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In Scripture, the word king does not always imply either a high degree of power or great extent of territory. Many single towns, or towns with their adjacent villages, are said to have had kings; and many persons are called kings in Scripture, whom we should rather denominate chiefs or leaders. Somewhat in this sense, Moses is said to have been "king in Jeshurun," or Israel, De 33:5; he was the chief, the leader, the guide of his people, though not king in the same sense as David or Solomon. These remarks will remove the surprise which some persons have felt at seeing that so small a country as Canaan contained thirty-one kings who were conquered, Joshua 12:9-24, besides many who no doubt escaped the arms of Joshua. Adonizedek, himself no very powerful king, mentions seventy kings whom he had subdued and mutilated. See also 1 Kings 4:21. These kings, in many cases, were no doubt like the sheiks of Arab tribes at the present day.

The Israelites had no kings till Saul; having been governed, first by elders, as in Egypt; then by rulers of God's appointment, as Moses and Joshua; then by judges, as Othniel, Ehud, Gideon, Samuel; and lastly by kings, as Saul, David, Solomon. Being peculiarly the people of God, their form of government was essentially a theocracy. God prescribed for them a code of laws; he designated their rulers; these laws and rulers the people were to obey "in the Lord;" and in all cases of doubt, he, as the actual head of the government, was to be consulted, in the spirit of the words, "The Lord is our Judge, the Lord is our Lawgiver, the Lord is our King." Their demand for a king was offensive to him, as an unbelieving and rebellious departure from the more immediate headship of Jehovah, 1 Samuel 8:7. Yet even under the regal government, they were still to regard him as their king. Idolatry was treason against the throne. Their code of laws was still his holy book. It was a prophet or high priest of Jehovah who anointed the king, and placed the crown upon his head and the scepter in his hand, De 17:15,18-20 1 Samuel 10:1 12:12-15 2 Samuel 1:14,21 1 Kings 1:39 2 Kings 9:1-6 11:2-12 Psalm 21:3. By the instrumentality of his sacred ministers, God gave such directions concerning public affairs as were needed and sought for; and these agents of God, with their instructions and warnings, performed a most important part in the national history. So far as people and kings looked to God as their Head, they prospered; and it was for lack of this, that they were ruined. Of the two kingdoms, Judah and Israel, the latter most rapidly and fully threw off its allegiance, 2 Chronicles 13:4-12; therefore it was the first to perish, having continued two hundred and fiftyfour years from the death of Solomon, B. C. 975-721, with nineteen kings of nine different dynasties. The kingdom of Judah continued three hundred and eighty-seven years after the separation, B. C. 975-588, having been held by nineteen successive kings of the line of David.

The two BOOKS OF KINGS contain a history of the kings of Judah and Israel intermingled, commencing with Solomon and ending with Zedekiah; unlike the books of Chronicles, which give an account only of the kings of Judah. In the Septuagint and Vulgate, our two books of Samuel are also called books of Kings. The various histories comprising the two books of Kings were evidently the work of a single inspired writer, and not a mere collection. They are believed to have been written before the books of Chronicles, and Jewish tradition makes the prophet Jeremiah their author, B. C. 620. The writer probably drew a part of his materials from the records of each reign left by contemporary prophets and priests, 1 Kings 11:41. See CHRONICLES. All these sacred annals are highly instructive. They show us the perfect fulfillment of the divine promises and warnings by Moses; and every page confirms the inspired declaration, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom."

Greek
935. basileus -- a king
... Cognate: 935 -- a (sovereign); often referring to Christ who is "the King of kings"
(Rev 19:16), ie King over the Kingdom of the heavens (God). ...
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936. basileuo -- to be king, reign
... Word Origin from basileus Definition to be king, reign NASB Word Usage become kings
(2), kings (1), reign (12), reigned (4), reigning (1), reigns (1). ...
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5328. Pharao -- Pharaoh, an Eg. king
... Definition: Pharaoh Definition: Pharaoh, the title of ancient Egyptian kings. Word
Origin of Eg. origin (great house) Definition Pharaoh, an Eg. king NASB Word ...
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490. Antiocheia -- Antioch, the name of two cities
... of a number of Syrian kings) Definition Antioch, the name of two cities NASB Word
Usage Antioch (18). Antioch. From Antiochus (a Syrian king); Antiochia, a ...
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Strong's Hebrew
4428. melek -- king
... an unused word Definition king NASB Word Usage King (253), king (1730), King's
(6), king's (241), kingdom (1), Kings (41), kings (241), kings' (2), royal (5). ...
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4427a. malak -- to be or become king or queen, to reign
... making...king (1), put on the throne (1), queen (1), reign (39), reigned (96), reigning
(1), reigns (8), rule (2), set (2), set up kings (1), surely be king (1 ...
/hebrew/4427a.htm - 6k

