-Called KING OF KINGS Ezra 7:12; Ezekiel 26:7; Daniel 2:37

-Divinely authorized Deuteronomy 17:15; 1Samuel 9:16, 17; 16:12; 1Chronicles 22:10; 2Chronicles 2:11, 12; Proverbs 8:15; Daniel 2:21, 37; 4:17; 5:20; Hosea 8:4; 13:11

-How chosen .By divine appointment, Saul 1Samuel 10:1 .David and the Davidic dynasty 1Samuel 16:1-13

-Hereditary succession 2Samuel 7:12-16; 1Kings 1:28-30; 2Chronicles 21:3, 4; Psalms 89:35-37

-See ISRAEL, KINGS OF JUDAH

-Not hereditary 1Chronicles 1:43-51

-See ISRAEL, KINGS OF ISRAEL, after revolt

-By lot 1Samuel 10:20, 21

-Modes of induction into office .By anointing .See ANOINTING

-By proclamation 2Samuel 15:10; 1Kings 1:33, 34; 2Kings 9:13; 11:12

-By an oath 2Kings 11:4

-Ceremonial recognition of .Prostration 1Samuel 25:41; 1Kings 1:23, 2Samuel 9:6, 8; 31, 47 .Obeisance 1Kings 1:16 .Kneeling before Matthew 27:29 .Salutation to: "O king, live forever," Daniel 2:4; 6:6, 21

-Acts as Judge 2Samuel 8:15; 15:2; 1Kings 10:9; 2Kings 8:1-6; Psalms 72:1-4; 122:5; Acts 25:11, 12, 20

-Precepts concerning Deuteronomy 17:14-19; Proverbs 31:4, 5; Ezekiel 46:16-18

-Obedience to, enjoined Ecclesiastes 8:2-5

-Rights and duties of Proverbs 25:2, 5, 29:4, 6, 15; 12, 14; Jeremiah 21:12

-Exercise executive clemency 1Samuel 11:13

-Constitutional restrictions of Deuteronomy 17:18-20; 1Samuel 10:24, 25; 2Samuel 5:3; 2Kings 11:12, 17; 2Chronicles 23:11; Jeremiah 34:8-11; Daniel 6:12-15

-Influenced by popular opinion .Saul 1Samuel 14:45; 15:24 .David 2Chronicles 20:21 .Hezekiah 2Chronicles 30:2 .Zedekiah Jeremiah 38:19, 24-27 .Herod Matthew 14:5; Acts 12:2, 3 .Pilate John 19:6-13

-Religious duties of Ezekiel 45:9-25; 46:2, 4-8

-Deification of Ezekiel 28:2, 9

-Loyalty to, enjoined Proverbs 16:14, 15; Ecclesiastes 10:20

-Influential queens .Bath-sheba 1Kings 1:28-34 .Jezebel 1Kings 18:4, 13; 19:1-3; 21:5-16 .Esther Esther 5:1-8

-Respect due to Job 34:18; Isaiah 8:21; Matthew 22:21; Mark 12:17

-Profiting from .Confiscations of property 2Samuel 16:4; 1Kings 21:1-16

-Plunder 2Samuel 12:30; 1Chronicles 26:27; 2Chronicles 24:23

-Tariff on imports, and internal revenue on merchandise 1Kings 10:15-29

-Taxes 2Samuel 20:24; 1Kings 12:18; 2Chronicles 17:11

-Poll tax Matthew 17:24-27

-Presents 1Samuel 10:27; 16:20; 1Kings 10:2, 2Samuel 8:2; 10, 25; 2Chronicles 9:24; Psalms 72:10

-Commissary of 1Kings 4:7-19, 27, 28; 1Chronicles 27:25-31; 2Chronicles 26:10; 32:28, 29

-Extensive livestock of Judges 12:14; 1Kings 1:33; 4:26; 10:25; 2Chronicles 9:24, 25; Esther 6:8

