3,128 verses contain “King” (in the KJV: 3,043, in the BSB: 2,489) — showing 3,101–3,128
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Antiochus,
king and governor, to the good Jews his citizens wisheth much joy, health, and prosperity:
Again, considering how that the princes that are borderers and neighbours unto my
kingdom wait for
opportunities, and expect what shall be the event. I have appointed my son
Antiochus king, whom I often committed and
commended unto many of you, when I went up into the high provinces; to whom I have written as followeth:
Whereupon being accused of the
king’s friends before Eupator, and called
traitor at every word because he had left
Cyprus, that Philometor had committed unto him, and departed to
Antiochus Epiphanes, and seeing that he was in no honourable place, he was so discouraged, that he poisoned himself and died.
Not long after the,
Lysias the
king’s
protector and cousin, who also managed the affairs, took
sore displeasure for the things that were done.
And persuaded them to agree to all reasonable conditions, and promised that he would
persuade the
king that he must needs be a friend unto them.
Then Maccabeus consented to all that
Lysias desired, being careful of the common good; and
whatsoever Maccabeus wrote unto
Lysias concerning the Jews, the
king granted it.
Therefore what things
soever were meet to be reported to the
king, I have declared them, and he hath granted as much as might be.
And the letter of the
king unto the nation of the Jews was after this manner:
King Antiochus sendeth
greeting unto the council, and the rest of the Jews:
But touching such things as he judged to be referred to the
king, after ye have
advised thereof, send one
forthwith, that we may declare as it is convenient for you: for we are now going to Antioch.
When these covenants were made,
Lysias went unto the
king, and the Jews were about their
husbandry.
But the
King of
kings moved
Antiochus’ mind against this wicked
wretch, and
Lysias informed the
king that this man was the cause of all mischief, so that the
king commanded to bring him unto
Berea, and to put him to death, as the manner is in that place.
Now the
king came with a barbarous and
haughty mind to do far worse to the Jews, than had been done in his father’s time.
And
Judas, being apart with the elders, determined, before the
king’s host should enter into
Judea, and get the city, to go forth and try the matter in fight by the help of the Lord.
And having given the
watchword to them that were about him, Victory is of God; with the most
valiant and choice young men he went in into the
king’s tent by night, and
slew in the camp about four thousand men, and the chiefest of the elephants, with all that were upon him.
Now when the
king had taken a taste of the
manliness of the Jews, he went about to take the holds by policy,
The
king treated with them in Bethsum the second time, gave his hand, took their’s, departed, fought with
Judas, was overcome;
Lysias went up to the judgment seat, said as much as could be in defence of the cause, persuaded,
pacified, made them well affected, returned to Antioch. Thus it went touching the
king’s coming and departing.
Came to
king Demetrius in the hundred and one and
fiftieth year, presenting unto him a crown of gold, and a palm, and also of the boughs which were used solemnly in the temple: and so that day he held his peace.
First,
verily for the
unfeigned care I have of things pertaining to the
king; and secondly, even for that I intend the good of mine own countrymen: for all our nation is in no small misery through the
unadvised dealing of them aforersaid.
Wherefore, O
king, seeing knowest all these things, be careful for the country, and our nation, which is pressed on every side, according to the
clemency that thou readily shewest unto all.
This was no sooner spoken of him, but others of the
king’s friends, being
maliciously set against
Judas, did more incense
Demetrius.
But Alcimus, perceiving the love that was
betwixt them, and considering the covenants that were made, came to
Demetrius, and told him that Nicanor was not well affected toward the state; for that he had ordained
Judas, a
traitor to his realm, to be the
king’s successor.
Then the
king being in a
rage, and
provoked with the accusations of the most wicked man, wrote to Nicanor,
signifying that he was much displeased with the covenants, and commanding him that he should send Maccabeus prisoner in all
haste unto Antioch.
But because there was no dealing against the
king, he watched his time to
accomplish this thing by policy.
Then said the other, And I also am mighty upon earth, and I command to take arms, and to do the king’s business. Yet he obtained not to have his wicked will done.
Therefore in his prayer he said after this manner; O Lord, thou
didst send thine angel in the time of Ezekias
king of
Judea, and
didst slay in the host of
Sennacherib an hundred
fourscore and five thousand: