Biblical Place • Kir • 31.181°N, 35.702°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 20:17 , Num 21:22 (identified with Kir ).
king, royal sovereign
King, sovereign ruler; human earthly king under the covenant law (Deuteronomy 17) and supremely Yahweh as cosmic King of kings ruling from Zion.
Derivation: From מָלַךְ (H4427) to reign.
to reign, rule as king, ascend throne
To become king, reign; joyous royal acclamation: YHWH malakh ('The LORD reigns!', Psalm 93:1, 97:1).
Derivation: Primitive root.
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Neh 2:14 (identified with Jerusalem ).
1 Kings • Chapter 1 (53 verses)
Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy b... Mentions: David , Jacob/Israel , Zeruiah , Zadok , Nathan , Gihon 2 .
2 Kings Chapter 3, Verse 4
Scripture passage in 2 Kings 3:4
2 Kings • Chapter 16 (20 verses)
In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem , and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord his God, like David his fa... Mentions: Ahaz, Jotham , Judah , David , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Syria , Elath , Assyria , Damascus .
2 Kings Chapter 3, Verse 5
Scripture passage in 2 Kings 3:5
Isaiah • Chapter 36 (22 verses)
Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah , that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah , and took them. And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by th... Mentions: Hezekiah, Judah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim ), Hilkiah , Joah , Assyria, Lachish , Jerusalem , Egypt , Hamath .
2 Kings Chapter 9, Verse 2
Scripture passage in 2 Kings 9:2
Old Testament • 22 Chapters
1 Kings (Old Testament, 22 chapters). Key figures: David , Jacob/Israel , Zeruiah , Zadok , Nathan , Shimei . Key places: Gihon 2 , Bahurim , Mahanaim , Jordan , Hebron , Jerusalem . Opens with: "Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat...."
Isaiah • Chapter 62 (12 verses)
For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be c... Mentions: Zion's , Jerusalem's , Jerusalem , Zion .
1 Kings Chapter 6, Verse 1
Scripture passage in 1 Kings 6:1
Interactive Book Map • 1 Kings
Geographic map plotting ancient cities, rivers, mountains, and events recorded across the Book of 1 Kings .
Isaiah • Chapter 7 (25 verses)
And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham , the son of Uzziah , king of Judah , that Rezin the king of Syria , and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel , went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it. And it was told the house of Dav... Mentions: Ahaz , Jotham , Azariah (or Uzziah), Judah , Jacob/Israel , Syria , Jerusalem , Ephraim , Damascus , Samaria .
Interactive Book Map • 2 Kings
Geographic map plotting ancient cities, rivers, mountains, and events recorded across the Book of 2 Kings .
1 Kings • Chapter 3 (28 verses)
And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt , and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David , until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerusalem round about. Only the people sacrificed in high plac... Mentions: Solomon , David , Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Jerusalem , Gibeon .
1 Kings • Chapter 20 (43 verses)
And Ben–hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria , and warred against it. And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Syria , Samaria , Aphek 2 , Damascus .
2 Kings • Chapter 11 (21 verses)
And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram , sister of Ahaziah , took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him,... Mentions: Ahaziah, Joram , Joash , David , Baal , Sur .
2 Kings Chapter 18, Verse 5
Scripture passage in 2 Kings 18:5
1 Kings • Chapter 8 (66 verses)
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 all the men ... Mentions: Solomon, Jacob/Israel, David , Moses , Jerusalem , Zion , Horeb , Egypt , Hamath .
Esther • Chapter 6 (14 verses)
On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sough...
2 Kings Chapter 18, Verse 4
Scripture passage in 2 Kings 18:4
1 Kings Chapter 17, Verse 1
Scripture passage in 1 Kings 17:1
1 Kings • Chapter 5 (18 verses)
And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon ; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David . And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name ... Mentions: Solomon, David, Jacob/Israel , Tyre , Lebanon , Solomon's .
Genesis • Chapter 14 (24 verses)
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar , Arioch king of Ellasar , Chedorlaomer king of Elam , and Tidal king of nations; That these made war with Bera king of Sodom , and with Birsha king of Gomorrah , Shinab king of Admah , and Shemeber king of Zeboiim , and the kin... Mentions: Elam , Bela , Ham , Amalekites , Lot , Shinar , Ellasar , Sodom , Gomorrah .
Judges • Chapter 5 (31 verses)
Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel , when the people willingly offered themselves. Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Isr... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Esau ( Edom ), Ephraim , Amalek , Benjamin , Seir , Edom, Sinai .
2 Kings Chapter 17, Verse 6
Scripture passage in 2 Kings 17:6
1 Kings • Chapter 22 (53 verses)
And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel . And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel . And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, a... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Jehoshaphat , Judah , Zedekiah (or Matteniah ), Amon , Syria , Ramoth 3 , Gilead , Samaria , Jerusalem .
1 Kings • Chapter 2 (46 verses)
Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, a... Mentions: David , Solomon , Moses , Jacob/Israel , Zeruiah , Bahurim , Mahanaim , Jordan , Hebron , Jerusalem .
2 Kings Chapter 25, Verse 1
Scripture passage in 2 Kings 25:1