23 Bible Verses about Nature Of Kings
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The heaven is high, the earth is deep, and the kings' heart is unsearchable.
It is the honour of God to keep a thing secret; but the king's honour is to search out a thing.
A cock ready to fight; A ram; and a king that goeth forth with his people.
And it came to pass in the beginning of a new year, in the times when kings are wont to go forth to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him and all Israel. And they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.
Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet, testify unto them and show them the duty of the king that shall reign over them."
And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked a king of him, and he said, "This shall be the duty of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons and put them to his chariots and make his horsemen of them and they must run before his chariot, and will make him captains of them over thousands and over fifties, and set them to ear his ground, and to gather in his harvest, and to make instruments of war and apparel for his chariots.read more.
And he will take your daughters and make them the dressers of his ointments, and his cooks and bakers. And he shall take the best of your fields, and of your vineyards and of your olive trees, and give them to his servants. And he shall take the tenth of your seed and of your vines, and give it to his lords, and to his servants. And he shall take the best of your menservants and maidservants and young men, and of your asses, and do his work with them. And he shall take the tenth of your sheep, and ye shall be his servants. And when ye cry out at that time upon your king which ye shall have chosen you, the LORD will not hear you at that day."
The whole land also with the fields and all that is therein, is in subjection and bondage unto the king.
Then turned I me to consider wisdom, error and foolishness: for what is he among men, that might be compared to me the king in such work?
{Lamed} Neither the kings of the earth, nor all the inhabiters of the world, would have believed that the enemy and adversary should have come in at the gates of the city of Jerusalem.
O king, thou art a king of kings: For the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, riches, strength, and majesty:
Then shall they say, "We have no king. For why? We have not feared the LORD. And what shall then the king do to us?"
Other, what went ye out for to see? Went ye to see a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
For I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them: And to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them."
For he is the minister of God, for thy wealth. But and if thou do evil, then fear: for he beareth not a sword for nought; but is the minister of God, to take vengeance on them that do evil.
That we speak of is wisdom among them that are perfect - not the wisdom of this world, neither of the rulers of this world, which goeth to nought -
other unto rulers, as unto them that are sent of him, for the punishment of evil doers: but for the laud of them that well do.
And then said unto Zebah and Zalmunna, "What manner men were they which ye slew at Tabor?" And they answered, "The likeness of thee and them is all one, even after the fashion of the children of a king."
When I agreed unto their way, I was the chief, and sat as a king among his servants; and when they were in heaviness, I was their comforter.
And they brought him one. And he said unto them, "Whose is this image and superscription?" And they said unto him, "Caesar's."
Show me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it?" They answered and said, "Caesar's."
Yet have ye set up tabernacles to your Moloch, and images of your Idols, yea and the star of your god Rempha: figures which ye made to worship them.
