KINGS

(See also Crowns; Diadems; Emperors; Rulers; kings and lands by name)

accession and regnal years: it-1 461; it-2 1215; w11 11/1 23; si 284-285

Achaemenian line: it-1 566

adviser having keys: it-2 148

ancient use of term “king”: it-1 283; gm 45; w86 2/1 27

anointed Christians: w22.12 11; lff lesson 31; it-1 1132-1133; bhs 84-86; bh 78-79; w10 4/1 8; w06 2/15 19-20; w06 7/15 5; re 72-73, 77, 87-88, 199-201; w02 6/15 5-6; wt 94-95; dg 18; w00 10/15 12; rq 12; kl 92-93; pe 123-125

“24 elders” (Re 4:4): re 77, 81-82

“for 1,000 years” (Re 20:4, 6): it-2 687; re 288-291

“forever and ever” (Re 22:5): w12 1/15 30; re 313

‘go to the brightness’ of Jehovah’s woman (Isa 60:3): w02 7/1 11; ip-2 304, 306; w00 1/1 12

“kings of the earth” (Re 21:24): re 310

not kings on earth: w08 1/15 22

preparation of: tp 64-66

qualities: cl 198; it-2 72; w07 8/15 29

anointing: it-1 113-114

Cameroon:

Njoya, Ibrahim: g 12/07 26-27

discussion: it-2 156-158

“divine right”: w94 7/1 15; w92 5/1 3-4; g90 8/22 17-18

early kings: it-2 156

Egypt (ancient):

Hyksos: it-1 694-696

king lists: it-1 450

“eighth king” (Re 17:11): w22.07 5; re 253-254

first human king in Bible: it-2 158, 161; g90 8/22 16; g89 1/22 20

friend (companion) of: it-1 873-874

Ahuzzath: it-1 66

Hushai: it-1 1163-1164

“from the rising of the sun” (Re 16:12): re 229-230

Gentile kings: it-2 157-158

accessibility: it-2 158

“honor for the king” (1Pe 2:17): w12 12/15 23; w02 11/1 14; w96 5/1 6, 8; w91 2/1 20

illustrations regarding:

king contemplating battle (Lu 14): jy 196-197; gt chapter 84; w89 1/1 8-9

king who canceled large debt (Mt 18): it-1 601, 1179; w16.01 16; jy 152-153; w12 11/15 26-27; w04 2/1 15; lr 77-81; gt chapter 64; si 179; w88 3/1 8-9

king who prepared marriage feast (Mt 22): jy 248-249; gt chapter 107; w90 1/15 8-9

noble who traveled to secure kingship (Lu 19): it-1 248, 1182; jy 232-233; kr 10; gt chapter 100; w90 3/15 15; w89 10/1 8-9

Israel (ancient): it-2 156-159; bm 16; ct 134-139; bp 8-11; si 53, 64

alliances: it-1 60, 62-63, 76-77; it-2 845, 933; si 82

anointed: it-1 113, 439; it-2 157, 164, 386

apostate kings: it-1 127

appreciation for music: w24.10 30

burial places: it-1 379-380

“carcasses of their kings” (Eze 43:7-9): it-1 379-380; rr 150; w07 8/1 10; w99 3/1 9

charts of prophets and kings: nwt 1744-1747

construction works: it-1 159-160

copying and reading Law: it-2 755; w02 6/15 12-17; w02 11/15 21; w00 10/1 8-9; w95 5/1 12

coronation with ‘diadem and Testimony’ (2Ki 11:12): w91 2/1 31

Davidic line a “lamp”: it-2 195

divine instructions: it-2 163

faithful kings: w24.07 20-23; w09 8/15 23

idolatry: it-1 1170

Jehovah: it-2 213

lessons from: w24.07 20-25

Maccabean (Hasmonaean): it-1 1232; w01 6/15 27-30; w98 11/15 23-24

marriage alliances: it-1 76; it-2 625

not absolute monarchs: it-1 1228-1229

priesthood needed by: it-2 1144

priesthood separate: it-2 683

request for human king: it-1 93, 1230; it-2 163, 871; lfb 96; ia 59, 66, 72-73; w11 1/1 26-27; w11 7/15 13-14; w10 10/1 14, 17-18; w07 1/15 15-16; w05 3/15 21-22; si 53, 55; w87 9/1 19

