KENITES, THE

 

 - Originally a people of Canaan - Ge 15:19



 - Connected with the Midianites - Nu 10:29; Jud 4:11



 - Dwelt in strongholds - Nu 24:21



 - Had many cities - 1Sa 30:29



 - MOSES



      . Intermarried with - Ex 2:21; Jud 1:16



      . Invited, to accompany Israel - Nu 10:29-32



 - Part of, dwelt with Israel - Jud 1:16; 4:11



 - Part of, dwelt with the Amalekites - 1Sa 15:6



 - Showed kindness to Israel in the desert - Ex 18:1-27



 - Not destroyed with the Amalekites - 1Sa 15:6



 - The Rechabites descended from - 1Ch 2:55



 - Sisera slain by Jael one of - Jud 4:22; 5:24



 - DAVID



      . Pretended that he invaded - 1Sa 27:10



      . Sent part of the spoil of war to - 1Sa 30:29



 - Ruin of, predicted - Nu 24:21,22





 
KINGS

 

 - Israel warned against seeking - 1Sa 8:9-18



 - Sin of Israel in seeking - 1Sa 12:17-20



 - Israel in seeking, rejected God as their king - 1Sa 8:7; 10:19



 - Israel asked for, that they might be like the nations - 1Sa 8:5,19,20



 - First given to Israel in anger - Ho 13:11



 - God reserved to himself the choice of - De 17:14,15; 1Sa 9:16,17; 16:12



 - When first established in Israel, not hereditary - De 17:20; 1Sa 13:13,14; 15:28,29



 - Rendered hereditary in the family of David - 2Sa 7:12-16; Ps 89:35-37



 - Of Israel not to be foreigners - De 17:15



 - Laws for the government of the kingdom by, written by Samuel - 1Sa 10:25



 - FORBIDDEN TO MULTIPLY



      . Horses - De 17:16



      . Wives - De 17:17



      . Treasure - De 17:17



 - Required to write and keep by them, a copy of the divine law - De 17:18-20



 - Had power to make war and peace - 1Sa 11:5-7



 - Often exercised power arbitrarily - 1Sa 22:17,18; 2Sa 1:15; 4:9-12; 1Ki 2:23,25,31



