Deuteronomy 17:15
you must select without fail a king whom the Lord your God chooses. From among your fellow citizens you must appoint a king -- you may not designate a foreigner who is not one of your fellow Israelites.
Jeremiah 30:21
One of their own people will be their leader. Their ruler will come from their own number. I will invite him to approach me, and he will do so. For no one would dare approach me on his own. I, the Lord, affirm it!
1 Samuel 10:24
Then Samuel said to all the people, "Do you see the one whom the Lord has chosen? Indeed, there is no one like him among all the people!" All the people shouted out, "Long live the king!"
1 Chronicles 22:10
He will build a temple to honor me; he will become my son, and I will become his father. I will grant to his dynasty permanent rule over Israel.'
1 Samuel 9:15-17
Now the day before Saul arrived, the Lord had told Samuel:
1 Samuel 16:12-13
So Jesse had him brought in. Now he was ruddy, with attractive eyes and a handsome appearance. The Lord said, "Go and anoint him. This is the one!"
2 Samuel 5:2
In the past, when Saul was our king, you were the real leader in Israel. The Lord said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel; you will rule over Israel.'"
1 Chronicles 12:23
The following is a record of the armed warriors who came with their leaders and joined David in Hebron in order to make David king in Saul's place, in accordance with the Lord's decree:
1 Chronicles 28:5
From all the many sons the Lord has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel.
Psalm 2:2
The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the Lord and his anointed king.
Psalm 2:6
"I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy hill."
Jeremiah 2:25
Do not chase after other gods until your shoes wear out and your throats become dry. But you say, 'It is useless for you to try and stop me because I love those foreign gods and want to pursue them!'
Matthew 22:17
Tell us then, what do you think? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"