22:51-53
2 Kings 1:1-18

Ahaziah

2 Kings 3:1-8:15

Joram (Jehoram)

2 Kings 9:3-10:36

Jehu

2 Kings 13:1-9

Jehoahaz

2 Kings 13:10-25; 14:8-16

Jehoash (Joash)

Jeroboam II

Zechariah

Shallum

Menahem

Pekahiah

Pekah

Hoshea

The kings and queen of Judah, the southern kingdom

Rehoboam

2 Chronicles 11:5-12:8
1 Kings 14:21-31

pp 2Ch 10:1-11:4

1 Kings 15:1-8

pp 2Ch 12:9-16

Abijah

1 Kings 15:9-24

pp 2Ch 13:1-14:1

Asa

1 Kings 22:41-50

pp 2Ch 14:2-16:14

Jehoshaphat

2 Chronicles 17:1-21:3

pp 2Ch 20:31-21:1

2 Kings 8:16-24

Jehoram (Joram)

2 Kings 8:25-29

pp 2Ch 21:4-20

Ahaziah

2 Kings 9:21-29

pp 2Ch 22:1-6

2 Kings 11:1-21

pp 2Ch 22:7-9

Queen Athaliah

2 Kings 11:2-12:21

pp 2Ch 22:10-23:21

Joash (Jehoash)

2 Kings 14:1-22

pp 2Ch 22:10-24:27

Amaziah

2 Kings 14:21-22; 15:1-7

pp 2Ch 25:1-28

Azariah (= Uzziah)

2 Kings 15:32-38

pp 2Ch 26:1-23

Jotham

2 Kings 16:1-20

pp 2Ch 27:1-9

Ahaz

2 Kings 18:1-20:21

pp 2Ch 28:1-27

Hezekiah

pp 2Ch 29:1-32:33

2 Kings 21:1-18

pp Isa 36:1-39:8

Manasseh

2 Kings 21:19-26

pp 2Ch 33:1-20

Amon

2 Kings 22:1-23:30

pp 2Ch 33:21-25

Josiah

2 Kings 23:31-34

pp 2Ch 34:1-35:27

Jehoahaz

2 Kings 23:36-24:6

pp 2Ch 36:2-4

Jehoiakim

2 Kings 24:8-17

pp 2Ch 36:5-8

Jehoiachin

2 Kings 24:18-25:7

pp 2Ch 36:9-10

Zedekiah (= Mattaniah)

pp 2Ch 36:11-21

pp Jer 52:1-11

Jeremiah 23:5-6

The expectation of a future king like David

The duties of the king

Proverbs 20:28

To fear God

See also

To maintain righteousness and administer justice

1 Kings 3:28
Psalms 72:1-4
Proverbs 16:12-13; 20:8,26; 31:4-5,8-9
Isaiah 11:4
Jeremiah 33:15
Romans 13:4
Deuteronomy 17:18-20

See also

To read the law of God and ensure it was obeyed

1 Kings 2:1-4; 9:4-5
2 Kings 11:12
1 Samuel 10:1; 16:1-13

The coronation of the king

His anointing by the prophet of God

2 Kings 11:12

His proclamation as king before the people

See also

1 Samuel 10:17-25; 11:15

pp 2Ch 23:11

2 Samuel 2:4; 5:1-3
2 Samuel 15:10
1 Kings 1:28-40; 12:1

pp 1Ch 11:1-3

1 Kings 12:20

pp 2Ch 10:1

Psalms 2:6-9; 45:1; 72:1; 110:1; 132:10

Royal Psalms

These Psalms, although used in honour of the king of the day, possibly at his coronation, share the expectation of a greater king. The NT regards them as fulfilled in Jesus Christ:

Matthew 27:37

Jesus Christ is the true King of Israel and of the world

John 1:49

pp Mk 15:26

See also

pp Lk 23:38

Matthew 21:5
Mark 15:2
John 18:36-37

pp Mt 27:11

Acts 17:7

pp Lk 23:3

1 Corinthians 15:25
Hebrews 1:8
Psalms 45:6
Revelation 17:14; 19:16
Luke 1:32-33

Jesus Christ fulfils the expectation of a son of David who will be a king like David