 - CEREMONIES AT INAUGURATION OF



      . Anointing - 1Sa 10:1; 16:13; Ps 89:20



      . Crowning - 2Ki 11:12; 2Ch 23:11; Ps 21:3



      . Proclaiming with trumpets - 2Sa 15:10; 1Ki 1:34; 2Ki 9:13; 11:14



      . Enthroning - 1Ki 1:35,46; 2Ki 11:19



      . Girding on the sword - Ps 45:3



      . Putting into their hands the books of the law - 2Ki 11:12; 2Ch 23:11



      . Covenanting to govern lawfully - 2Sa 5:3



      . Receiving homage - 1Sa 10:1; 1Ch 29:24



      . Shouting "God save the king" - 1Sa 10:24; 2Sa 16:16; 2Ki 11:12



      . Offering sacrifice - 1Sa 11:15



      . Feasting - 1Ch 12:38,39; 29:22



 - Attended by a body-guard - 1Sa 13:2; 2Sa 8:18; 1Ch 11:25; 2Ch 12:10



 - Dwelt in royal palaces - 2Ch 9:11; Ps 45:15



 - Arrayed in royal apparel - 1Ki 22:30; Mt 6:29



 - Names of, often changed at their accession - 2Ki 23:34; 24:17



 - OFFICERS OF



      . Prime minister - 2Ch 19:11; 28:7



      . First Counsellor - 1Ch 27:33



      . Confidant or king's special friend - 1Ki 4:5; 1Ch 27:33



      . Comptroller of the household - 1Ki 4:6; 2Ch 28:7



      . Scribe or secretary - 2Sa 8:17; 1Ki 4:3



      . Captain of the host - 2Sa 8:16; 1Ki 4:4



      . Captain of the guard - 2Sa 8:18; 20:23



      . Recorder - 2Sa 8:16; 1Ki 4:3



      . Providers for the king's table - 1Ki 4:7-19



      . Master of the wardrobe - 2Ki 22:14; 2Ch 34:22



      . Treasurer - 1Ch 27:25



      . Storekeeper - 1Ch 27:25



      . Overseer of the tribute - 1Ki 4:6; 12:18



      . Overseer of royal farms - 1Ch 27:26



      . Overseer of royal vineyards - 1Ch 27:27



      . Overseer of royal plantations - 1Ch 27:28



      . Overseer of royal herds - 1Sa 21:7; 1Ch 27:29



      . Overseer of royal camels - 1Ch 27:30



      . Overseer of royal flocks - 1Ch 27:31



      . Armour-bearer - 1Sa 16:21



      . Cup-bearer - 1Ki 10:5; 2Ch 9:5



 - Approached with greatest reverence - 1Sa 24:8; 2Sa 9:8; 14:22; 1Ki 1:23



 - Presented with gifts by strangers - 1Ki 10:2,10,25; 2Ki 5:5; Mt 2:11



 - Right hand of, the place of honour - 1Ki 2:19; Ps 45:9; 110:1



 - Attendants of, stood in their presence - 1Ki 10:8; 2Ki 25:19



 - Exercised great hospitality - 1Sa 20:25-27; 2Sa 9:7-13; 19:33; 1Ki 4:22,23,28



 - THEIR REVENUES DERIVED FROM



      . Voluntary contributions - 1Sa 10:27; 16:20; 1Ch 12:39,40



      . Tribute from foreign nations - 1Ki 4:21,24,25; 2Ch 8:8; 17:11



      . Tax on produce of the land - 1Ki 4:7-19



      . Tax on foreign merchandise - 1Ki 10:15



      . Their own flocks and herds - 2Ch 32:29



      . Produce of their own lands - 2Ch 26:10



 - Sometimes nominated their successors - 1Ki 1:33,34; 2Ch 11:22,23



 - Punished for transgressing the divine law - 2Sa 12:7-12; 1Ki 21:18-24



 - WHO REIGNED OVER ALL ISRAEL



      . Saul - 1Sa 11:15-31:13; 1Ch 10:1-10:14



      . David - 2Sa 2:4-1Ki 2:11; 1Ch 11:1-29:30



      . Solomon - 1Ki 1:39-11:43; 2Ch 1:1-9:31



      . Rehoboam (first part of his reign) - 1Ki 12:1-20; 2Ch 10:1-16



 - WHO REIGNED OVER JUDAH



      . Rehoboam (latter part of his reign) - 1Ki 12:21-24; 14:21-31; 2Ch 10:17-12:16



      . Abijam or Abijah - 1Ki 15:1-8; 2Ch 13:1-22



      . Asa - 1Ki 15:9-24; 2Ch 14:1-16:14



      . Jehoshaphat - 1Ki 22:41-50; 2Ch 17:1-21:1



      . Jehoram or Joram - 2Ki 8:16-24; 2Ch 21:1-20



      . Ahaziah - 2Ki 8:25-29; 9:16-29; 2Ch 22:1-9



      . Athaliah, mother of Ahaziah (usurper) - 2Ki 11:1-3; 2Ch 22:10-12



      . Joash or Jehoash - 2Ki 11:4-12:21; 2Ch 23:1-24:27



      . Amaziah - 2Ki 14:1-20; 2Ch 25:1-28



      . Azariah or Uzziah - 2Ki 14:21,22; 15:1-7; 2Ch 26:1-23



      . Jotham - 2Ki 15:32-38; 2Ch 27:1-9



      . Ahaz - 2Ki 16:1-20; 2Ch 28:1-27



      . Hezekiah - 2Ki 18:1-20:21; 2Ch 29:1-32:33



      . Manasseh - 2Ki 21:1-18; 2Ch 33:1-20



      . Amon - 2Ki 21:19-26; 2Ch 33:21-25



      . Josiah - 2Ki 22:1-23:30; 2Ch 34:1-35:27



      . Jehoahaz - 2Ki 23:31-33; 2Ch 36:1-4



      . Jehoiakim - 2Ki 23:34-24:6; 2Ch 36:5-8



      . Jehoiachin - 2Ki 24:8-16; 2Ch 36:9,10



      . Zedekiah - 2Ki 24:17-25:7; 2Ch 36:11-21



 - WHO REIGNED OVER ISRAEL



