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king

Meaning of “king”

A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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2,256 occurrences1,756 verses44 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 14:1

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Jeremiah 1:2
To whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Jeremiah 1:2 · retained source text

To whom the word of the LORD came in the dayes of Iosiah the sonne of Amon king of Iudah, in the thirteenth yeere of his reigne.

Jeremiah 1:3
It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 1:3 · retained source text

It came also in the dayes of Iehoiakim the sonne of Iosiah king of Iudah, vnto the ende of the eleuenth yeere of Zedekiah the sonne of Iosiah king of Iudah, vnto the carrying away of Ierusalem captiue in the fift moneth.

Jeremiah 3:6
¶ The Lord said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 3:6 · retained source text

¶ The LORD said also vnto me, in the daies of Iosiah the king, Hast thou seene that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone vp vpon euery high mountaine, and vnder euery greene tree, and there hath plaied the harlot.

1611 marginal noteCha.2.20.

Jeremiah 4:9
And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the Lord, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 4:9 · retained source text

And it shall come to passe at that day, saith the LORD, that the heart of the King shall perish, and the heart of the Princes: and the Priests shalbe astonished, & the prophets shall wonder.

Jeremiah 8:19
Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the Lord in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 8:19 · retained source text

Behold the voice of the crie of the daughter of my people because of them that dwel in a farre countrey: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? why haue they prouoked me to anger with their grauen images, and with strange vanities?

1611 marginal noteHeb. because of the countrey of them that are farre off.

Jeremiah 10:7
Who would not fear thee, O king of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 10:7 · retained source text

Who would not feare thee, O King of nations? for to thee doeth it appertaine: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdomes, there is none like vnto thee.

1611 marginal noteOr, it liketh thee.

1611 marginal noteReue. 15.4.

Jeremiah 10:10
But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 10:10 · retained source text

But the LORD is the true God, he is the liuing God, and an euerlasting King: at his wrath the earth shal tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.

1611 marginal noteHeb. God of trueth.

1611 marginal noteHeb. King of eternity.

Jeremiah 13:18
Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 13:18 · retained source text

Say vnto the king, and to the queene, Humble your selues, sit downe, for your principalities shall come downe, euen the crowne of your glory.

1611 marginal noteOr, head-tires.

Jeremiah 15:4
And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Jeremiah 15:4 · retained source text

And I will cause them to be remoued into all kingdomes of the earth, because of Manasseh the sonne of Hezekiah king of Iudah, for that which hee did in Ierusalem.

1611 marginal noteHebr. I wil giue them for a moouing.

1611 marginal noteDeut.28.25. cha.24.9.

1611 marginal note2.Kin.21.11.

Jeremiah 20:4
For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 20:4 · retained source text

For thus sayth the LORD, Behold, I will make thee a terrour to thy selfe, and to all thy friends, and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it, and I will giue all Iudah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and hee shall cary them captiue into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.

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