KJV dictionary & concordance

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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Judges 18:1

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IN those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.

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The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Judges 18:1 · retained source text

¶ In those dayes there was no king in Israel: and in those daies the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwel in: for vnto that day, all their inheritance had not fallen vnto them, among the tribes of Israel.

1611 marginal noteChap. 17.6. and 21.25.

Judges 19:1

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AND it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Beth-lehem-judah.

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1611 witness · Judges 19:1 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe in those dayes, when there was no King in Israel, that there was a certaine Leuite soiourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who tooke to him a concubine out of Bethlehem Iudah.

1611 marginal noteHeb. a woman a concubine, or a wife a concubine.

1611 marginal noteChap. 17.6. and 18.1. and 21.25.

Judges 21:25

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In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.

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1611 witness · Judges 21:25 · retained source text

In those dayes there was no King in Israel: euery man did that which was right in his owne eyes.

1611 marginal noteChap. 17.6. and 18.1. and 19.1.

1 Samuel 2:10

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The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 2:10 · retained source text

The aduersaries of the LORD shalbe broken to pieces: out of heauen shal he thunder vpon them: the LORD shall iudge the ends of the earth, and he shal giue strength vnto his king, and exalt the horne of his Anointed.

1611 marginal noteChap.7.10.

1 Samuel 8:5

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And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 8:5 · retained source text

And said vnto him, Behold, thou art olde, and thy sonnes walke not in thy wayes: now make vs a King to iudge vs, like all the nations.

1611 marginal noteOse. 13.10. acts 13.21.

1 Samuel 8:6

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¶ But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.

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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 8:6 · retained source text

¶ But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Giue vs a King to iudge vs: and Samuel prayed vnto the LORD.

1611 marginal noteHeb. was euill in the eyes of Samuel.

1 Samuel 8:9

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Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 8:9 · retained source text

Nowe therefore hearken vnto their voyce: howbeit, yet protest solemnly vnto them, and shew them the maner of the King that shall reigne ouer them.

1611 marginal noteOr, obey.

1611 marginal noteOr, notwithstanding, when thou hast solemnly protested against them, then thou shalt shew, &c.

1 Samuel 8:10

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¶ And Samuel told all the words of the Lord unto the people that asked of him a king.

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¶ And Samuel told all the words of the LORD vnto the people, that asked of him a King.

1 Samuel 8:11

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And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.

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1611 witness · 1 Samuel 8:11 · retained source text

And hee sayd, This will be the maner of the king that shall reigne ouer you: Hee will take your sonnes, and appoint them for himselfe for his charets, and to bee his horsemen, and some shall runne before his charets.

1 Samuel 8:18

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