king of the children of Ammon, came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king. Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you. Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes. So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel. And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king. And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: (ye have done all this wickedness, yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart. Jer. xil, 21. What wilt thon say, when he shall punish thee? (for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee;) shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail ? Hos. viii, 4. They have set up kings, but not by me; they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their geld have they made them idols that they may be cut off. Hos. xlii, 10, 11. I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges, of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes? I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath. Matth. xx, 25-27. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister, And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your ser vant. KINGS SOMETIMES CHOSEN BY GOD. Deut.xvii, 14, 15. When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and dwell therein, and shalt say, I will shalt set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me; Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee whom the LORD thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee which is not thy brother. THE PEOPLE IN THE ELECTION OF SAUI 1 Sam. ix, 15-17. Now the LORD POWER OF THE ARMY AND had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying, To-morrow, about this time, I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel. And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him, caused the tribe of Benjamin to Therefore Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff. And the LORD answered, 1 Sam. xvi, 1--3. And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I his sons. And Samuel said, How have provided me a,king among kill me. can I go? If Saul hear it, he will Take an heifer with thee, and say, And the LORD said, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD. And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom Iname unto thee. over Israel? Fill thine horn with AND OTHERS. 1 Sam. ix, 20, 21. And as for days ago, set not thy mind on thine asses, that were lost three them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all Benjamite, of the smallest of the answered and said, Am not I a thy father's house? And Saul tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me? Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the 1 Sam. xi, 14, 15. Then said kingdom there. And all the peo ple went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace-offerings before the LORD: and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly. unto all Israel, Behold, I have be ye valiant: for your master Saul them. 2 Sam. iii. 9-12, 17-20. So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to David, even so I do to him; To 1 Kings ii, 15. And he [Adoniah] translate the kingdom from the said, Thou knowest that the king-house of Saul, and to set up the dom was mine, and that all Israel throne of David over Israel, and set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingover Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba. And he could not dom is turned about, and is become my brother's; for it was his from the Lord. take thee, and thou shalt reign 1 Kings xl, 37-40. And I will according to all that thy soul desireth, and thou shalt be king thou wilt hearken unto all that I over Israel. And it shall be, if my ways, and do that is right in command thee, and wilt walk in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my thee, and build thee a sure house, servant did, that I will be with as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee. And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever. therefore to kill Jeroboam: and Solomon sought Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon. 857 answer Abner a word again; because he feared him. And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? with thee, to bring about all me, and, behold, my hand shall be saying also, Make thy league with Israel unto thee. And Abner had communication with the elders of David in times past to be king Israel, saying, Ye sought for LORD hath spoken of David, sayover you: Now then do it: for the ing. By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Philistines, and out of the hand of Israel out of the hand of the all their enemies. also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in And Abner that seemed good to Israel, and the ears of David in lebron all that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin. So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him; and David made Abner, and the men that throne of David my father, and were with him, a feast. who hath made me an house. ... 2 Sam. v, 1, 2. Then came all the 1 Kings ix. 4, 5. And if thou wilt tribes of Israel to David unto walk before me.as David thy father Hebron, and spake, Saying, Be- walked, in integrity of heart, hold, we are thy bone and thy and in uprightness, to do accord flesh. Also in time past, when ing to all that I have command Saul was king over us, thou wasted thee, and wilt keep my statutes he that leddest out and brought- and my judgments; Then I will est in Israci: and the LORD said establish the throne of thy kingto thee, Thou shalt feed my peo- dom upon Israel for ever, as I ple Israel, and thou shalt be a promised to David thy father, captain over Israel. saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel. 1 Chron. xi, 10. These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. 1 Kings xii, 1. And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. 1 Kings xi, 12, 13. 32, 24-36. Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son. Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son, for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalein's sake, which I have chosen. (But he shall have He chose Ps. lxxviii, 70-72. David also his servant, and took him from the sheep-tolds: From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands. Ps. lxxxix, 3, 4, 19-22, 29, 38, 39. I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, Thy seed will I es Acts xiii. 21. And afterward one tribe, for my servant David's tablish for ever, and build up thy they desired a king: and God sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, throne to all generations. Selah. gave unto them Saul the son of the city which I have chosen out Then thou spakest in vision to thy Cis, a man of the tribe of Benja beit I will not take the whole Holy One, and saidst, I have laid min, by the space of forty years. COVENANT MADE WITH David. of all the tribes of Israel:) How kingdom out of his hand; but I sake, whom I chose, because he 1 Kings xv 4. Nevertheless, for 2 Kings viii, 19. Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children. help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people. I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I hand shall be established; mine anointed him: With whom my arm also shall strengthen him. The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven. But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant; thou hast profaned his crown by cat ing it to the ground. Ps. cxxxii, 11, 12, 17, 18. The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David, he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore. Thero will I make the horn of David to commandments, and my judg-bud: I have ordained a lamp for ments as at this day. 1 Chron, xxviii, 7. Moreover, I 2 Sam. v, 12. And David per-will establish his kingdom for ceived that the LORD had estab-ever, if he be constant to do my lished him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake. 2 Chron. vil, 17. And as for thee. 2 Sam. vi, 12, 13. And it was if thou wilt walk before ine, as told king David, saying, The David thy father walked, and do LORD hath blessed the house of according to all that I have coinObed-edom, and all that pertain-manded thee, and shalt observe eth unto him, because of the ark my statutes and my judgments. of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from 2 Chron. xxi, 7. Howbeit the the house of Obed-edom into the LORD would not destroy the house City of David with gladness. And of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and it was so, that, when they that bare the ark of the LORD had as he promised to give a light to gone six paces, he sacrificed oxenim, and to his sons for ever. and fatlings. Kings i 24. Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the Ps. xviil, 43-45, 50. Thon hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a mine anointed. His enemies will I clothe with shame; but upon himself shall his crown flourish. ISH-BOSHETH. 