51 Bible Verses about Kingship, Human

Let every soul be placed under the protecting powers. For there is no power except from God: and the powers being, were ordered by God. So he opposing the power, has resisted the arrangement of God: and they having resisted shall receive to themselves judgment. For rulers are not the terror of good works, but of evil. And wilt thou not fear the power do good, and thou shalt have approbation of it:read more.
For he is servant of God to thee for good. And if thou do evil, be afraid; for he bears not the sword without order: for he is servant of God, avenging for anger to him doing evil. Wherefore necessity to be placed under, not only for anger, but also for consciousness. For this also pay ye taxes: for they are workmen of God, persevering in this same. Therefore restore debts to all; to whom tribute, tribute; to whom recompense, recompense; to whom fear, fear; to whom honour, honour.

I Beseech therefore, first of all, supplications to be made, prayers, entreaties, thanks, for all men; For kings, and all them being in eminence; that we may lead a gentle and quiet life, in all devotion and gravity.

Be subjected to every creation proceeding from man on account of the Lord: whether to the king, as having superiority;

And the king answered to Daniel, and said, Of a truth that your God he is God of gods, and Lord of kings, and revealing secrets, that thou wert able to reveal this secret

And Peter having answered, and the sent, said, We must obey God rather than men.

By faith Moses, born, was hidden three months by his parents, because they saw a shrewd child; and they were not afraid of the edict of the king.

And the men of Israel will say to Gideon, Rule over us, also thou, also thy son, also thy son's son: for thou savedst us from the hand of Midian. And Gideon will say to them, I will not rule over you, and my son shall not rule over you: Jehovah shall rule over you.

And it will be in those days, and no king in Israel; and it will be a man, a Levite, sojourning in the sides of mount Ephraim, and he will take to him a wife, a concubine, from the House of Bread, of Judah.

In those days no king in Israel: a man will do the right in his eyes.

And Samuel will judge Israel all the days of his life. And he went as often as from year to year, and be turned about the House of God, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and he judged Israel in all these places. And his turning back to Ramah; for there his house; and there he judged Israel; and he will build an altar there to Jehovah.

And ye will see that Nahash, king of the sons of Ammon, came against you, and ye will say to me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: and Jehovah your God your king.

And all the old men of Israel will gather together and will come to Samuel to Ramah; . And they will say to him, Behold, thou wert old, and thy sons went not in thy ways: now set up for us a king to judge us as all the nations. And the word will be evil in the eyes of Samuel when they said, Give to us a king to judge us: and Samuel will pray to Jehovah.read more.
And Jehovah will say to Samuel, Hear to the voice of the people to all which they will say to thee: for not thee did they reject, but me they rejected from reigning over them. According to all the works which they did from the day I brought them up out of Egypt, and even to this day, and they will forsake me and serve other gods, so they do also to thee. And now hear to their voice: but protesting, thou shalt protest to them, and announce to them the judgment of the king who shall reign over them.

When thou shalt come to the land which Jehovah thy God gave to thee, and shall possess it and shall dwell in it, and thou saidst, I will set over me a king according to all the nations which are round about me; Setting, thou shalt set over thee a king whom Jehovah thy God shall choose in him: from the midst of thy brethren thou shalt set over thee a king: thou shalt not be able to set over thee a foreigner who is not of thy brethren. Only he shall not multiply. to himself horses, and he shall not turn back the people to Egypt in order to multiply the horse: and Jehovah said to you, Ye shall no more add to turn back that way.read more.
And he shall not multiply to him wives, and his heart shall not turn away: and silver and gold he shall not greatly multiply to himself. And it was when he sits upon the throne of his kingdom and he wrote for him this second law upon a book, from before the priests, the Levites. And it shall be with him, and he read in it all the days of his life; so that he shall learn to fear Jehovah his God, to watch all the words of this instruction and these laws to do them: Not to lift up his head above his brethren, and not to turn away from the commands, to the right or to the left; so that he shall prolong the days upon his kingdom he, and his sons in the midst of Israel.

