'King' in the Bible

Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the couch whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he even force the queen before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.

Then said Harbonah, one of the chamberlains that were before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman hath made for Mordecai, who spake good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. And the king said, Hang him thereon.

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.

On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.

And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.

And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

Then the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.

And she said, If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that are in all the king's provinces:

Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.

Write ye also to the Jews, as it pleaseth you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring; for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse.

Then were the king's scribes called at that time, in the third month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the satraps, and the governors and princes of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, a hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.

And he wrote the name of king Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by post on horseback, riding on swift steeds that were used in the king's service, bred of the stud:

wherein the king granted the Jews that were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, their little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,

upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely , upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.

So the posts that rode upon swift steeds that were used in the king's service went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment; and the decree was given out in Shushan the palace.

And Mordecai went forth from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a robe of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan shouted and was glad.

And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had gladness and joy, a feast and a good day. And many from among the peoples of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews was fallen upon them.

Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, on the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have rule over them, (whereas it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them,)

the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them was fallen upon all the peoples.

And all the princes of the provinces, and the satraps, and the governors, and they that did the king's business, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai was fallen upon them.

For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went forth throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.

On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.

And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces! Now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.

Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews that are in Shushan to do to-morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.

And the king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.

And the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of them that hated them seventy and five thousand; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.

And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,

but when the matter came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.

And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?

For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the good of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

Distress and anguish make him afraid; They prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

He shall be rooted out of his tent where he trusteth; And he shall be brought to the king of terrors.

I chose out their way, and sat as chief, And dwelt as a king in the army, As one that comforteth the mourners.

Him that saith to a king, Thou art vile, Or to nobles, Ye are wicked;

He beholdeth everything that is high: He is king over all the sons of pride.

Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion.

Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; For unto thee do I pray.

But Jehovah sitteth as king for ever: He hath prepared his throne for judgment;

Jehovah is King for ever and ever: The nations are perished out of his land.

Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore.

Save, Jehovah: Let the King answer us when we call.

The king shall joy in thy strength, O Jehovah; And in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

For the king trusteth in Jehovah; And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; And be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors: And the King of glory will come in.

Who is the King of glory? Jehovah strong and mighty, Jehovah mighty in battle.

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; Yea, lift them up, ye everlasting doors: And the King of glory will come in.

Who is this King of glory? Jehovah of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah

Jehovah sat as King at the Flood; Yea, Jehovah sitteth as King for ever.

There is no king saved by the multitude of a host: A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

Thou art my King, O God: Command deliverance for Jacob.

My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I speak the things which I have made touching the king: My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Thine arrows are sharp; The peoples fall under thee; They are in the heart of the king's enemies.

So will the king desire thy beauty; For he is thy lord; and reverence thou him.

The king's daughter within the palace is all glorious: Her clothing is inwrought with gold.

She shall be led unto the king in broidered work: The virgins her companions that follow her Shall be brought unto thee.

With gladness and rejoicing shall they be led: They shall enter into the king's palace.

For Jehovah Most High is terrible; He is a great King over all the earth.

Sing praise to God, sing praises: Sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

For God is the King of all the earth: Sing ye praises with understanding.

Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, The city of the great King.

Thou wilt prolong the king's life; His years shall be as many generations.

But the king shall rejoice in God: Every one that sweareth by him shall glory; For the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

They have seen thy goings, O God, Even the goings of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.

Give the king thy judgments, O God, And thy righteousness unto the king's son.

Yet God is my King of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth.

Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, My King, and my God.

For our shield belongeth unto Jehovah; And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

For Jehovah is a great God, And a great King above all gods.

With trumpets and sound of cornet Make a joyful noise before the King, Jehovah.

The king's strength also loveth justice; Thou dost establish equity; Thou executest justice and righteousness in Jacob.

The king sent and loosed him; Even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.

Sihon king of the Amorites, And Og king of Bashan, And all the kingdoms of Canaan,

Sihon king of the Amorites; For his lovingkindness endureth forever;

And Og king of Bashan; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever;

I will extol thee, my God, O King; And I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:

In the multitude of people is the king's glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

The king's favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his wrath will be against him that causeth shame.

A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

The wrath of a king is as messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.

In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.

The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion: He that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own life.

A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the threshing -wheel over them.

Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.

The king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.

He that loveth pureness of heart, For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; And company not with them that are given to change:

These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.

Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:

The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.

The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever.

For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;

The locusts have no king, Yet go they forth all of them by bands;

The greyhound; the he-goat also; And the king against whom there is no rising up.

The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him.