31 occurrences

'King' in the Bible

The Lord was furious with Israel and turned them over to King Cushan-Rishathaim of Aram-Naharaim. They were Cushan-Rishathaim's subjects for eight years.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahEight Or Nine Years

The Lord's spirit empowered him and he led Israel. When he went to do battle, the Lord handed over to him King Cushan-Rishathaim of Aram and he overpowered him.

Verse Conceptsequipping, spiritualPower, HumanThe Spirit Of The LordJudging IsraelThose God Gave Into Their Handsempowerment

The Israelites again did evil in the Lord's sight. The Lord gave King Eglon of Moab control over Israel because they had done evil in the Lord's sight.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of Israel and JudahPower, HumanGod's People Sinning

The Israelites were subject to King Eglon of Moab for eighteen years.

Verse Concepts15 To 20 YearsThose Subjected To People

When the Israelites cried out for help to the Lord, he raised up a deliverer for them. His name was Ehud son of Gera the Benjaminite, a left-handed man. The Israelites sent him to King Eglon of Moab with their tribute payment.

Verse ConceptsHandsTaxationTributesAnswered PrayerLeft Handed

He brought the tribute payment to King Eglon of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.)

Verse ConceptsFatnessAssassinations, CompletedOverweightFat People

But he went back once he reached the carved images at Gilgal. He said to Eglon, "I have a secret message for you, O king." Eglon said, "Be quiet!" All his attendants left.

Verse ConceptsInformation In SecretCurbing Speech

The Lord turned them over to King Jabin of Canaan, who ruled in Hazor. The general of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth Haggoyim.

Verse ConceptsCommander

Now Sisera ran away on foot to the tent of Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, for King Jabin of Hazor and the family of Heber the Kenite had made a peace treaty.

Verse ConceptsEscaping, Physical ThingsExamples Of EscapingNomadsNamed WivesTime Of Peace

That day God humiliated King Jabin of Canaan before the Israelites.

Israel's power continued to overwhelm King Jabin of Canaan until they did away with him.

He asked for water, and she gave him milk; in a bowl fit for a king, she served him curds.

Verse ConceptsButterNoblesWaterBeverages, LiteralRich Food

All the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo assembled and then went and made Abimelech king by the oak near the pillar in Shechem.

Verse ConceptsPillarsObelisksOaksMaking KingsCitizens

"The trees were determined to go out and choose a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, 'Be our king!'

Verse ConceptsAnointing KingsMetaphorical TreesOlive TreesMoralityJudging Others Actions

"So the trees said to the fig tree, 'You come and be our king!'

Verse ConceptsMetaphorical Trees

"So the trees said to the grapevine, 'You come and be our king!'

"So all the trees said to the thornbush, 'You come and be our king!'

Verse ConceptsBrambles

The thornbush said to the trees, 'If you really want to choose me as your king, then come along, find safety under my branches! Otherwise may fire blaze from the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!'

Verse ConceptsCedarShadowsBramblesBurning PlantsPerforming The Truth

"Now, if you have shown loyalty and integrity when you made Abimelech king, if you have done right to Jerub-Baal and his family, if you have properly repaid him --

Verse ConceptsPerforming The Truth

But you have attacked my father's family today. You murdered his seventy legitimate sons on one stone and made Abimelech, the son of his female slave, king over the leaders of Shechem, just because he is your close relative.

Verse ConceptsConcubinesIngratitudeBeing Killed By A RockMaking KingsSeventiesKilling Brothers

Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king, saying, "Why have you come against me to attack my land?"

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutWhat Have We In Common?

The Ammonite king said to Jephthah's messengers, "Because Israel stole my land when they came up from Egypt -- from the Arnon River in the south to the Jabbok River in the north, and as far west as the Jordan. Now return it peaceably!"

Verse ConceptsRivers And StreamsArnon

Jephthah sent messengers back to the Ammonite king

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent Out

Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, "Please allow us to pass through your land." But the king of Edom rejected the request. Israel sent the same request to the king of Moab, but he was unwilling to cooperate. So Israel stayed at Kadesh.

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutPassing Through

Israel sent messengers to King Sihon, the Amorite king who ruled in Heshbon, and said to him, "Please allow us to pass through your land to our land."

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutPassing Through

Are you really better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he dare to quarrel with Israel? Did he dare to fight with them?

But the Ammonite king disregarded the message sent by Jephthah.

In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right.

Verse ConceptsEyes, Figurative UseChaosSelfishnessAnarchyNo King

In those days Israel had no king. And in those days the Danite tribe was looking for a place to settle, because at that time they did not yet have a place to call their own among the tribes of Israel.

Verse ConceptsNo King

In those days Israel had no king. There was a Levite living temporarily in the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. He acquired a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.

Verse ConceptsConcubinesKingship, HumanBethlehemNo King

In those days Israel had no king. Each man did what he considered to be right.

Verse ConceptsAuthority, of human institutionsKingship, HumanSelfishnessAnarchyNo King

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