And the people will refuse to hear to the voice of Samuel; and they will say, Nay; but a king shall be over us. And we were as all the nations; and our king judged us and went out before us, and fought our battles. And Samuel will hear all the words of the people, and he will speak them in the ears of Jehovah.read more.
And Jehovah will say to Samuel, Hear to their voice, and make a king for them. And Samuel will say to them, Go ye a man to his city.

And Samuel will take a flask of oil and pour upon his head, and he will kiss him and say, Is it not that Jehovah anointed thee for leader over his inheritance?

And Samuel will say to the people, Go, and we will go to Gilgal, and we will renew there the kingdom. And all the people will go to Gil-gal; and will sacrifice there sacrifices of peace before Jehovah: and Saul will rejoice there and all the men of Israel, even greatly.

And ye will see that Nahash, king of the sons of Ammon, came against you, and ye will say to me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: and Jehovah your God your king. And now, behold the king which ye chose, which ye asked! and behold, Jehovah gave a king over you. If ye will fear Jehovah and serve him, and hear to his voice, and ye shall not rebel against the mouth of Jehovah, and ye shall be, also ye, and the king which reigned over you, after Jehovah your God.read more.
And if ye will not hear to the voice of Jehovah, and rebel against the mouth of Jehovah, and the hand of the Lord was against you and your fathers.

Now will I be thy king, and he shall save thee in all thy cities, and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Thou shalt give to me a king and princes. I will give to thee a king in mine anger, and I will take away in my wrath.

And David son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. And the days which he reigned over Israel were forty years; in Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three. And he will die in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor: and Solomon his son will reign in his stead.

And David will lie down with his fathers, and be buried in the city of David. And the days that David reigned over Israel, forty years: in Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years. And Solomon will sit upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom will be protected greatly.

And he will choose in David his servant, and he will take him from the folds of sheep. From those bringing up to care for Jacob his people and for Israel his inheritance. And he will feed them according to the integrity of his heart, and he will guide them in the understandings of his hands.

And Samuel will take the horn of oil and he will anoint him in the midst of his brethren: and the spirit of Jehovah will cleave to David from that day and over. And Samuel will rise and go to Ramab.

And all the old men of Israel will come to the king to Hebron; and king David will cut out for them a covenant in Hebron before Jehovah, and they will anoint David for king over Israel The son of thirty years was David in his reigning, and he reigned forty years. In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.

And all the old men of Israel will come to the king to Hebron; and David will cut out to them a covenant in Hebron before Jehovah; and they will anoint David for king over Israel according to the word of Jehovah by the hand of Samuel.

And it will be after this, and David will strike the rovers and subdue them: and David will take the bridle of the metropolis out of the hand of the rovers. And he will smite Moab, and measure them with a cord, laying them down upon the earth; and he will measure with two cords to put to death, and a full cord to save alive. And Moab will be to David for servants, lifting up gifts. And David will strike Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah, in his going to turn back his hand upon the river.read more.
And David will take from him a thousand, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David will destroy all the chariots, and he will leave from them a hundred chariots. And Aram of Damascus will come to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, and David will strike of Aram twenty and two thousand men. And David will put garrisons in Aram of Damascus: and Aram will be to David for servants, lifting up gifts. And Jehovah saved David in all which he went And David will take the shields of gold which were upon the servants of Hadadezer, and he will bring them to Jerusalem. And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass. And Toi, king of Hamath will hear that David smote all the strength of Hadadezer; And Toi will send Joram his son to king David to ask him for peace and to bless him, because he fought with Hadadezer and struck him; (for Hadadezer was a man of war with Toi.) And in his hand were vessels of silver and vessels of gold and vessels of brass: Also king David consecrated them to Jehovah with the silver and the gold, which he consecrated from all the nations which he subdued: From Aram, and from Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, and from the rovers, and from Amalek, and from the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah. And David will make a name in his turning back from his smiting Aram in the valley of salt, eighteen thousand. And he will put garrisons in Edom; in all Edom he put garrisons, and all Edom will be servants to David. And Jehovah will save David in all which he went