-Chief officers of .The captain of the army 2Samuel 8:16; 1Kings 4:4 .The recorder 2Samuel 8:16; 20:24; 1Kings 4:3 .The scribe 2Samuel 8:17; 20:25; 1Kings 4:3 .The chief priests 2Samuel 8:17; 20:25; 1Kings 4:2 .The chief of the bodyguard 2Samuel 8:18; 15:18; 20:23; 1Chronicles 11:25 .The collector of taxes 2Samuel 20:24 .The chief ruler 2Samuel 20:26; 1Kings 4:5; 8:1, Esther 3:1, 2; 2, 15; 10:3 .The advisor 1Kings 4:5 .The provincial governors Daniel 6:1-3

-Subordinate officers of .The governor of the household 1Kings 4:6; 2Chronicles 28:7 .The keeper of the wardrobe 2Kings 22:14; 2Chronicles 34:22

-Drunkenness of, forbidden Proverbs 31:4, 5

-Drunken, instances of Hosea 7:5

-Baasha 1Kings 16:9

-Ben-hadad 1Kings 20:16

-Belshazzar Daniel 5:1-4, 23

-Ahasuerus Esther 1:7, 10; 5:6; 7:2

-Prayer for Ezra 6:10

-Prayer for, enjoined 1Timothy 2:1, 2

-Decrees of, irrevocable Daniel 6:8, Esther 8:8; 9, 12-15

-Chronicles of, recorded 1Kings 11:41; 14:19; 2Kings 21:25; 1Chronicles 9:1; 27:24; 29:29; 2Chronicles 9:29; 12:15; 20:34; 26:22; 32:32; Ezra 5:17; Esther 6:1

-See GOVERNMENT

-See RULERS

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

-Compared .To a man who sowed good seed Matthew 13:24-30, 38-43; Mark 4:26-29 .To a granule of mustard seed Matthew 13:31, 32; Mark 4:30, 31; Luke 13:18, 19 .To leaven (yeast) Matthew 13:33; Luke 13:21 .To a treasure Matthew 13:44 .To a pearl Matthew 13:45 .To a net Matthew 13:47-50 .To a king who called his servants for a reckoning (an audit) Matthew 18:23-35 .To a householder Matthew 20:1-16 .To a king who made a marriage feast for his son Matthew 22:2-14; Luke 14:16-24 .To ten virgins Matthew 25:1-13 .To a man, traveling into a far country, who called his servants, and delivered to them his goods Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:12-27

-"My kingdom is not of this world," John 18:36

-Children of the Matthew 18:3; 19:14; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:16

-Rich people cannot enter Matthew 19:23, 24; Luke 18:24, 25, Mark 10:23-25; 29, 30

-Keys of Matthew 16:19

-Good news of Luke 8:1

-Mysteries of Luke 8:10

-Does not consist of meat and drink Romans 14:17

-See CHURCH

-See JESUS, KINGDOM OF

-General scriptures concerning Matthew 12:26

-General scriptures concerning Genesis 14:17; 2Samuel 18:18

-The inhabitants of Damascus carried into captivity to, by the king of Assyria 2Kings 16:9

-Prophecies concerning Isaiah 22:6; Amos 1:5; 9:7

-Also called KIR-HARESH, KIR-HARESETH, and KIR-HERES -A city of Moab 2Kings 3:25; Isaiah 16:7, 11; Jeremiah 48:31, 36

-Called KIR OF MOAB Isaiah 15:1

-See KIRJATHAIM

-1. Also called KIRIATHAIM .A city of the tribe of Reuben Numbers 32:37; Joshua 13:19 .Prophecies concerning Jeremiah 48:1, 23; Ezekiel 25:9

-2. A Levitical city in territory of the tribe of Naphtali 1Chronicles 6:76

-An early name of HEBRON Genesis 23:2; Joshua 14:15; Judges 1:10

-A residence of Balak Numbers 22:39