responsibility as judges: it-1 518

responsibility in worship: it-1 674; it-2 157

restrictions: it-2 157

right of succession: it-1 320

sat upon Jehovah’s throne: it-2 1097

“stars of God” (Isa 14:13): it-2 932, 1033; w02 9/15 30

subject to Jehovah: it-2 163

treasury: it-2 1122

unfaithful kings: w24.07 22-23

use in child training: w24.07 24-25

wives and property: it-2 157

Israel (northern kingdom): it-1 1233; it-2 156-157; si 66-68, 70-72

charts: it-1 464-466; nwt 1745, 1747

chronology: mwb22.11 7

idolatry: it-1 1170

Jehovah: it-2 156, 159; w07 12/1 21-22; re 172; wt 93-94; w93 7/15 7-8; w90 9/15 11, 16-18

accepting Jehovah’s kingship in one’s life: mwb22.01 14

‘becomes King’: it-2 164, 166, 994; w14 1/15 10-11; re 172; ip-2 185, 187-188; ip-1 268, 270; w97 1/15 10-11; w97 5/1 11; w86 12/15 29

‘begins to rule’ (Re 11:17): w93 5/1 25-26

‘begins to rule’ (Re 19:6): re 274-275; w93 5/1 25-26; w89 7/1 24

carefully following orders of: w86 6/1 20-25

Grand King: w86 1/1 29-30

king “from the rising of the sun” (Re 16:12): re 229-230

“King of eternity” (1Ti 1:17; Re 15:3): ijwbq article 125; cl 12; w96 4/1 10-21

“King over all other gods” (Ps 95:3): w86 12/15 29

King over Israel: it-2 162-165, 213; w14 1/15 10-11; w10 1/15 29-30

king over spiritual Israel: w98 2/1 16-17

king who canceled large debt (Mt 18): it-1 601; jy 152-153; gt chapter 64; w88 3/1 8-9

king who prepared marriage feast (Mt 22): jy 248; gt chapter 107; w90 1/15 8

Jesus Christ: ijwbq article 22; cf 185; scl 17, 68; wp20.2 6-7; od 14-15; it-2 156; bhs 83-84, 92; w14 1/15 11; w14 4/1 16; bh 77-78; w10 4/1 8, 20; w10 12/15 16-20; w08 1/1 6; w06 7/15 4-5; re 171; g 12/06 4; w04 12/15 6-7; lr 232-236; be 277-278; wt 94; km 11/02 1; w00 5/15 16-17; w00 10/15 11; g98 12/8 10-11; rq 12; w95 10/15 20-21; kl 91-93; bp 12-14; w92 10/1 16-19; pe 66, 68; w87 4/1 18-20; tp 63; ws 13-16

beginning of rule: w14 1/15 11; w12 8/1 16-17; w92 10/1 16-18

Daniel’s prophecies: it-2 1002-1003, 1009; bm 18; dp 145-147, 288-289; w88 1/1 10-11; w88 6/15 4-5; w86 10/15 5-7

effect on people: w92 10/1 18-19

gaining goodwill of: w07 5/15 20

hands over Kingdom to Father (1Co 15:24): w25.05 25; it-2 170; rr 229; w14 9/15 27; re 291, 300; wt 189; w00 10/15 20; ws 180-182

immortal: g90 8/22 19-20

inherits covenant with David: it-1 591; it-2 346, 992; w10 4/1 20; w06 12/15 4-5; w89 2/1 14-15; ws 13-15, 24-27

king “from the rising of the sun” (Re 16:12): re 229-230

“King of kings” (Re 17:14; 19:16): cf 23; it-2 156, 1093-1094; re 284

King over Christian congregation: cf 184-185; jy 312; w14 1/15 11; w06 5/1 27; w02 10/1 18; w95 10/15 20; gt chapter 132; w90 3/15 15; pe 136; rs 232

King-Priest like Melchizedek: it-1 1113; w14 10/15 11; w90 7/1 20-21; w89 2/1 16-17

