Dictionary of Bible Themes: 5487 queen

5487 queen

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In OT times the chief wife of a king's harem or a female monarch. A queen mother, as a king's widow and the mother of the reigning king, would have held a position of some authority and influence.

A queen as the wife of a king

A chief wife among several

Esther 2:17 See also Esther 1:9-12; Esther 2:4

Enjoying a position of some influence

Esther 1:15-18; Esther 2:22; Esther 5:12; Esther 7:5-8

Enjoying the king's special favour

Esther 5:2-3 See also Esther 7:1-3; Esther 8:1,7; Esther 9:12; Songs 6:8-9; Nehemiah 2:6; Psalm 45:9

Sometimes granted considerable authority

Esther 9:29 See also Esther 9:31

A queen as a female monarch

The queen of Sheba

1 Kings 10:1 pp 2 Chronicles 9:1 See also 1 Kings 10:2-10 pp 2 Chronicles 9:1-9; 1 Kings 10:13 pp 2 Chronicles 9:12; Matthew 12:42 pp Luke 11:31

Queen Athaliah of Judah

2 Kings 11:1-21 pp 2 Chronicles 22:10-23:21

Queen used figuratively

Of Jerusalem

Lamentations 1:1; Ezekiel 16:13

Of Babylon

Isaiah 47:5,7; Revelation 18:7

Queen of Heaven: a title for the Babylonian goddess Ishtar

Jeremiah 7:18; Jeremiah 44:17-19,25

A queen mother as a king's widow and mother of the reigning king

1 Kings 2:19 See also 1 Kings 15:13 pp 2 Chronicles 15:16; 2 Kings 10:13; Kings 24:8,12,15; Jeremiah 13:18; Jeremiah 22:26; Jeremiah 29:2; Daniel 5:10; Acts 8:27