'King' in the Bible

Jesse was the father of David the king.David was the father of Solomon by Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah.

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,

“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”

When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

After hearing the king, they went their way; and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them until it came and stood over the place where the Child was.

or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

Although he was grieved, the king commanded it to be given because of his oaths, and because of his dinner guests.

“For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.

“Say to the daughter of Zion,‘Behold your King is coming to you,Gentle, and mounted on a donkey,Even on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’”

“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son.

But the king was enraged, and he sent his armies and destroyed those murderers and set their city on fire.

“But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes,

Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’

Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And Jesus said to him, “It is as you say.”

And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”

And above His head they put up the charge against Him which read, “THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

“He saved others; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him.