5019. Nebukadnetstsar -- "Nebo, protect the boundary," a Bab. king
... Or Nbukadneotstsar (2 Kings 24:1, 2 Kings 24:10) {neb-oo-kad ... rets-tsore'}; or foreign
derivation; Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon ...
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4430. melek -- king
... Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to melek Definition king NASB Word Usage King
(20), king (127), king's (16), kings (14), royal (3). king, royal. ...
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40. Abimelek -- "father is king," a Philistine name, also an ...
... Abimelech. From 'ab and melek; father of (the) king; Abimelek, the name of two
Philistine kings and of two Israelites -- Abimelech. see HEBREW 'ab. ...
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90. Agag -- king of Amalek
... king of Amalek NASB Word Usage Agag (8). Agag. Or uagag {Ag-awg'}; of uncertain
derivation (compare 'Age'); flame; Agag, a title of Amalekitish kings -- Agag. ...
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783. Artachshashta' -- a son and successor of Xerxes, king of ...
... a son and successor of Xerxes, king of Persia. Transliteration: Artachshashta' Phonetic
Spelling ... a title (rather than name) of several Persian kings -- Artaxerxes ...
/hebrew/783.htm - 5k

Library

See the King of Kings Ascending
... ASCENSION See the King of kings ascending. tr., John Brownlie 8.7.8.7. I. See
the King of kings ascending. To His throne of power again; ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the apostolic church/see the king of kings.htm

See the King of Kings Ascending
... HYMNS OF THE EARLY CHURCH See the King of kings ascending. 8,7,8,7. See
the King of kings ascending. To His throne of power again; ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the early church/see the king of kings.htm

King of Kings and Lord of Lords
... Sermon XXXVIII King of Kings and Lord of Lords. King of Kings and Lord of Lords
Revelation 19:16. ... II. The title itself. King of kings, and Lord of lords. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/newton/messiah vol 2/sermon xxxviii king of kings.htm

March the Twenty-Sixth the King of Kings
... MARCH The Twenty-sixth THE KING OF KINGS. JOHN xviii.28-38. What a strange
King our Lord appears, claiming mystic sovereignty, and ...
/.../my daily meditation for the circling year/march the twenty-sixth the king.htm

Then Shall the King of Kings Make Answer Again...
... Piece XLIV. Then shall the King of kings make answer again? Then shall the
King of kings make answer again, and say to them, Inasmuch ...
/.../the extant works and fragments of hippolytus/piece xliv then shall the.htm

Concerning "Holy of Holies," "King of Kings," "Lord of Lords ...
... THE DIVINE NAMES CHAPTER XII Concerning "Holy of holies," "King of kings,"
"Lord of lords," "God of gods.". 1. Forasmuch as the things ...
/.../rolt/dionysius the areopagite/chapter xii concerning holy of.htm

Concerning Holy of Holies, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, God of ...
... DIONYSIUS THE AREOPAGITE, ON DIVINE NAMES. CAPUT XII. Concerning Holy of Holies,
King of Kings, Lord of Lords, God of Gods. SECTION I. ...
/.../dionysius/dionysis on divine names/caput xii concerning holy of.htm

'Before Governors and Kings'
... THE ACTS CHAP. XIII TO END 'BEFORE GOVERNORS AND KINGS'. 'Whereupon, O king
Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: 20. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/before governors and kings.htm

Of the Death of the Kings Egfrid and Hiothere. [684-685 AD ]
... On his death, kings of doubtful title, or of foreign origin, for some time wasted
the kingdom, till the lawful king, Wictred, the son of Egbert, being settled ...
/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap xxvi of the death.htm

