100 Bible Verses About King
Bible verses about King
Exploring the concept of "King" through scripture unveils profound truths about God's sovereignty and our relationship with Him. Understanding the biblical depiction of kings, both righteous and flawed, provides valuable lessons in leadership, responsibility, and submission to divine authority. The verses featured here offer glimpses into the nature of earthly rulers, the ultimate Kingship of Jesus Christ, and the kingdom He established. By meditating on these passages, we can gain a deeper appreciation for God's plan for humanity, the hope of eternal life under His reign, and the importance of seeking His guidance in all aspects of our lives, recognizing Him as the true King of kings.
Featured Verse
Isaiah 10:33 (KJV)
Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.
Kings in the Bible: Power, Authority, and Prophecy
And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?
I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.
And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.
The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;
And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.
And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king’s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
And the Lord said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
And the king sware, and said, As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.
And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.
So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.
Then Bath–sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people.
As the Lord hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering.
I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father’s house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.
Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him.
Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king’s face.
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.
The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king?
And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.
Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.
That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.
Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled.
And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.
That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.
And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.
And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.
Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale.
Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?
Now therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord, even thou only.
For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.
I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.
The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
In a pan it shall be made with oil; and when it is baken, thou shalt bring it in: and the baken pieces of the meat offering shalt thou offer for a sweet savour unto the Lord.
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.
And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.
And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?
Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.
And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.
And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.
And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the Lord shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it.
And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.
And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
And am I now come up without the Lord against this land to destroy it? the Lord said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the Lord had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.
They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.
Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto thee.
Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.
And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night.
Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me.
He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan, two kings of the Amorites, which were on this side Jordan toward the sunrising;
So the Lord our God delivered into our hands Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him until none was left to him remaining.
There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.
And the letters were sent by posts into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.
And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord.
And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city.
And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
Throughout Scripture, the verses related to "King" point towards a multifaceted understanding of leadership, authority, and ultimately, God's sovereign rule. We see earthly kings, both righteous and flawed, serving as types and shadows of the ultimate King: Jesus Christ. These passages highlight the responsibilities that come with authority, emphasizing justice, compassion, and unwavering faithfulness. By studying these verses, we gain a deeper appreciation for the qualities of godly leadership and are challenged to reflect on how we exercise authority in our own lives, be it at home, work, or within our communities. Furthermore, meditating on the kingship of Christ offers profound comfort and assurance, reminding us that even amidst earthly turmoil, a just and benevolent King reigns supreme, working all things for good according to His perfect will. Let these verses inspire us to live in submission to His Lordship and to seek to emulate His character in all that we do.