In the Bible, the term “king” refers to a man who is the supreme ruler of a particular group of people or a particular region of land (or both).
* In biblical times, a king was usually chosen to rule on the basis of family relation to the previous king(s). When a king died, usually his oldest son became the next king.
* The Bible often refers to God is as a king who rules over the entire universe (in a general sense) and over his people (in a specific sense).
* The New Testament refers to Jesus as a king in various ways, including: “king of the Jews;” “king of Israel;” and “king of kings.”
(See also: [authority](../kt/authority.md), [Herod Antipas](../names/herodantipas.md), [kingdom](../other/kingdom.md), [kingdom of God](../kt/kingdomofgod.md))
* __[8:6](rc://en/tn/help/obs/08/06)__ One night, the Pharaoh, which is what the Egyptians called their kings, had two dreams that disturbed him greatly.
* __[16:1](rc://en/tn/help/obs/16/01)__ The Israelites had no __king__, so everyone did what they thought was right for them.
* __[17:5](rc://en/tn/help/obs/17/05)__ Eventually, Saul died in battle, and David became __king__ of Israel. He was a good __king__, and the people loved him.
* __[21:6](rc://en/tn/help/obs/21/06)__ God’s prophets also said that the Messiah would be a prophet, a priest, and a __king__.