How King Edwin's Next Successors Lost Both the Faith of their ...
... their enemy, they were allowed to return home, and the aforesaid Eanfrid, as the
eldest of them, became king of the Bernicians. Both those kings,^ as soon as ...
/.../bede/bedes ecclesiastical history of england/chap i how king edwins.htm

Resources
What does it mean that Jesus is King of kings and Lord of lords? | GotQuestions.org

Who were the kings of Israel and Judah? | GotQuestions.org

Who was King Joash in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

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Kings

Kings King

Kings of Israel not to be Foreigners

Kings without Understanding, are Oppressors

Kings: Able to Enforce Their Commands

Kings: Approached With Greatest Reverence

Kings: Arrayed in Royal Apparel

Kings: Attendants of, Stood in Their Presence

Kings: Attended by a Body-Guard

Kings: Be not Presumptuous Before

Kings: Called the Lord's Anointed

Kings: Ceremonies at Inauguration of Anointing

Kings: Ceremonies at Inauguration of Covenanting to Govern Lawfully

Kings: Ceremonies at Inauguration of Crowning

Kings: Ceremonies at Inauguration of Enthroning

Kings: Ceremonies at Inauguration of Feasting

Kings: Ceremonies at Inauguration of Girding on the Sword

Kings: Ceremonies at Inauguration of Offering Sacrifice

Kings: Ceremonies at Inauguration of Proclaiming With Trumpets

Kings: Ceremonies at Inauguration of Putting Into Their Hands the Books of the Law

Kings: Ceremonies at Inauguration of Receiving Homage

Kings: Ceremonies at Inauguration of Shouting "God Save the King"

