'King' in the Bible

Jesse of David--the King. David (by Uriah's widow)

Now after the birth of Jesus, which took place at Bethlehem in Judaea in the reign of King Herod, excitement was produced in Jerusalem by the arrival of certain Magi from the east,

inquiring, "Where is the newly born king of the Jews? For we have seen his Star in the east, and have come here to do him homage."

Reports of this soon reached the king, and greatly agitated not only him but all the people of Jerusalem.

After hearing what the king said, they went to Bethlehem, while, strange to say, the star they had seen in the east led them on until it came and stood over the place where the babe was.

nor by the earth, for it is the footstool under His feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the City of the Great King.

The king was deeply vexed, yet because of his repeated oath and of the guests at his table he ordered it to be given her,

"For this reason the Kingdom of the Heavens may be compared to a king who determined to have a settlement of accounts with his servants.

"Tell the Daughter of Zion, 'See, thy King is coming to thee, gentle, and yet mounted on an ass, even on a colt the foal of a beast of burden.'"

"The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "may be compared to a king who celebrated the marriage of his son,

"Now the king came in to see the guests; and among them he discovered one who was not wearing a wedding-robe.

"The man stood speechless. Then the king said to the servants, "'Bind him hand and foot and fling him into the darkness outside: there will be the weeping aloud and the gnashing of teeth.'

"Then the King will say to those at His right, "'Come, my Father's blessed ones, receive your inheritance of the Kingdom which has been divinely intended for you ever since the creation of the world.

"But the King will answer them, "'In solemn truth I tell you that in so far as you rendered such services to one of the humblest of these my brethren, you rendered them to myself.'

Meanwhile Jesus was brought before the Governor, and the latter put the question, "Are you the King of the Jews?" "I am their King," He answered.

They twisted a wreath of thorny twigs and put it on His head, and they put a sceptre of cane in His right hand, and kneeling to Him they shouted in mockery, "Long live the King of the Jews!"

Over His head they placed a written statement of the charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

"He saved others," they said, "himself he cannot save! He is the King of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in him.