And it will be after this, and David will strike the rovers, and he will subdue them, and take Gath and her daughters from the hand of the rovers. And he will strike Moab; and Moab will be servants to David, lifting up a gift And David will strike Hadarezer king of Zobah to Hamath, in his going to set up his hand upon the river Phrath.read more.
And David will take from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand men on foot: and David will root up every chariot, and David will leave from them a hundred chariots. And Aram of Darmesek will come to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, and David will strike in Aram twenty and two thousand men. And David will set up in Aram of Darmesek; and Aram will be servants to David, lifting up a gift And Jehovah will save for David in all which he went And David will take the shields of gold that were upon the servants of Hadarezer, and he will bring them to Jerusalem. And from Tibhath and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, David took very much brass; with it Solomon made the sea of brass, and the pillars and the vessels of brass. And Tou, king of Hamath, will hear that David struck all the power of Hadarezer king of Zobah; And he will send Hadoram his son to king David to ask to him for peace and to bless him because he fought against Hadarezer, and he will strike him; (for Hadarezer was a man of war with Tou;) and all vessels of gold and silver and brass. Also them king David consecrated to Jehovah, with the silver and the gold which he lifted up from all the nations from Edom, from Moab, and from the sons of Ammon, and from the rovers, and from A malek. And Abishai son of Zeruiah struck Edom in the valley of salt, eighteen thousand. And be will set up garrisons in Edom; and all Edom will be servants to David. And Jehovah will save David in all which he went

And if thou wilt go in my way to watch my law and my commands, as David thy father went, I prolonged thy days.

And Solomon will do evil in the eyes of Jehovah, and he will not fill up after Jehovah as David his father.

And he will do the straight in the eyes of Jehovah, but not according to David his father: he did according to all which his father Joash: did.

Magnifying the salvation of his king; and he did mercy to his anointed, and to David and to his seed even to forever.

And now thus shalt thou say to my servant, to David, Thus said Jehovah of armies, I took thee from quiet, from after the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: And I will be with thee in all where thou wilt go, and I will cut off all thine enemies from thy face, and I made to thee a great name as the name of the great which are upon the earth. And I set a place for my people, for Israel, and I planted him and he dwelt in his place, and he shall be no more moved; and the sons of iniquity shall not add to humble him as in the beginning.read more.
And from the day I commanded judges over my people Israel, and I gave rest to thee from all thine enemies. And Jehovah announced to thee that Jehovah will make to thee a house. When thy days shall be filled up and thou shalt lie down with thy fathers, and I raised up thy seed after thee which shall come forth thy bowels, and I prepared his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I set the throne of his kingdom even to forever. I will be to him for father, and he shall be to me for son; who in his sinning I struck him with the rod of men, and with the blows of the sons of men. And my mercy I will not remove from him as I removed from Saul whom I removed from thy face. And thy house was firm and thy kingdom even to forever before thee; thy throne shall be prepared even to forever.

And now, thus shalt thou say to my servant, to David, Thus said Jehovah of armies, I took thee from the dwelling from behind the flocks to be leader over my people Israel: And I will be with thee in all which thou walkedst, and I will cut off all thine enemies from thy face, and I made to thee a name as the name of the great ones which are in the earth. And I set a place for my people Israel, and I planted him, and he dwelt in his place, and he shall no more be disturbed; and the sons of evil shall not add to vex him, as in the beginning.read more.
And to the days which I commanded judges over my people Israel; and I brought low all thine enemies. And I will announce to thee, and Jehovah will build a house to thee. And it was When thy days were completed to go with thy fathers, and I raised up thy seed after thee, which shall be from thy sons; and I prepared his kingdom. He shall build to me a house, and I prepared his throne even to forever. I will be to him for father, and het shall be to me for son: and my mercy will I not remove from him as I removed from him being before thee. And I caused him to stand in my house and in my kingdom even to forever: and his throne shall be set up even to forever.

And thou, if thou shalt go before me as David thy father went with integrity of heart and in uprightness to do according to all that I commanded thee, my law and my judgment thou shalt watch: And I raised up the throne of thv kingdom over Israel forever, as spake to David thy father, saying, There shall not be cut off to thee a man from the throne of Israel.

