And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side of Jordan on the west, from Baal-Gad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak that goes up to Seir, which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession, according to their divisions, in the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country — the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Beth-el, one; the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one; the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one; the king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one; the king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one; the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one; the king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one; ... All the kings, thirty-one.
Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah, king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem to war; and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him. ... So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am your servant and your son. ... Come up and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me. ... And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the Lord and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria. ... And the king of Assyria listened unto him, for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.
Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba. ... And she came into the king’s presence and stood before the king. ... And the king swore and said, As the Lord lives, that has redeemed my soul out of all distress, even as I swore unto you by the Lord God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead — even so will I certainly do this day. ... Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-Gilead. ... And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself and enter into the battle; but put on your robes. ... And the king of Israel disguised himself and went into the battle.
And it came to pass, in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. ... And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all. ... And he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made, and king Rehoboam made in their stead brazen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard who kept the door of the king’s house. ... And it was so, when the king went into the house of the Lord, that the guard bore them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.
On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles, and they were read before the king. ... And the king said, Who is in the court? ... And the king said, Let him come in. ... And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delights to honor? ... And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delights to honor, Let the royal apparel be brought which the king uses to wear, and the horse that the king rides upon, and the royal crown which is set upon his head, and let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array the man whom the king delights to honor, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor.
(Covenant of Christ) Alma 12:13
When Ammon had prepared the horses and carriages for the king and his servants, he went to see the king. ... He saw the king’s countenance had changed; so he was about to turn around and depart. ... But one of the king’s servants said to him: Rabbanah, meaning powerful or great king — considering their kings to be powerful — and so he said to him: Rabbanah, the king would like you to stay. ... So Ammon turned to face the king and asked him: What would you like me to do for you, your majesty? ... But the king didn’t answer him.
So Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah (for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish). ... And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia: He has come forth to make war with you. ... And when he heard it, he sent messengers to 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 given 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 Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?
(Covenant of Christ) Mosiah 9:14
And the king’s army was unable to locate them and therefore returned. ... Now the king’s soldiers were reduced to only a few. ... Then a man named Gideon — a strong man who was an enemy of the king — drew his sword and swore in anger he would kill the king. ... And he fought with the king. ... Now the king pleaded pitifully: Gideon, spare me!
(Old Covenants) 2 Chronicles 10:4
Then they brought out the king’s son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. ... And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and said, God save the king.
Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he got no heat. ... Wherefore, his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin, and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may get heat. ... So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the borders of Israel, and found Abishag, a Shunammite, and brought her to the king. ... And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king knew her not.
Then these men assembled unto the king and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is that no decree nor statute which the king establishes may be changed. ... Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel and cast him into the den of lions. ... Now the king spoke and said unto Daniel, Your God whom you serve continually, he will deliver you. ... And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet and with the signet of his lords, that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hung upon the gallows because he laid his hand upon the Jews. ... Write also for the Jews as it pleases you, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s ring; for the writing which is written in the king’s name and sealed with the king’s ring may no man reverse.
And it came to pass, after two full years, that Absalom had sheep shearers in Baal-Hazor, which is beside Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king’s sons. ... And Absalom came to the king and said, Behold now, your servant has sheep shearers; let the king, I implore you, and his servants go with your servant. ... And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be burdensome unto you. ... And the king said unto him, Why should he go with you? ... But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.
(Covenant of Christ) Alma 21:25
But as the king came out to meet him, Amalickiah had his servants go forward to meet the king. ... They went forward and bowed before the king, as if to show him respect for his prominence. ... And the king put out his hand to raise them, as was the custom with the Lamanites and a sign of peace, imitating the Nephite custom. ... When he had raised the first one from the ground, he stabbed the king in the heart and he fell to the ground. ... Then the king’s servants fled.
Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them. ... And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria, to Lachish, saying, I have offended, return from me. ... And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. ... And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord and in the treasures of the king’s house. ... At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the Lord, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.
(Old Covenants) 2 Chronicles 12:11
And Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, fifteen years. ... Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?
(Old Covenants) 2 Chronicles 15:7
At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him, for again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah and carried away captives. ... The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Soco with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof, and they dwelled there (for the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he made Judah naked, and transgressed seriously against the Lord). ... And Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came unto him and distressed him, but strengthened him not; for Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the Lord, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria; but he helped him not.
Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an offering and sweet odors unto him. ... The king answered unto Daniel and said, Truly it is that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing you could reveal this secret. ... Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon. ... Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon; but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.
So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom, and they made a circuit of seven days’ journey. ... And the king of Israel said, Alas, that the Lord has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab. ... And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah. ... So the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom went down to him.
And the king said unto the woman, Go to your house, and I will give charge concerning you. ... And the woman of Tekoa said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me and on my father’s house, and the king and his throne be guiltless. ... And the king said, Whoever says anything unto you, bring him to me, and he shall not touch you anymore. ... Then said she, I pray you, let the king remember the Lord your God, that you would not suffer the avengers of blood to destroy anymore, lest they destroy my son.
And Ahimaaz called and said unto the king, All is well. ... And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king. ... And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? ... And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king’s servant, and me your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was. ... And the king said unto him, Turn aside and stand here.
(Old Covenants) 2 Chronicles 7:16
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-Gilead. ... And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself and will go to the battle, but you put on your robes. ... So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went to the battle.
Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste and said thus unto him: I have found a man of the captives of Judah that will make known unto the king the interpretation. ... The king answered and said to Daniel — whose name was Belteshazzar — Are you able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen and the interpretation thereof? ... Daniel answered in the presence of the king and said, The secret which the king has demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the fortune-tellers show unto the king. ... But there is a God in Heaven that reveals secrets, and makes known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. ... As for you, O king, your thoughts came into your mind upon your bed, what should come to pass hereafter.
And they went in to the king, into the court, but they laid up the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king. ... So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the scroll, and he took it out of Elishama the scribe’s chamber. ... And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king and in the ears of all the princes who stood beside the king. ... Now the king sat in the winter house in the ninth month, and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him. ... Yet they were not afraid nor rent their garments — neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.