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Bibliography InformationTorrey, R.A., Reverand. "Entry for 'Kings'". "The New Topical Text Book".. 1897.
- Israel warned against seeking
1 Samuel 8:9-18 - Sin of Israel in seeking
1 Samuel 12:17-20 - Israel in seeking, rejected God as their king
1 Samuel 8:7 ; 10:19 - Israel asked for, that they might be like the nations
1 Samuel 8:5 1 Samuel 8:19 1 Samuel 8:20 - First given to Israel in anger
Hosea 13:11 - God reserved to himself the choice of
Deuteronomy 17:14 Deuteronomy 17:15 ; 1 Samuel 9:16 1 Samuel 9:17 ; 16:12 - When first established in Israel, not hereditary
Deuteronomy 17:20 ; 1 Samuel 13:13 1 Samuel 13:14 ; 1 Samuel 15:28 1 Samuel 15:29 - Rendered hereditary in the family of David
2 Samuel 7:12-16 ; Psalms 89:35-37 - Of Israel not to be foreigners
Deuteronomy 17:15 - Laws for the government of the kingdom by, written by Samuel
1 Samuel 10:25 - FORBIDDEN TO MULTIPLY
- Horses
Deuteronomy 17:16
- Wives
Deuteronomy 17:17
- Treasure
Deuteronomy 17:17
- Horses
- Required to write and keep by them, a copy of the divine law
Deuteronomy 17:18-20 - Had power to make war and peace
1 Samuel 11:5-7 - Often exercised power arbitrarily
1 Samuel 22:17 1 Samuel 22:18 ; 2 Samuel 1:15 ; 4:9-12 ; 1 Kings 2:23 1 Kings 2:25 1 Kings 2:31 - CEREMONIES AT INAUGURATION OF
- Anointing
1 Samuel 10:1 ; 16:13 ; Psalms 89:20
- Crowning
2 Kings 11:12 ; 2 Chronicles 23:11 ; Psalms 21:3
- Proclaiming with trumpets
2 Samuel 15:10 ; 1 Kings 1:34 ; 2 Kings 9:13 ; 11:14
- Enthroning
1 Kings 1:35 1 Kings 1:46 ; 2 Kings 11:19
- Girding on the sword
Psalms 45:3
- Putting into their hands the books of the law
2 Kings 11:12 ; 2 Chronicles 23:11
- Covenanting to govern lawfully
2 Samuel 5:3
- Receiving homage
1 Samuel 10:1 ; 1 Chronicles 29:24
- Shouting "God save the king"
1 Samuel 10:24 ; 2 Samuel 16:16 ; 2 Kings 11:12
- Offering sacrifice
1 Samuel 11:15
- Feasting
1 Chronicles 12:38 1 Chronicles 12:39 ; 29:22
- Anointing
- Attended by a body-guard
1 Samuel 13:2 ; 2 Samuel 8:18 ; 1 Chronicles 11:25 ; 2 Chronicles 12:10 - Dwelt in royal palaces
2 Chronicles 9:11 ; Psalms 45:15 - Arrayed in royal apparel
1 Kings 22:30 ; Matthew 6:29 - Names of, often changed at their accession
2 Kings 23:34 ; 24:17 - OFFICERS OF
- Prime minister
2 Chronicles 19:11 ; 28:7
- First Counsellor
1 Chronicles 27:33
- Confidant or kings special friend
1 Kings 4:5 ; 1 Chronicles 27:33
- Comptroller of the household
1 Kings 4:6 ; 2 Chronicles 28:7
- Scribe or secretary
2 Samuel 8:17 ; 1 Kings 4:3
- Captain of the host
2 Samuel 8:16 ; 1 Kings 4:4
- Captain of the guard
2 Samuel 8:18 ; 20:23
- Recorder
2 Samuel 8:16 ; 1 Kings 4:3
- Providers for the kings table
1 Kings 4:7-19
- Master of the wardrobe
2 Kings 22:14 ; 2 Chronicles 34:22
- Treasurer
1 Chronicles 27:25
- Storekeeper
1 Chronicles 27:25
- Overseer of the tribute
1 Kings 4:6 ; 12:18
- Overseer of royal farms
1 Chronicles 27:26
- Overseer of royal vineyards
1 Chronicles 27:27
- Overseer of royal plantations
1 Chronicles 27:28
- Overseer of royal herds
1 Samuel 21:7 ; 1 Chronicles 27:29
- Overseer of royal camels
1 Chronicles 27:30
- Overseer of royal flocks
1 Chronicles 27:31
- Armour-bearer
1 Samuel 16:21
- Cup-bearer
1 Kings 10:5 ; 2 Chronicles 9:5
- Prime minister
