23 Bible Verses about Nature Of Kings

As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

the greyhound, the male goat also; and the king against whom there is no rising up.

It happened, at the return of the year, at the time when kings go out [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 stayed at Jerusalem.

Now therefore listen to their voice: however you shall protest solemnly to them, and shall show them the way of the king who shall reign over them."

Samuel told all the words of Yahweh to the people who asked of him a king. He said, "This will be the way of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them to him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots; and he will appoint them to him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and [he will set some] to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.read more.
He will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers. He will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive groves, even the best of them, and give them to his servants. He will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants. He will take your male servants, and your female servants, and your best young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work. He will take the tenth of your flocks: and you shall be his servants. You shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you shall have chosen you; and Yahweh will not answer you in that day."

Moreover the profit of the earth is for all. The king profits from the field.

I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly: for what can the king's successor do? Just that which has been done long ago.

The kings of the earth didn't believe, neither all the inhabitants of the world, That the adversary and the enemy would enter into the gates of Jerusalem.

You, O king, are king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory;

Surely now they will say, "We have no king; for we don't fear Yahweh; and the king, what can he do for us?"

But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in king's houses.

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

for I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which you see, and didn't see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and didn't hear them."

for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn't bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.

We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown; yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing.

or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.

Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, "What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?" They answered, "They were like you. Each one resembled the children of a king."

For he says, "Aren't all of my princes kings?

I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts the mourners.

They brought it. He said to them, "Whose is this image and inscription?" They said to him, "Caesar's."

Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?" They answered, "Caesar's."

You also carried the tent of your king and the shrine of your images, the star of your god, which you made for yourselves.