'King' in the Bible

and Jesse the father of David the king. David was the father of Solomon (by the wife of Uriah),

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the time of King Herod, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem

saying, "Where is the one who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him."

When King Herod heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him.

After listening to the king they left, and once again the star they saw when it rose led them until it stopped above the place where the child was.

not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King.

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

"For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.

"Tell the people of Zion, 'Look, your king is coming to you, unassuming and seated on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.'"

"The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

The king was furious! He sent his soldiers, and they put those murderers to death and set their city on fire.

But when the king came in to see the wedding guests, he saw a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.

Then the king said to his attendants, 'Tie him up hand and foot and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!'

Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

And the king will answer them, 'I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.'

Then Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus said, "You say so."

and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand, and kneeling down before him, they mocked him: "Hail, king of the Jews!"

Above his head they put the charge against him, which read: "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."

"He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down now from the cross, we will believe in him!

Now King Herod heard this, for Jesus' name had become known. Some were saying, "John the baptizer has been raised from the dead, and because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him."

When his daughter Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you."

Immediately she hurried back to the king and made her request: "I want the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately."

Although it grieved the king deeply, he did not want to reject her request because of his oath and his guests.

So the king sent an executioner at once to bring John's head, and he went and beheaded John in prison.

So Pilate asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He replied, "You say so."

So Pilate asked them, "Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?"

So Pilate spoke to them again, "Then what do you want me to do with the one you call king of the Jews?"

They began to salute him: "Hail, king of the Jews!"

The inscription of the charge against him read, "The king of the Jews."

Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!" Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him.

During the reign of Herod king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and he had a wife named Elizabeth, who was a descendant of Aaron.

Or what king, going out to confront another king in battle, will not sit down first and determine whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to be king over us!'

And the king said to him, 'Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.'

So the king said to him, 'And you are to be over five cities.'

The king said to him, 'I will judge you by your own words, you wicked slave! So you knew, did you, that I was a severe man, withdrawing what I didn't deposit and reaping what I didn't sow?

But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king, bring them here and slaughter them in front of me!'"

"Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"

They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar and claiming that he himself is Christ, a king."

So Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He replied, "You say so."

and saying, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!"

There was also an inscription over him, "This is the king of the Jews."

Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel!"

Then Jesus, because he knew they were going to come and seize him by force to make him king, withdrew again up the mountainside alone.

So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him. They began to shout, "Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the king of Israel!"

"Do not be afraid, people of Zion; look, your king is coming, seated on a donkey's colt!"

So Pilate went back into the governor's residence, summoned Jesus, and asked him, "Are you the king of the Jews?"

Then Pilate said, "So you are a king!" Jesus replied, "You say that I am a king. For this reason I was born, and for this reason I came into the world -- to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."

But it is your custom that I release one prisoner for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?"

They came up to him again and again and said, "Hail, king of the Jews!" And they struck him repeatedly in the face.

From this point on, Pilate tried to release him. But the Jewish leaders shouted out, "If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar! Everyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar!"

(Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders, "Look, here is your king!"

Then they shouted out, "Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!" Pilate asked, "Shall I crucify your king?" The high priests replied, "We have no king except Caesar!"

Pilate also had a notice written and fastened to the cross, which read: "Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews."

Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The king of the Jews,' but rather, 'This man said, I am king of the Jews.'"

and rescued him from all his troubles, and granted him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household.

until another king who did not know about Joseph ruled over Egypt.

About that time King Herod laid hands on some from the church to harm them.

Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.

After removing him, God raised up David their king. He testified about him: 'I have found David the son of Jesse to be a man after my heart, who will accomplish everything I want him to do.'

and Jason has welcomed them as guests! They are all acting against Caesar's decrees, saying there is another king named Jesus!"

After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.

While they were staying there many days, Festus explained Paul's case to the king to get his opinion, saying, "There is a man left here as a prisoner by Felix.

Then Festus said, "King Agrippa, and all you who are present here with us, you see this man about whom the entire Jewish populace petitioned me both in Jerusalem and here, shouting loudly that he ought not to live any longer.

But I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this preliminary hearing I may have something to write.

"Regarding all the things I have been accused of by the Jews, King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate that I am about to make my defense before you today,

"Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

For the king knows about these things, and I am speaking freely to him, because I cannot believe that any of these things has escaped his notice, for this was not done in a corner.

Do you believe the prophets, King Agrippa? I know that you believe."

So the king got up, and with him the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them,

In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus in order to arrest me,

Now to the eternal king, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.

-- whose appearing the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, will reveal at the right time.

Now this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him.

To him also Abraham apportioned a tithe of everything. His name first means king of righteousness, then king of Salem, that is, king of peace.

Be subject to every human institution for the Lord's sake, whether to a king as supreme

Honor all people, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the king.

They have as king over them the angel of the abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon.

They sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb: "Great and astounding are your deeds, Lord God, the All-Powerful! Just and true are your ways, King over the nations!

The beast that was, and is not, is himself an eighth king and yet is one of the seven, and is going to destruction.

They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those accompanying the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful."

He has a name written on his clothing and on his thigh: "King of kings and Lord of lords."