- Approached with greatest reverence
1 Samuel 24:8 ; 2 Samuel 9:8 ; 14:22 ; 1 Kings 1:23 - Presented with gifts by strangers
1 Kings 10:2 1 Kings 10:10 1 Kings 10:25 ; 2 Kings 5:5 ; Matthew 2:11 - Right hand of, the place of honour
1 Kings 2:19 ; Psalms 45:9 ; 110:1 - Attendants of, stood in their presence
1 Kings 10:8 ; 2 Kings 25:19 - Exercised great hospitality
1 Samuel 20:25-27 ; 2 Samuel 9:7-13 ; 19:33 ; 1 Kings 4:22 1 Kings 4:23 1 Kings 4:28 - THEIR REVENUES DERIVED FROM
- Voluntary contributions
1 Samuel 10:27 ; 16:20 ; 1 Chronicles 12:39 1 Chronicles 12:40
- Tribute from foreign nations
1 Kings 4:21 1 Kings 4:24 1 Kings 4:25 ; 2 Chronicles 8:8 ; 17:11
- Tax on produce of the land
1 Kings 4:7-19
- Tax on foreign merchandise
1 Kings 10:15
- Their own flocks and herds
2 Chronicles 32:29
- Produce of their own lands
2 Chronicles 26:10
- Voluntary contributions
- Sometimes nominated their successors
1 Kings 1:33 1 Kings 1:34 ; 2 Chronicles 11:22 2 Chronicles 11:23 - Punished for transgressing the divine law
2 Samuel 12:7-12 ; 1 Kings 21:18-24 - WHO REIGNED OVER ALL ISRAEL
- David
2:11 1k 2:4 ; 1 Chronicles 11:1-29:30
- Solomon
1 Kings 1:39-11:43 ; 2 Chronicles 1:1-9:31
- Rehoboam (first part of his reign)
1 Kings 12:1-20 ; 2 Chronicles 10:1-16
- David
- WHO REIGNED OVER JUDAH
- Rehoboam (latter part of his reign)
1 Kings 12:21-24 ; 14:21-31 ; 2 Chronicles 10:17-12:16
- Abijam or Abijah
1 Kings 15:1-8 ; 2 Chronicles 13:1-22
- Jehoshaphat
1 Kings 22:41-50 ; 2 Chronicles 17:1-21:1
- Jehoram or Joram
2 Kings 8:16-24 ; 2 Chronicles 21:1-20
- Ahaziah
2 Kings 8:25-29 ; 9:16-29 ; 2 Chronicles 22:1-9
- Athaliah, mother of Ahaziah (usurper)
2 Kings 11:1-3 ; 2 Chronicles 22:10-12
- Joash or Jehoash
2 Kings 11:4-12:21 ; 2 Chronicles 23:1-24:27
- Amaziah
2 Kings 14:1-20 ; 2 Chronicles 25:1-28
- Azariah or Uzziah
2 Kings 14:21 2 Kings 14:22 ; 15:1-7 ; 2 Chronicles 26:1-23
- Jotham
2 Kings 15:32-38 ; 2 Chronicles 27:1-9
- Hezekiah
2 Kings 18:1-20:21 ; 2 Chronicles 29:1-32:33
- Manasseh
2 Kings 21:1-18 ; 2 Chronicles 33:1-20
- Jehoahaz
2 Kings 23:31-33 ; 2 Chronicles 36:1-4
- Jehoiakim
2 Kings 23:34-24:6 ; 2 Chronicles 36:5-8
- Jehoiachin
2 Kings 24:8-16 ; 2 Chronicles 36:9 2 Chronicles 36:10
- Zedekiah
2 Kings 24:17-25:7 ; 2 Chronicles 36:11-21
- Rehoboam (latter part of his reign)
- WHO REIGNED OVER ISRAEL
- Jeroboam
1 Kings 12:20 ; 12:25-14:20
- Baasha
1 Kings 15:28-16:7
- Elah
1 Kings 16:8-14
- Omri
1 Kings 16:23-28
- Ahab
1 Kings 16:29-22:40
- Ahaziah
1 Kings 22:51-53 ; 2 Kings 1:18
- Jehoram or Joram
2 Kings 3:1-9:26
- Jehu
2 Kings 9:3-10:36
- Jehoahaz
2 Kings 13:1-9
- Jehoash or Joash
2 Kings 13:10-25 ; 14:8-16
- Jeroboam the Second
2 Kings 14:23-29
- Zachariah
2 Kings 15:8-12 - Shallum
2 Kings 15:13-15
- Menahem
2 Kings 15:16-22
- Pekahiah
2 Kings 15:23-26
- Pekah
2 Kings 15:27-31 ; 16:5
- Hoshea
2 Kings 17:1-6
- Jeroboam
- Called the Lords anointed
1 Samuel 16:6 ; 24:6 ; 2 Samuel 19:21 - CONSPIRACIES AGAINST
- Absalom against David
2 Samuel 15:10
- Adonijah against Solomon
1 Kings 1:5-7
- Jeroboam against Rehoboam
1 Kings 12:12 1 Kings 12:16
- Baasha against Nadab
1 Kings 15:27
- Zimri against Elah
1 Kings 16:9 1 Kings 16:10
- Omri against Zimri
1 Kings 16:17
- Jehu against Joram
2 Kings 9:14
- Shallum against Zachariah
