And behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen you away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David’s men with him over Jordan? ... And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us. ... Have we eaten at all of the king’s cost? ... And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than you. ... Why then did you despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king?
After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him. ... And all the king’s servants that were in the king’s gate bowed and reverenced Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him. ... Then the king’s servants who were in the king’s gate said unto Mordecai, Why do you transgress the king’s commandment?
So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. ... And the king said again unto Esther, on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is your petition, queen Esther? ... Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request; for we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. ... But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I would have held my tongue, although the enemy could not offset the king’s damage. ... Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
And king David said, Call to me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. ... And they came before the king. ... And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel, and blow with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon. ... And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, Amen, the Lord God of my lord the king say so too. ... As the Lord has 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.
Now therefore that I have come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid. ... And your handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king, it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid; 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. ... Then your handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad.
Now it came to pass, on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, across from the king’s house; and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, across from the gate of the house. ... And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she obtained favor in his sight, and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. ... Then said the king unto her, What do you desire, queen Esther, and what is your request? ... And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him. ... Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther has said.
(Covenant of Christ) Mosiah 11:2
And the people wanted Alma to be their king, since they loved and trusted him. ... But he told them: It isn’t advisable for us to have a king. ... Therefore I advise you against having a king. ... However, if it were possible to always have ethical men as your kings, it would be worthwhile to have a king — but remember the iniquity of king Noah and his priests. ... Now as God’s power has freed you from these chains, from the control of king Noah and his people, and from the chains of sin, I want you to maintain your liberty, and never trust any man to be a king ruling you.
And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Truly, our lord king David has made Solomon king, and the king has sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule. ... And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon, and they have come up from there rejoicing, so that the city rang again. ... And moreover, the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne. ... And the king bowed himself upon the bed. ... And also, thus said the king: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne this day, my eyes even seeing it.
And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen, and he had a thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots and with the king at Jerusalem. ... And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the vale, for abundance. ... And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn (the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price). ... And so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.
(Old Covenants) 2 Chronicles 1:4
And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen, and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem. ... And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycamore trees that are in the vale for abundance. ... And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn — the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price. ... And so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means.
Then the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for so was the king’s manner toward all that knew law and judgment, and the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan — the seven princes of Persia and Media who saw the king’s face, who sat the first in the kingdom), What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she has not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains? ... And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen has not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus; for this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes when it shall be reported the king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not. ... Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king’s princes who have heard of the deed of the queen. ... If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes that it be not altered, that Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus, and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she. ... And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire — for it is great — all the wives shall give to their husbands honor, both to great and small.
After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti and what she had done, and what was decreed against her. ... Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king. ... And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hegai the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women, and let their things for purification be given them. ... And let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti. ... And the thing pleased the king, and he did so.
And there went over a ferryboat to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. ... And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king as he had come over Jordan, and said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do remember that which your servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart; for your servant does know that I have sinned. ... Therefore, behold, I have come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.
(Old Covenants) 1 Chronicles 11:30
And Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons. ... And Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. ... And Hushai the Archite was the king’s companion. ... And the general of the king’s army was Joab.
And Bathsheba went in unto the king, into the chamber; and the king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king. ... And Bathsheba bowed and paid homage unto the king. ... And the king said, What do you desire? ... And now behold, Adonijah reigns; and now, my lord the king, you know it not. ... And you, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you, that you should tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
So Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah, for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish. ... And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he has come out to fight against you — he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. ... Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly; and shall you be delivered? ... Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?
In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote opposite the candlestick, upon the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace; and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. ... Then the king’s countenance was changed and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosened and his knees smote one against another. ... The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the fortune-tellers. ... Then came in all the king’s wise men, but they could not read the writing nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof. ... Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonished.
And they slew every one his man, and the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them; and Benhadad the king of Syria escaped on a horse with the horsemen. ... And the king of Israel went out and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter. ... And the prophet came to the king of Israel and said unto him, Go strengthen yourself, and mark and see what you do; for at the return of the year, the king of Syria will come up against you.
And Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-master, and rendered unto the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and a hundred thousand rams with the wool. ... But it came to pass when Ahab was dead that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. ... And king Joram went out of Samaria the same time and numbered all Israel. ... And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab has rebelled against me.
And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes — and he shall be strong above him and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion. ... And in the end of years, they shall join themselves together, for the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement. ... But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail, and shall also carry captives into Egypt — their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold. ... And he shall continue more years than the king of the north. ... So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land.
But behold, as the king came out to meet him, Amalickiah caused that his servants should go forth to meet the king. ... And they went forth and bowed themselves before the king as if to reverence him because of his greatness. ... And it came to pass that the king put forth his hand to raise them, as was the custom with the Lamanites — and a token of peace — which custom they had taken from the Nephites. ... And it came to pass that when he had raised the first from the ground, behold, he stabbed the king to the heart, and he fell to the earth. ... Now the servants of the king fled, and the servants of Amalickiah raised a cry, saying, Behold, the servants of the king have stabbed him to the heart and he has fell, and they have fled!
And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together — and there were thirty-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 says Benhadad: Your silver and your gold is mine, your wives also and your children, even the best, are mine. ... And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to your saying, I am yours, and all that I have.
(Old Covenants) 2 Chronicles 6:11
In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. ... Then Asa brought out silver and gold, out of the treasures of the house of the Lord and of the king’s house, and sent to Benhadad king of Syria that dwelled at Damascus, saying, There is a league between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. ... Go break your league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
And the king spoke unto Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king’s seed, and of the princes — children in whom was no blemish, but well-favored and skillful in all wisdom, and proficient in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans. ... And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king’s food and of the wine which he drank, so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.
For I was the king’s cupbearer, and it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him, and I took up the wine and gave it unto the king. ... Then I was very much afraid and said unto the king, Let the king live for ever. ... Then the king said unto me, For what do you make request? ... So it pleased the king to send me, and I set him a time. ... And the king granted me according to the good hand of my God upon me.