51 Bible Verses about Kingship, Divine

O Lord, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler of all. You are the source of wealth and honor; you rule over all. You possess strength and might to magnify and give strength to all.

The Lord will reign forever and ever!

Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be happy! Let the nations say, 'The Lord reigns!'

But the Lord rules forever; he reigns in a just manner. He judges the world fairly; he makes just legal decisions for the nations.

Your throne, O God, is permanent. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice.

The Lord has established his throne in heaven; his kingdom extends over everything.

"O Lord who commands armies, O God of Israel, who is enthroned on the cherubim! You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the sky and the earth.

The Lord sits enthroned over the engulfing waters, the Lord sits enthroned as the eternal king.

Sing to God! Sing! Sing to our king! Sing! For God is king of the whole earth! Sing a well-written song!

"When you saw that King Nahash of the Ammonites was advancing against you, you said to me, 'No! A king will rule over us' -- even though the Lord your God is your king!

For the sovereign Lord is awe-inspiring; he is the great king who rules the whole earth!

For the Lord is a great God, a great king who is superior to all gods.

I said, "Too bad for me! I am destroyed, for my lips are contaminated by sin, and I live among people whose lips are contaminated by sin. My eyes have seen the king, the Lord who commands armies."

This is what the Lord, Israel's king, says, their protector, the Lord who commands armies: "I am the first and I am the last, there is no God but me.

Now to the eternal king, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.

-- whose appearing the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, will reveal at the right time.

They sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb: "Great and astounding are your deeds, Lord God, the All-Powerful! Just and true are your ways, King over the nations!

Say among the nations, "The Lord reigns! The world is established, it cannot be moved. He judges the nations fairly."

God reigns over the nations! God sits on his holy throne!

The Lord reigns! He is robed in majesty, the Lord is robed, he wears strength around his waist. Indeed, the world is established, it cannot be moved.

The Lord reigns! Let the earth be happy! Let the many coastlands rejoice!

The Lord reigns! The nations tremble. He sits enthroned above the winged angels; the earth shakes.

Now after John was imprisoned, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God. He said, "The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the gospel!"

They will proclaim the splendor of your kingdom; they will tell about your power, so that mankind might acknowledge your mighty acts, and the majestic splendor of your kingdom. Your kingdom is an eternal kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations.

From that time Jesus began to preach this message: "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near."

From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and forceful people lay hold of it.

But Jesus said to them, "I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns too, for that is what I was sent to do."

But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has already overtaken you.

"The law and the prophets were in force until John; since then, the good news of the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone is urged to enter it.

Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, when he has brought to an end all rule and all authority and power.

Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever."

Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel!"

"Tell the people of Zion, 'Look, your king is coming to you, unassuming and seated on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.'"

Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you: he is legitimate and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey -- on a young donkey, the foal of a female donkey.

So Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He replied, "You say so."

Then Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus said, "You say so."

So Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He replied, "You say so."

Jesus replied, "My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my servants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish authorities. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here." Then Pilate said, "So you are a king!" Jesus replied, "You say that I am a king. For this reason I was born, and for this reason I came into the world -- to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."

and Jason has welcomed them as guests! They are all acting against Caesar's decrees, saying there is another king named Jesus!"

but of the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and a righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom.

They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those accompanying the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful."

He has a name written on his clothing and on his thigh: "King of kings and Lord of lords."

He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end."

For David, after he had served God's purpose in his own generation, died, was buried with his ancestors, and experienced decay, but the one whom God raised up did not experience decay.

This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he said, "How is it that the experts in the law say that the Christ is David's son? David himself, by the Holy Spirit, said, 'The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet."' If David himself calls him 'Lord,' how can he be his son?" And the large crowd was listening to him with delight.

While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them a question: "What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said, "The son of David." He said to them, "How then does David by the Spirit call him 'Lord,' saying,read more.
The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet"'? If David then calls him 'Lord,' how can he be his son?"

But he said to them, "How is it that they say that the Christ is David's son? For David himself says in the book of Psalms, 'The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."'read more.
If David then calls him 'Lord,' how can he be his son?"

For he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,

"Brothers, I can speak confidently to you about our forefather David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. So then, because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants on his throne, David by foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did his body experience decay.read more.
This Jesus God raised up, and we are all witnesses of it. So then, exalted to the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out what you both see and hear. For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says, 'The Lord said to my lord, "Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."' Therefore let all the house of Israel know beyond a doubt that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ."

After removing him, God raised up David their king. He testified about him: 'I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man after my heart, who will accomplish everything I want him to do.' From the descendants of this man God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, just as he promised.