23 Bible Verses about Nature Of Kings

The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, but the heart of kings is without searching.

The glory of God is to hide a thing; but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.

one girded in the loins; and a he-goat; and a king when his army is with him.

And it happened at the turn of the year, at the time kings go forth, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they destroyed the sons of Ammon and circled Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.

And now listen to their voice. Only, you shall surely protest solemnly to them, and show them the kind of king who shall reign over them.

And Samuel told all the Words of Jehovah to the people who asked a king of him. And he said, This will be the privilege of the king who shall reign over you. He shall take your sons and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and his horsemen. And they shall run before his chariots. And he will appoint commanders over thousands, and commanders over fifties, and some to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and make his weapons of war and weapons for his chariots.read more.
And he will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. And he will take your fields and your vineyards and your olive-yards, the best, and give them to his servants. And he will take the tenth of your seed and of your vineyards, and give it to his eunuchs and to his servants. And he will take your male slaves and your slave girls, and your finest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work. He will take the tenth of your sheep, and you shall be his servants. And you shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, and Jehovah will not answer you in that day.

And the advantage of a land, it is for all; even a king has a field being tilled.

And I turned to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly; for what can the man do who comes after the king, when they have already done it?

The kings of the earth, and all the people of the world, would not have believed that the foe and the hater would go into Jerusalem's gates.

You, O king, are a king of kings. For the God of Heaven has given you a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

For now they shall say, We have no king because we did not fear Jehovah; what then should a king do to us?

But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold, they who wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.

The kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king who made a marriage for his son.

For I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see what you see, and have not seen them, and to hear what you hear, and have not heard them.

For it is a servant of God to you for good. For if you practice evil, be afraid, for it does not bear the sword in vain; for it is a servant of God, a revenger for wrath on him who does evil.

But, we speak wisdom among those who are perfect; yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, that come to nothing.

or to governors as sent by Him for vengeance on evildoers, but for praise on well-doers.

And he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, How were the men whom you killed in Tabor? And they answered, As you are, so they. Each one resembled the sons of a king.

For he says, Are not my commanders all like kings?

I chose out their way, and sat as chief; and I lived like a king in the army, as one who comforts the mourners.

And they brought it. And He said to them, Whose image and inscription is this? And they said to Him, Caesar's.

Show Me a coin. Whose image and inscription does it have? They answered and said, Caesar's.

But you have carried the booth of your king and Kiyyun, your images, the star of your gods which you made for yourselves.