2 Sam. ii, 8-10. But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought himover to Mahanaim; And he made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years: but the house of Judah followed David. fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel. Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign. Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. ΜΠΑΖΙΛΗ. 2 Chron. xxii, 1. 2. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his [Jehoram's] youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned. Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem: his mother's name also was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri. ATHALIANI. 2 Chr.xxii,10-12. But when Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed-royal of the house of Judah. But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Abaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not. And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land. second year of Joash son of Jelio2 Kings xiv, 1, 2, 17, 21. In the ahaz king of Israel, reigned Ama Judah. He was twenty and five ziah the son of Joash king of years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem: aud his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash, son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, fifteen years. And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of Lis father Amaziali. UZZIAH OR AZARIAH, 2 Chron. Xavi, 1-3. Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah. He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, alter that the king slept with his fathers. Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem: his mother's name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. 2 Kings xv, 2. Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jecholiah of Jerusa lem. JOTHAM. 2 Kings xv, 7, 32, 33. So Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David; and Jotham his son reigned in his stead. In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel, began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign. Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok. 2 Chron. xxvii, 9. And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. AHAZ. 2 Kings xvi, 1. In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Alaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. 2 Chron. xxviii, 1. Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father. HEZEKIAH. 2 Chron. xxviii, 27. And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in not into the sepulchres of the Jerusalem; but they brought him kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. 2 Kings xviii, 1, 2. Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Alaz king of Judah began to reign. Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusa lem: his mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah. 2 Chron. xxxii, 33. And Heze 2 Kings xxi, 19, 24, 26. Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. And the people of the Jand slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead. And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead. 2 Chron. xxxvi, 1, 8. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and made him king in his father's stead in JeruBalem. And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hun dred talents of silver, and a talent of gold. 2 Kings xxill, 31. Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old, when he began to reign; and he reigned | three months in Jerusalem: and JEHOIAKIM. 2 Chron. Xxxvi,4,5. And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim And Necho took Jehoahaz bis brother, and carried him to Egypt. Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God. 2 Kings xxiii, 34. And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there. 2 Chron. Xxxvi. 8. Now the rest of the acts of Jeholakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the Kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. JEHOIACHIN. 2 Kings xxiv, 6, 8. So Jeholakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign; and he reigned in Jerusalem three months: and his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 2 Chron. xxxvi, 9, 10. Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD. And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead, NADAR. 1 Kings xv, 25. And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years. BAASHA. 1 Kings xv, 33. In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years. ELAH. 1 Kings xvi, 6, 8, 10. So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead. In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years. And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead. ZIMRI. 1 Kings xvi, 15. In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah: and the people were against Gibbethon, encamped which belonged to the Philistines. OMRI. 1 Kings xvi, 23, 28. In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah. So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son reigned in his stead. ΑΠΑΒ. 1 Kings xvi, 29. And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. 1 Kings xxii, 40. So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. AHAZIAH. 1 Kings xxii, 51. Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel. JEHORAM. 2 Kings ili, 1. Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign 1 Kings xiv, 20. And the days over Israel in Samaria the eight JEROBOAM. 860 eenth year of Jehoshaphat king Judah, and reigned twelve years. JEHU 2 Kings x, 35, 36. And Jehu slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Jelioahaz hs son reigned in his stead. And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years. JEHOAHAZ. 2 Kings xiii 1. 9. In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah, Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years. And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead. JENOASH OR JOASH. 2 Kings xiii, 10, 13. In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the sou of Jehoalaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years. And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. 2 Kings xiv, 16. And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Gadi to reign over Israel, and PEKAHIAH. 2 Kings xv, 23. In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years. PEKAH. 2 Kings xv, 27. In the two and ftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah the son of Remallah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years. HOSHEA. 2 Kings xvii, 1. In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years. OTHER KINGS MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE. after this, that the king of the of Syria died; and Ben-hadad his of Israel; and Jeroboam his son pass after this, that Nahash the JEROBOAM THE SECOND. 2 Kings xiv, 23, 29. In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel begah to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years. And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead. Dan. 1, 21. And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus. Dan. v, 30, 31. In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old. Dan. vi, 28. So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian. Matth. ii, 1. Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem. Luke iii, 1. Now in the fifteenth Herod the king stretched forth believest thou the prophets? I ANOINTING, CORONA- 1 Sam. x, 1, 24. Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said. Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance? And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like all the people shouted, and said, him among all the people? And God save the king. 1 Sam. xvi, 13. Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. 1 Kings 1, 32-34, 36, 37, 39-41, me Zadok the priest, and Nathan 45-48. And king David said, Call the prophet, and Benalah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king. The king also said servants of your lord, and cause unto them, Take with you the Solomon my son to ride upon the priest, and Nathan the prodown to Gihon: mine own mule, and bring him And let Zadok phet, anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon. And Benaiah the son of Jeholada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too. 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 Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon: and they blew trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon. And all the people came up after him; and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so of them. And Adonijah, and all that the earth rent with the sound the guests that were with him, heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar? And in Gihon; and they are come up Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, have anointed him king from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise Solomon sitteth on the throne of that ye have heard. And also the kingdom. And moreover, the |