'Reigning' in the Bible
"Aren't you the reigning king of Israel," his wife Jezebel replied. "Get up, have a meal, and get ready to be happy. I'll go get you the vineyard that Naboth the Jezreelite owns."
There was no king reigning in Edom; there was only a stand-in king.
ascending to the throne in the seventh year of the reign of Jehu and then reigning for 40 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah from Beer-sheba.
Amaziah's son Azariah began reigning during the twenty-seventh year of the reign of Jeroboam, king of Israel.
He died at a good old age, having lived a full life, replete with riches and honor, and with his son Solomon reigning in his place.
Nevertheless, the Lord was unwilling to destroy David's dynasty because of the covenant that he had made with David, especially since he had promised to give him and to his sons the reigning presence of an heir forever.
to keep the godless man from reigning or laying a snare for the people."