Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face. ... And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give your daughter to my son to wife. ... Therefore, Jehoash king of Israel went up, and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Bethshemesh, which belongs to Judah. ... And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate — four hundred cubits. ... Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of 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, Do you know that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we are still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria? ... And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.
And Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, fifteen years. ... And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? ... And all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. ... He built Elath and restored it to Judah after the king slept with his fathers.
And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto you. ... And when the king had come over, the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and he returned unto his own place. ... Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him. ... And all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel.
And the king said, Bring me a sword. ... And they brought a sword before the king. ... And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other. ... Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and by no means slay it; she is the mother thereof. ... And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged, and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to do judgment.
(Old Covenants) 2 Chronicles 3:13
And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. ... And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom that God had put in his heart. ... And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen whom he bestowed in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem. ... And he reigned over all the kings, from the river even unto the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. ... And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycamore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.
And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Are you Ziba? ... And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan has yet a son, who is lame on his feet. ... And the king said unto him, Where is he? ... And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar. ... Then king David sent and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.
(Old Covenants) 2 Chronicles 2:21
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord. ... And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. ... So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. ... And the priests waited on their offices, the Levites also, with instruments of music of the Lord which David the king had made to praise the Lord, because his mercy endures for ever, when David praised by their ministry.
And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king’s sons come; as your servant said, so it is. ... And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that behold, the king’s sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept; and the king also, and all his servants, wept very bitterly.
(Old Covenants) 2 Chronicles 7:11
And when he had come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-Gilead to battle? ... And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure you that you say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the Lord?
And in the 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.
And the king said unto him, Why do you speak any more of your matters? ... And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king has come again in peace unto his own house.
And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar, the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house? ... Seeing the speech of all Israel has come to the king, even to his house. ... Why then are you the last to bring back the king? ... And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man, so that they sent this word unto the king: Return, and all your servants. ... So the king returned and came to Jordan, and Judah came to Gilgal to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.
And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus. ... And king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof. ... And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus, so Urijah the priest made it before king Ahaz came from Damascus. ... And when the king had come from Damascus, the king saw the altar. ... And the king approached to the altar and offered thereon.
And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good unto him. ... All these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. ... And Araunah said unto the king, The Lord your God accepts you.
(Covenant of Christ) Mosiah 9:13
These things were done in the outskirts of the land to escape the notice of the king. ... But the king, noticing the conduct of the people, sent his servants to follow them. ... So on the day they assembled to hear the Lord’s word, they were betrayed and revealed to the king. ... Now the king accused Alma of inciting the people to rebellion against him. ... But Alma and the Lord’s people learned the king’s army was coming.
(Old Covenants) 1 Chronicles 12:17
And they made Solomon, the son of David, king the second time, and anointed him unto the Lord to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest. ... Then Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king, instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him. ... And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king. ... And the Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
(Old Covenants) 2 Chronicles 4:15
So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem and took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house; he took all. ... He carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made, instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard that kept the entrance of the king’s house. ... And when the king entered into the house of the Lord, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.
On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas — the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king — to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the royal crown, to show the people and the princes her beauty, for she was fair to look on. ... But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by chamberlains. ... Therefore was the king very angry, and his anger burned in him.
And when you saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, you 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 you have chosen and whom you have desired. ... And behold, the Lord has set a king over you. ... If you will fear the Lord, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then shall both you and also the king that reigns over you continue following the Lord your God.
And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king’s gate. ... In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king’s gate, two of the king’s chamberlains, Bigthana and Teresh of those who kept the door, were angry and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. ... And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen, and Esther attested to the king in Mordecai’s name. ... And it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.
At that time, the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. ... And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it. ... And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon — he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers — and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign. ... And he carried out from there all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, as the Lord had said.
And it came to pass that when Ammon had made ready the horses and the chariots for the king and his servants, he went in unto the king. ... And he saw that the countenance of the king was changed. ... Therefore, he was about to return out of his presence, and one of the king’s servants said unto him, Rabbanah — which is (being interpreted) powerful or great king, considering their kings to be powerful; and thus he said unto him, Rabbanah — the king desireth thee to stay. ... Therefore, Ammon turned himself unto the king and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do for thee, O king? ... But the king answered him not.
And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto you, saying, Come here, that I may send you to the king to say, Why have I come from Geshur? ... Now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me. ... So Joab came to the king and told him. ... And when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king, and the king kissed Absalom.
Now it came to pass when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai and had utterly destroyed it — as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king — and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were among them that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai and all the men thereof were mighty. ... Wherefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying, Come up unto me and help me, that we may smite Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel. ... Therefore, the five kings of the Amorites — the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon — gathered themselves together and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.