      . Jeroboam - 1Ki 12:20; 12:25-14:20



      . Nadab - 1Ki 15:25-27,32



      . Baasha - 1Ki 15:28-16:7



      . Elah - 1Ki 16:8-14



      . Zimri - 1Ki 16:11,12,15,20



      . Omri - 1Ki 16:23-28



      . Ahab - 1Ki 16:29-22:40



      . Ahaziah - 1Ki 22:51-53; 2Ki 1:18



      . Jehoram or Joram - 2Ki 3:1-9:26



      . Jehu - 2Ki 9:3-10:36



      . Jehoahaz - 2Ki 13:1-9



      . Jehoash or Joash - 2Ki 13:10-25; 14:8-16



      . Jeroboam the Second - 2Ki 14:23-29



      . Zachariah - 2Ki 15:8-12



      . Shallum - 2Ki 15:13-15



      . Menahem - 2Ki 15:16-22



      . Pekahiah - 2Ki 15:23-26



      . Pekah - 2Ki 15:27-31; 16:5



      . Hoshea - 2Ki 17:1-6



 - Called the Lord's anointed - 1Sa 16:6; 24:6; 2Sa 19:21



 - CONSPIRACIES AGAINST



      . Absalom against David - 2Sa 15:10



      . Adonijah against Solomon - 1Ki 1:5-7



      . Jeroboam against Rehoboam - 1Ki 12:12,16



      . Baasha against Nadab - 1Ki 15:27



      . Zimri against Elah - 1Ki 16:9,10



      . Omri against Zimri - 1Ki 16:17



      . Jehu against Joram - 2Ki 9:14



      . Shallum against Zachariah - 2Ki 15:10



      . Menahem against Shallum - 2Ki 15:14



      . Pekah against Menahem - 1Ki 15:25



 - God chooses - De 17:15; 1Ch 28:4-6



 - God ordains - Ro 13:1



 - God anoints - 1Sa 16:12; 2Sa 12:7



 - Set up by God - 1Sa 12:13; Da 2:21



 - Removed by God - 1Ki 11:11; Da 2:21



 - Christ is the Prince of - Re 1:5



 - Christ is the King of - Re 17:14



 - Reign by direction of Christ - Pr 8:15



 - Supreme judges of nations - 1Sa 8:5



 - Resistance to, is resistance to the ordinance of God - Ro 13:2



 - Able to enforce their commands - Ec 8:4



 - Numerous subjects the honour of - Pr 14:28



 - Not save by their armies - Ps 33:16



 - Dependent on the earth - Ec 5:9



 - SHOULD



      . Fear God - De 17:19



      . Serve Christ - Ps 2:10-12



      . Keep the law of God - 1Ki 2:3



      . Study the Scriptures - De 17:19



      . Promote the interests of the Church - Ezr 1:2-4; 6:1-12



      . Nourish the Church - Isa 49:23



      . Rule in the fear of God - 2Sa 23:3



      . Maintain the cause of the poor and oppressed - Pr 31:8,9



      . Investigate all matters - Pr 25:2



      . Not pervert judgment - Pr 31:5



 - Prolong their reign by hating covetousness - Pr 28:16



 - Throne of, established by righteousness and justice - Pr 16:12; 29:14



 - SPECIALLY WARNED AGAINST



      . Impurity - Pr 31:3



      . Lying - Pr 17:7



      . Hearkening to lies - Pr 29:12



      . Intemperance - Pr 31:4,5



 - The gospel to be preached to - Ac 9:15; 26:27,28



 - Without understanding, are oppressors - Pr 28:16



 - Often reproved by God - 1Ch 16:21



 - Judgments upon, when opposed to Christ - Ps 2:2,5,9



 - WHEN GOOD



      . Regard God as their strength - Ps 99:4



      . Speak righteously - Pr 16:10



      . Love righteous lips - Pr 16:13



      . Abhor wickedness - Pr 16:12



      . Discountenance evil - Pr 20:8



      . Punish the wicked - Pr 20:8



      . Favour the wise - Pr 14:35



      . Honour the diligent - Pr 22:29



      . Befriend the good - Pr 22:14



      . Are pacified by submission - Pr 16:14; 25:15



 - Evil counsellors should be removed from - 2Ch 22:3,4; Pr 25:5



 - Curse not, even in thought - Ex 22:28; Ec 10:20



 - Speak no evil of - Job 34:18; 2Pe 2:10



 - Pay tribute to - Mt 22:21; Ro 13:6,7



 - Be not presumptuous before - Pr 25:6



 - SHOULD BE



      . Honoured - Ro 13:7; 1Pe 2:17



      . Feared - Pr 24:21



      . Reverenced - 1Sa 24:8; 1Ki 1:23,21



      . Obeyed - Ro 13:1,5; 1Pe 2:13



      . Prayed for - 1Ti 2:1,2



 - Folly of resisting - Pr 19:12; 20:2



 - Punishment for resisting the lawful authority of - Ro 13:2



 - Guilt and danger of stretching out the hand against - 1Sa 26:9; 2Sa 1:14



 - They that walk after the flesh despise - 2Pe 2:10; Jude 1:8



 - Good-Exemplified



      . David - 2Sa 8:15



      . Asa - 1Ki 15:11



      . Jehoshaphat - 1Ki 22:43



      . Amaziah - 2Ki 15:3



      . Uzziah - 2Ki 15:34



      . Hezekiah - 2Ki 18:3



      . Josiah - 2Ki 22:2