And thou, if thou wilt go before me as David thy father went, and to do according to all that I commanded thee, and my law and my judgment thou shalt watch: And I set up the throne of thy kingdom according as I cut out to David thy father, saying, There shall not be cut off to thee a man ruling over Israel.

Jehovah sware the truth to David; he will not turn back from it: from the fruit of thy belly I will set upon the throne to thee. If thy sons shall watch my covenant and my testimonies, these I shall teach them; also their sons even to forever shall sit upon the throne to thee forever.

In those days and in that time I will cause the sprout of justice to spring up to David; and he did judgment and justice in the land.

For a child was born to us, a son was given to us, and the dominion shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, everlasting Father, Captain of Peace. To the increase of his dominion and to peace no end, upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom to prepare it and to support it in judgment and in justice from now and even to forever: the zeal of Jehovah of armies will do this.

And a rod shall come forth from the stock of Jesse, and a sprout shall blossom from his roots: And the spirit of Jehovah resting upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of Jehovah: His sweet odor in the fear of Jehovah: and not according to the seeing of his eyes shall he judge, and not according to the hearing of his ears shall he decide.read more.
And he judged the powerless with justice, and he decided in straightness for the humble of the earth: and he struck the earth with the rod of his mouth, and by the spirit of his lips he will slay the unjust. And justice was the girding of his loins, and truth the girding of his loins.

And the throne was set up in mercy: and he sat upon it in truth in the tent of David, judging and seeking judgment, and hastening justice.

Behold the days coming, says Jehovah, and I raised up to David a just sprout, and a king reigned and prospered, and he did judgment and justice in the earth. In his days shall Judah be saved, and Israel shall dwell with confidence: and this his name which he shall be called: Jehovah Our Justice.

And it was in that day, says Jehovah of armies, I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and I will tear away thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve upon him. And they served Jehovah their God, and David their king whom I will raise up to them.

And I raised up one shepherd over them, and he fed them, my servant David; he shall feed them and he shall be to them for shepherd. I Jehovah will be to them for God, and my servant David a prince in the midst of them; I Jehovah spake.

And my servant David a king over them; and one shepherd shall be to all of them: and in my judgments they shall go and they shall watch my laws and do them. And they shall dwell upon the land which I gave to my servant to Jacob which your fathers dwelt upon it, and they shall dwell upon it, they and their sons and their sons' sons, even to forever: and David my servant a prince to them forever.

In that day I will raise up the tent of David having fallen, and I walled in their breaches, and I will raise up its destructions, and I built it as the days of old:

And thou, house of bread, of Ephratah, for being small among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall come forth to me he being ruler in Israel; and his goings forth from of old from the days of eternity. For this he will give them up even till the time she bearing will bring forth: and the remainder of his brethren shall turn back to the sons of Israel. And he stood and fed in the strength of Jehovah, in the majesty of the name of Jehovah his God; and they shall dwell: for now shall he be magnified to the ends of the earth.read more.
And this was peace, for Assur shall come up into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces and we raised against him seven shepherds, and eight anointed men.

Praised the kingdom coming in the name of the Lord of our father David : Osanna in the highest ones.

And I anointed my king over Zion my holy mountain. I will recount for a law of Jehovah: He said to me, Thou my son; this day I begat thee. Ask of me and I will give the nations thine inheritance, and thy possession the extremities of the earth.read more.
Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron; as a potter's vessel shalt thou break them in pieces. kings, and be instructed, ye judging the land.

To the overseer over the lilies, for the sons of Korah, instruction: a song of the beloved. My heart boiled over a good word: I say my works to the king: my tongue the pen of one writing promptly.

To Solomon. O God, thou wilt give thy judgments to the king, and thy justice to the king's son.

To David a chanting. Jehovah spake to my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand and I will set thine enemies the stool to thy feet

Jehovah sware the truth to David; he will not turn back from it: from the fruit of thy belly I will set upon the throne to thee.