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Called KING OF KINGS—Ezr 7:12; Eze 26:7; Da 2:37

Divinely authorized—De 17:15; 1Sa 9:16,17; 16:12; 1Ch 22:10; 2Ch 2:11,12; Pr 8:15; Da 2:21,37; 4:17; 5:20; Ho 8:4; 13:11

How chosen

Hereditary succession—2Sa 7:12-16; 1Ki 1:28-30; 2Ch 21:3,4; Ps 89:35-37

See KINGS OF JUDAH ISRAEL,

Not hereditary—1Ch 1:43-51

See KINGS OF ISRAEL, after the revolt ISRAEL,

By lot—1Sa 10:20,21

Modes of induction into office

By proclamation—2Sa 15:10; 1Ki 1:33,34; 2Ki 9:13; 11:12

By an oath—2Ki 11:4

Ceremonial recognition of

Acts as Judge—2Sa 8:15; 15:2; 1Ki 10:9; 2Ki 8:1-6; Ps 72:1-4; 122:5; Ac 25:11,12,20

Precepts concerning—De 17:14-19; Pr 31:4,5; Eze 46:16-18

Obedience to, enjoined—Ec 8:2-5

Rights and duties of—Pr 25:2,5,6,15; 29:4,12,14; Jer 21:12

Exercise executive clemency—1Sa 11:13

Constitutional restrictions of—De 17:18-20; 1Sa 10:24,25; 2Sa 5:3; 2Ki 11:12,17; 2Ch 23:11; Jer 34:8-11; Da 6:12-15

Influenced by popular opinion

Religious duties of—Eze 45:9-25; 46:2,4-8

Deification of—Eze 28:2,9

Loyalty to, enjoined—Pr 16:14,15; Ec 10:20

Influential queens

Respect due to—Job 34:18; Isa 8:21; Mt 22:21; Mr 12:17

Profiting from

Plunder—2Sa 12:30; 1Ch 26:27; 2Ch 24:23

Tariff on imports, and internal revenue on merchandise—1Ki 10:15-29

Taxes—2Sa 20:24; 1Ki 12:18; 2Ch 17:11

Poll tax—Mt 17:24-27

Presents—1Sa 10:27; 16:20; 2Sa 8:2; 1Ki 10:2,10,25; 2Ch 9:24; Ps 72:10

Commissary of—1Ki 4:7-19,27,28; 1Ch 27:25-31; 2Ch 26:10; 32:28,29

Extensive livestock of—Jud 12:14; 1Ki 1:33; 4:26; 10:25; 2Ch 9:24,25; Es 6:8

Chief officers of

Subordinate officers of

Drunkenness of, forbidden—Pr 31:4,5

Drunken, instances of—Ho 7:5

Baasha—1Ki 16:9

Ben-hadad—1Ki 20:16

Belshazzar—Da 5:1-4,23

Ahasuerus—Es 1:7,10; 5:6; 7:2

Prayer for—Ezr 6:10

Prayer for, enjoined—1Ti 2:1,2

Decrees of, irrevocable—Es 8:8; Da 6:8,9,12-15

Chronicles of, recorded—1Ki 11:41; 14:19; 2Ki 21:25; 1Ch 9:1; 27:24; 29:29; 2Ch 9:29; 12:15; 20:34; 26:22; 32:32; Ezr 5:17; Es 6:1

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See RULERS

For the kings of Israel, before and after the revolt of the ten tribes