Kings: Christ is the King of

Kings: Christ is the Prince of

Kings: Conspiracies Against: Absalom Against David

Kings: Conspiracies Against: Adonijah Against Solomon

Kings: Conspiracies Against: Baasha Against Nadab

Kings: Conspiracies Against: Jehu Against Joram

Kings: Conspiracies Against: Jeroboam Against Rehoboam

Kings: Conspiracies Against: Menahem Against Shallum

Kings: Conspiracies Against: Omri Against Zimri

Kings: Conspiracies Against: Pekah Against Menahem

Kings: Conspiracies Against: Shallum Against Zachariah

Kings: Conspiracies Against: Zimri Against Elah

Kings: Curse Not, Even in Thought

Kings: Dependent on the Earth

Kings: Dwelt in Royal Palaces

Kings: Evil Counsellors should be Removed From

Kings: Exercised Great Hospitality

Kings: First Given to Israel in Anger

Kings: Folly of Resisting

Kings: Forbidden to Multiply: Horses

Kings: Forbidden to Multiply: Treasure

Kings: Forbidden to Multiply: Wives

Kings: God Anoints

Kings: God Chooses

Kings: God Ordains

Kings: God Reserved to Himself the Choice of

Kings: Good: Amaziah

Kings: Good: Asa

Kings: Good: David

Kings: Good: Hezekiah

Kings: Good: Jehoshaphat

Kings: Good: Josiah

Kings: Good: Uzziah

Kings: Guilt and Danger of Stretching out the Hand Against

Kings: had Power to Make War and Peace

Kings: Israel Asked For, That They Might be Like the Nations

Kings: Israel in Seeking, Rejected God As Their King

Kings: Israel Warned Against Seeking

Kings: Judgments Upon, when Opposed to Christ

Kings: Laws for the Government of the Kingdom By, Written by Samuel

Kings: Names of, often Changed at Their Accession

Kings: Not Save by Their Armies

Kings: Numerous Subjects the Honor of

Kings: Officers of Armour-Bearer

Kings: Officers of Captain of the Guard

Kings: Officers of Captain of the Host

Kings: Officers of Comptroller of the Household

Kings: Officers of Confidant or King's Special Friend

Kings: Officers of Cup-Bearer

Kings: Officers of First Counsellor

Kings: Officers of Master of the Wardrobe

Kings: Officers of Overseer of Royal Camels

Kings: Officers of Overseer of Royal Farms

Kings: Officers of Overseer of Royal Flocks

Kings: Officers of Overseer of Royal Herds

Kings: Officers of Overseer of Royal Plantations

Kings: Officers of Overseer of Royal Vineyards

Kings: Officers of Overseer of the Tribute

Kings: Officers of Prime Minister

Kings: Officers of Providers for the King's Table

Kings: Officers of Recorder

Kings: Officers of Scribe or Secretary

Kings: Officers of Storekeeper

Kings: Officers of Treasurer

Kings: Often Exercised Power Arbitrarily

Kings: Often Reproved by God

Kings: Pay Tribute To

Kings: Presented With Gifts by Strangers

Kings: Prolong Their Reign by Hating Covetousness

Kings: Punished for Transgressing the Divine Law

Kings: Punishment for Resisting the Lawful Authority of

Kings: Reign by Direction of Christ

Kings: Removed by God

Kings: Rendered Hereditary in the Family of David

Kings: Required to Write and Keep by Them, a Copy of the Divine Law

Kings: Resistance To, is Resistance to the Ordinance of God

Kings: Right Hand of, the Place of Honor

Kings: Set up by God

Kings: should be Feared

Kings: should be Honored

Kings: should be Obeyed

Kings: should be Prayed For

Kings: should be Reverenced

Kings: should Fear God

Kings: should Investigate all Matters

Kings: should Keep the Law of God

Kings: should Maintain the Cause of the Poor and Oppressed

Kings: should not Pervert Judgment

Kings: should Nourish the Church

Kings: should Promote the Interests of the Church

Kings: should Rule in the Fear of God

Kings: should Serve Christ

Kings: should Study the Scriptures

Kings: Sin of Israel in Seeking

Kings: Sometimes Nominated Their Successors

Kings: Speak No Evil of

Kings: Specially Warned Against: Hearkening to Lies

Kings: Specially Warned Against: Impurity

Kings: Specially Warned Against: Intemperance

Kings: Specially Warned Against: Lying

Kings: Supreme Judges of Nations

Kings: The Gospel to be Preached To

Kings: Their Revenues Derived From: Produce of Their own Lands

Kings: Their Revenues Derived From: Tax on Foreign Merchandise

Kings: Their Revenues Derived From: Tax on Produce of the Land

Kings: Their Revenues Derived From: Their own Flocks and Herds

Kings: Their Revenues Derived From: Tribute from Foreign Nations

Kings: Their Revenues Derived From: Voluntary Contributions

Kings: They That Walk After the Flesh Despise

Kings: Throne of, Established by Righteousness and Justice

Kings: when First Established in Israel, not Hereditary

Kings: when Good are Pacified by Submission

Kings: when Good: Abhor Wickedness

Kings: when Good: Befriend the Good

Kings: when Good: Discountenance Evil

Kings: when Good: Favour the Wise

Kings: when Good: Honor the Diligent

Kings: when Good: Love Righteous Lips

Kings: when Good: Punish the Wicked

Kings: when Good: Regard God As Their Strength

Kings: when Good: Speak Righteously

Kings: Who Reigned Over all Israel: David

Kings: Who Reigned Over all Israel: Rehoboam (First Part of his Reign)

Kings: Who Reigned Over all Israel: Saul

Kings: Who Reigned Over all Israel: Solomon

Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Ahab

Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Ahaziah

Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Baasha

Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Elah

Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Hoshea

Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Jehoahaz

Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Jehoash or Joash

Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Jehoram or Joram

Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Jehu

Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Jeroboam

Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Jeroboam the Second

Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Menahem

Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Nadab

Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Omri

Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Pekah

Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Pekahiah

Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Shallum

Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Zachariah

Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Zimri

Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Abijam or Abijah

Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Ahaz

Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Ahaziah

Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Amaziah

Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Amon

Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Asa

Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Athaliah, Mother of Ahaziah (Usurper)

Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Azariah or Uzziah

Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Hezekiah

Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Jehoahaz

Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Jehoiachin

Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Jehoiakim

Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Jehoram or Joram

Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Jehoshaphat

Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Joash or Jehoash

Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Josiah

Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Jotham

Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Manasseh

Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Rehoboam (Latter Part of his Reign)

Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Zedekiah

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