and Jessai the father of king David. David was the father of Solomon by Uriah's wife,

Now when Jesus was born at Bethlehem, belonging to Judaea, in the days of king Herod, magicians from the East arrived at Jerusalem,

asking, "Where is the newly-born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose, and we have come to worship him."

The news of this troubled king Herod and all Jerusalem as well;

The magicians listened to the king and then went their way. And the star they had seen rise went in front of them till it stopped over the place where the child was.

nor by earth, for it is the footstool of his feet, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King;

The king was sorry, but for the sake of his oath and his guests he ordered it to be given her;

That is why the Realm of heaven may be compared to a king who resolved to settle accounts with his servants.

Tell the daughter of Sion, 'Here is your king coming to you, He is gentle and mounted on an ass, And on a colt the foal of a beast of burden.'

"The Realm of heaven," he said, "may be compared to a king who gave a marriage-banquet in honour of his son.

The king was enraged; he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned up their city.

Now when the king came in to view his guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in a wedding-robe.

Then said the king to his servants, 'Take him hand and foot, and throw him outside, out into the darkness; there men will wail and gnash their teeth.

Then shall the King say to those on his right, 'Come, you whom my Father has blessed, come into your inheritance in the realm prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

The King will answer them, 'I tell you truly, in so far as you did it to one of these brothers of mine, even to the least of them, you did it to me.'

Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus replied, "Certainly."

plaited a crown of thorns and set it on his head, put a stick in his hand, and knelt before him in mockery, crying, "Hail, king of the Jews!"

They also put over his head his charge in writing, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

"He saved others," they said, "but he cannot save himself! He the 'king of Israel'! Let him come down now from the cross; then we will believe in him!

Now this came to the hearing of king Herod, for the name of Jesus had become well known; people said, "John the Baptizer has risen from the dead, that is why miraculous powers are working through him;"

The daughter of Herodias went in and danced to them, and Herod and his guests were so delighted that the king said to the girl, "Ask anything you like and I will give you it."

Then she hurried in at once and asked the king, saying, "I want you to give me this very moment John the Baptist's head on a dish."

The king was very vexed, but for the sake of his oaths and his guests he did not like to disappoint her;

so the king at once sent one of the guard with orders to bring his head. The man went and beheaded him in the prison,

Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He replied, "Certainly."

Pilate replied, "Would you like me to release the king of the Jews for you?"

Pilate asked them again, "And what am I to do with your so-called king of the Jews?"

and began to salute him with, "Hail, O king of the Jews!"

The inscription bearing his charge was: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Let 'the Christ,' 'the king of Israel' come down now from the cross! Let us see that and we will believe!" Those who were crucified with him also denounced him.

In the days of Herod king of Judaea there was a priest called Zechariah, who belonged to the division of Abijah; he had a wife who belonged to the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

Or what king sets out to fight against another king without first sitting down to deliberate whether with ten thousand men he can encounter the king who is attacking him with twenty thousand?

saying, "Blessed be the king who comes in the Lord's name! Peace in heaven and glory in the High places!"

They proceeded to accuse him, saying, "We have discovered this fellow perverting our nation, forbidding tribute being paid to Caesar, and alleging he is king messiah."

Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He replied, "Certainly."

saying, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself."

(For there was an inscription over him in Greek and Latin and Hebrew characters, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.)

"Rabbi," said Nathanael, "you are the Son of God, you are the king of Israel!"

Whereupon Jesus perceived they meant to come and seize him to make a king of him; so he withdrew by himself to the hill again.

and taking palm-branches they went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna! Blessed be he who comes in the Lord's name, the king of Israel!"

Fear not, daughter of Sion; here is your king coming, seated on an ass's colt.

So Pilate went back inside the praetorium and called Jesus, saying, "Then you are king of the Jews?"

"So you are a king?" said Pilate, "you!" "Certainly," said Jesus, "I am a king. This is why I was born, this is why I came into the world, to bear testimony to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."

But it is your custom that I should release a prisoner for you at the passover. Is it your will that I release you the king of the Jews?"

marching up to him and shouting, "Hail, king of the Jews!" ??and striking him.

This made Pilate anxious to release him, but the Jews yelled, "If you release him, you are no friend of Caesar's! Anyone who makes himself a king is against Caesar!"

(it was the day of Preparation for the passover, about noon). "There is your king!" he said to the Jews.

Then they yelled, "Off with him! Off with him! Crucify him!" "Crucify your king?" said Pilate. The high priests retorted, "We have no king but Caesar!"

Pilate had written an inscription to be put on the cross; what he wrote was, JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

So the Jewish high priests said to Pilate, "Do not write, THE KING OF THE JEWS; write, HE SAID I AM THE KING OF THE JEWS."

rescuing him from all his troubles and allowing him to find favour for his wisdom with Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him viceroy over Egypt and over all his own household.

till another king arose to rule Egypt who knew nothing of Joseph.

It was about that time that king Herod laid hands of violence on some members of the church.

Then it was that they begged for a king, and God gave them forty years of Saul, the son of Kish, who belonged to the tribe of Benjamin.

After deposing him, he raised up David to be their king, to whom he bore this testimony that 'In David, the son of Jessai, I have found a man after my own heart, who will obey all my will.'

Jason has welcomed them! They all violate the decrees of Caesar by declaring someone else called Jesus is king."

Some days had passed, when king Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.

As they were spending several days there, Festus laid Paul's case before the king. "There is a man," he said, "who was left in prison by Felix.

"King Agrippa and all here present," said Festus, "you see before you a man of whom the entire body of the Jews at Jerusalem and also here have complained to me. They loudly insist he ought not to live any longer.

Only, I have nothing definite to write to the sovereign about him. So I have brought him up before you all, and especially before you, O king Agrippa, in order that I may have something to write as the result of your cross-examination.

"I consider myself fortunate, king Agrippa, in being able to defend myself to-day before you against all that the Jews charge me with;

a promise which our twelve tribes hope to gain by serving God earnestly both night and day. And I am actually impeached by Jews for this hope, O king!

when at mid-day on the road, O king, I saw a light from heaven, more dazzling than the sun, flash round me and my fellow-travellers.

Upon this, O king Agrippa, I did not disobey the heavenly vision;

Why, the king is well aware of this! To the king I can speak without the slightest hesitation. I do not believe any of it has escaped his notice, for this was not done in a corner.

King Agrippa, you believe the prophets? I know you do."

Then the king rose, with the governor and Bernice and those who had been seated beside them.

Thus, I may speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but if I have no love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal;

(At Damascus the ethnarch of king Aretas had patrols out in the city of the Damascenes to arrest me,

To the King of eternity, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever: Amen.

to keep your commission free from stain, free from reproach, till the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ ??15 which will be brought about in due time by that blessed and only Sovereign, King of kings and Lord of lords,

For Melchizedek, the king of Salem, a priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham on his return from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him ??2 who had a tenth part of everything assigned him by Abraham ??this Melchizedek is primarily a king of righteousness (that is the meaning of his name); then, besides that, king of Salem (which means, king of peace).

It was by faith that he left Egypt, not from any fear of the king's wrath; like one who saw the King Invisible, he never flinched.

they had a king over them, the angel of the abyss ??his Hebrew name is Abaddon, but in Greek he is called Apollyon.

and they were singing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb ??"Great and marvellous are thy deeds, Lord God almighty! Just and true thy ways, O King of nations!

They will wage war on the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings ??the Lamb and the elect, the chosen, the faithful who are with him."

And on his robe, upon his thigh, his name is written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.