'Kings' in the Bible

and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ palaces!

He *said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs or poll-tax, from their sons or from strangers?”