2 Kings 15:10
- Menahem against Shallum
2 Kings 15:14
- Pekah against Menahem
1 Kings 15:25
- Absalom against David
- God chooses
Deuteronomy 17:15 ; 1 Chronicles 28:4-6 - God ordains
Romans 13:1 - God anoints
1 Samuel 16:12 ; 2 Samuel 12:7 - Set up by God
1 Samuel 12:13 ; Daniel 2:21 - Removed by God
1 Kings 11:11 ; Daniel 2:21 - Christ is the Prince of
Revelation 1:5 - Christ is the King of
Revelation 17:14 - Reign by direction of Christ
Proverbs 8:15 - Supreme judges of nations
1 Samuel 8:5 - Resistance to, is resistance to the ordinance of God
Romans 13:2 - Able to enforce their commands
Ecclesiastes 8:4 - Numerous subjects the honour of
Proverbs 14:28 - Not save by their armies
Psalms 33:16 - Dependent on the earth
Ecclesiastes 5:9 - SHOULD
- Fear God
Deuteronomy 17:19
- Serve Christ
Psalms 2:10-12
- Keep the law of God
1 Kings 2:3
- Study the Scriptures
Deuteronomy 17:19
- Promote the interests of the Church
Ezra 1:2-4 ; 6:1-12
- Nourish the Church
Isaiah 49:23
- Rule in the fear of God
2 Samuel 23:3
- Maintain the cause of the poor and oppressed
Proverbs 31:8 Proverbs 31:9
- Investigate all matters
Proverbs 25:2
- Not pervert judgment
Proverbs 31:5
- Fear God
- Prolong their reign by hating covetousness
Proverbs 28:16 - Throne of, established by righteousness and justice
Proverbs 16:12 ; 29:14 - SPECIALLY WARNED AGAINST
- Impurity
Proverbs 31:3
- Lying
Proverbs 17:7
- Hearkening to lies
Proverbs 29:12
- Intemperance
Proverbs 31:4 Proverbs 31:5
- Impurity
- The gospel to be preached to
Acts 9:15 ; Acts 26:27 Acts 26:28 - Without understanding, are oppressors
Proverbs 28:16 - Often reproved by God
1 Chronicles 16:21 - Judgments upon, when opposed to Christ
Psalms 2:2 Psalms 2:5 Psalms 2:9 - WHEN GOOD
- Regard God as their strength
Psalms 99:4
- Speak righteously
Proverbs 16:10
- Love righteous lips
Proverbs 16:13
- Abhor wickedness
Proverbs 16:12
- Discountenance evil
Proverbs 20:8
- Punish the wicked
Proverbs 20:8
- Favour the wise
Proverbs 14:35
- Honour the diligent
Proverbs 22:29
- Befriend the good
Proverbs 22:14
- Are pacified by submission
Proverbs 16:14 ; 25:15
- Regard God as their strength
- Evil counsellors should be removed from
2 Chronicles 22:3 2 Chronicles 22:4 ; Proverbs 25:5 - Curse not, even in thought
Exodus 22:28 ; Ecclesiastes 10:20 - Speak no evil of
Job 34:18 ; 2 Peter 2:10 - Pay tribute to
Matthew 22:21 ; Romans 13:6 Romans 13:7 - Be not presumptuous before
Proverbs 25:6 - SHOULD BE
- Honoured
Romans 13:7 ; 1 Peter 2:17
- Feared
Proverbs 24:21
- Reverenced
1 Samuel 24:8 ; 1 Kings 1:23 1 Kings 1:21
- Obeyed
Romans 13:1 Romans 13:5 ; 1 Peter 2:13
- Prayed for
1 Timothy 2:1 1 Timothy 2:2
- Honoured
- Folly of resisting
Proverbs 19:12 ; 20:2 - Punishment for resisting the lawful authority of
Romans 13:2 - Guilt and danger of stretching out the hand against
1 Samuel 26:9 ; 2 Samuel 1:14 - They that walk after the flesh despise
2 Peter 2:10 ; Jude 1:8 - Good-Exemplified
- David
2 Samuel 8:15
- Asa
1 Kings 15:11
- Jehoshaphat
1 Kings 22:43
- Amaziah
2 Kings 15:3
- Uzziah
2 Kings 15:34
- Hezekiah
2 Kings 18:3
- Josiah
2 Kings 22:2
- David
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography InformationTorrey, R.A., Reverand. "Entry for 'Kings'". "The New Topical Text Book".