“legal right” (Eze 21:25-27): rr 87-90

loyalty of Christians to: w06 5/1 27-31

manifestation: it-2 308-309

“many diadems” (Re 19:12): re 280

“my servant David” (Eze 34:23, 24; 37:24, 25): rr 90-94, 133, 214-215

“one shepherd” (Eze 34:23; 37:24): rr 89-94; w93 1/1 19; w88 9/15 23-24

Psalm 2: mwb16.05 4; w04 7/15 15-20; ws 22-26

Psalm 45: cf 58-59; it-1 114; w14 2/15 3-7; w06 6/1 8-9; re 277; rs 422; w87 3/1 15-17, 20

Psalm 72: w10 8/15 28-32; w04 11/1 6-7

qualifications: wp20.1 13; fg 14; w10 12/15 16-18; dg 17-18

qualities: cl 198; it-2 72; w07 5/15 7, 20; w07 8/15 28-29; w06 5/1 27-28, 31; g98 12/8 9-10

realm: w90 3/15 15; w89 2/1 15, 17; w87 4/1 18

rejected by Jewish leaders: it-2 741

“Ruler of the kings of the earth” (Re 1:5): re 18-19

rules amid enemies: ws 21-28

Shiloh (Ge 49): w25.06 6; it-1 491-492; it-2 127, 386, 928-929; w11 8/15 9; w07 12/1 23-25; w04 1/15 29; w02 10/1 17-20; kl 93; w92 10/1 8; wi 12-13

subdues amid enemies: gt chapter 132; w88 10/15 15-16

support for: mwb24.11 6-7

transfiguration vision: mwb18.05 4; jy 144; kr 6; w05 1/15 12-13, 16-17; w93 7/15 15-16; w91 9/15 20-23; gt chapter 60; w88 1/1 8-9

video Loyally Support the “Prince of Peace”: mwb24.11 7

Judah (southern kingdom): it-2 126-127, 156-157; w05 12/1 20; ct 139-140; si 66-68, 71-74, 81-84

attitudes toward true worship: it-1 1108-1109; w98 11/1 15-17

charts: it-1 464-466; nwt 1744, 1746

chronology: mwb22.11 7; it-1 462-463

coregency: it-1 462-463

idolatry: it-1 1170-1171

“king fierce in countenance” (Da 8:23): it-2 1103; dp 170-173

“king of Babylon” (Isa 14:4): it-2 932, 1033; w02 9/15 30; ip-1 182-183

“king of Tyre” (Eze 28): scl 99; it-1 432, 891; it-2 604; w05 10/15 22-23

“king’s daughter” (Ps 45:13): it-2 721

meaning of term: it-2 156

“mown grass of the king” (Am 7:1): w89 4/1 22

origin of term: it-2 159

“seven kings” (Re 17:10): w22.05 9; re 251-253

Sumerian King List: it-1 448, 559; it-2 1212

symbolic:

death a king: it-1 598

sin a king: it-1 598; it-2 965

undeserved kindess ‘rules as king’ (Ro 5:21): w16.07 22

“ten kings” (Da 7:24): dp 135-136

“ten kings” (Re 17:12-17): re 254-258

“battle with the Lamb” (Re 17:14): w12 6/15 18; re 254-256

destroy Babylon the Great: w12 9/15 4-5; re 256-258

“one thought” (Re 17:13, 17): w12 6/15 18; w12 9/15 5; re 254-255, 257-258

“three kings” who visited young Jesus: ijwbq article 163; w10 4/1 13; w09 12/1 31; w08 1/1 31; w08 4/15 29; w04 12/15 3-4; w02 12/15 32; w00 12/15 3-7; g99 12/8 14-15

worldly:

gathered to Armageddon (Re 16:14, 16): re 230-233, 285-286; ws 19-20

grief over end of Babylon the Great: w09 2/15 4-5; re 267

honor for: w92 6/1 16-17

Jehovah can influence heart (Pr 21:1): w20.11 15

mortality: g90 8/22 17, 19

prayer for (1Ti 2:2): scl 96; w20.11 15; it-2 669; km 11/90 8

removed by Jehovah: w86 4/15 13-20

sexual immorality with Babylon the Great: bh 220; re 235-238, 240, 261-263; w89 4/1 3, 5-6; w89 4/15 10-12, 22-23

‘take stand against Jehovah and his anointed’ (Ps 2): w90 7/1 27-28

taught lessons by Jehovah: w88 12/1 10-14