And in the new `` King Of Kings '' the plot involves intrigues and twists and turns that cannot be traced to the Gospels.

( 2 Kings 18: 2 ) She was the mother of King Hezekiah.

When Abiathar was dismissed from the priesthood by King Solomon for having taken part in Adonijah's conspiracy against David, his life was spared because he had formerly borne the Ark ( 1 Kings 2: 26 ).

The brethren were pleased with the Emperor's letter, but Anthony did not pay any attention to it, and he said to them, " The books of God, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, commands us every day, but we do not heed what they tell us, and we turn our backs on them.

In the spirit of ecumenism more recent Catholic translations ( e. g. the New American Bible, Jerusalem Bible, and ecumenical translations used by Catholics, such as the RSV-CE ) use the same " standardized " ( King James Version ) spellings and names as Protestant Bibles ( e. g. 1 Chronicles as opposed to the Douaic 1 Paralipomenon, 1-2 Samuel and 1-2 Kings instead of 1-4 Kings ) in those books which are universally considered canonical, the protocanonicals.

These are during 853 – 841 BC when Jerusalem was invaded by Philistines and Arabs during the reign of Jehoram ( recorded in 2 Kings 8: 20-22 and 2 Chronicles 21: 8-20 in the Christian Old Testament ) and 605 – 586 BC when Jerusalem was attacked by King Nebuchadnezzer of Babylon, which led to the Babylonian exile of Israel ( recorded in Psalm 137 ).

Some scholars believe that the picture of Jerusalem which Zephaniah gives indicates that he was active prior to the religious reforms of King Josiah which are described in 2 Kings 23.

In fact, Antony and Cleopatra formally elevated to power Caesarion, then thirteen years of age, in 34 BC, giving him the vague but alarming title of " King of the Kings " ( Donations of Alexandria ).

He directed dozens of silent films, including Paramount Pictures ' first production, The Squaw Man ( 1914 ), which was co-directed by Oscar Apfel, before coming into huge popularity during the late 1910s and early 1920s, when he reached the apex of his popularity with such films as Don't Change Your Husband ( 1919 ), The Ten Commandments ( 1923 ), and The King of Kings ( 1927 ).

The most ancient doors were in timber, those made for King Solomon's temple being in olive wood ( I Kings vi.

This most likely applies to King Solomon, but may also refer to his successors as the Bible referred to Judah as Israel in Kings / Chronicles for example.

The term " king " would not be difficult ; since the Persian Monarch was known as the King of Kings, a lesser lord may have called himself a king.

In Persia, from the time of Darius the Great, Persian rulers used the title " King of Kings " ( Shahanshah in modern Iranian ) since they had dominion over peoples from India to Greece.

In Ethiopia, the Solomonic dynasty used, beginning in 1270, the title of "" which is literally " King of Kings ".

During his three-year reign, King James II became directly involved in the political battles in England between Catholicism and Protestantism, on the one hand, and on the other, between the Divine Right of Kings and the political rights of the Parliament of England.

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the English Kings of Arms, Scotland's Lord Lyon King of Arms, and the Chief Herald of Ireland continue making grants of arms.

He used to give himself titles such as " King of Kings ", " leader of the Arab leaders " and " imam of the Muslims " ( at the 2009 Arab League Summit ).

The Dukes of Bavaria, Württemberg, and Saxony made themselves Kings, as later did the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, who was already King of Great Britain.

Wilfred of Ivanhoe is disinherited by his father Cedric of Rotherwood for supporting the Norman King Richard and for falling in love with the Lady Rowena, Cedric's ward and a descendant of the Saxon Kings of England.

* In Judaism, King Hezekiah purged Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem and the Land of Israel of figures, including the Nehushtan, as recorded in the Second Book of Kings.

* 637 – The Battle of Moira is fought between the High King of Ireland and the Kings of Ulster and Dalriada.

* Kings ( U. S. TV series ), a 2009 series loosely based on the Biblical story of King David

In 2006, they once again provided theme music for WWE as they recorded the song " King of Kings " for Triple H on the Wreckless Intent CD.

According to the Biblical Book of Kings this brass serpent remained in existence until the days of King Hezekiah, who destroyed it after persons began treating it as an idol.

See also note 43 at p. 163, with references to Palanque ( 1933 ), Gaudemet ( 1972 ), Matthews ( 1975 ) and King ( 1961 )</ ref > Under Ambrose's influence, Theodosius issued the 391 " Theodosian decrees ," which with increasing intensity outlawed Pagan practises, and the Altar of Victory was removed by Gratian.

Alfonso III ( 1265, Valencia – 18 June 1291 AD ), called the Liberal ( el Liberal ) or the Free ( also " the Frank ," from el Franc ), was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona ( as Alfons II ) from 1285.

His transportation network moved smuggled liquor from the rum-runners of the East Coast, The Purple Gang in Detroit, who brought liquor in from Canada, with help from Belle River native Blaise Diesbourg, also known as " King Canada ," and local production which came from Midwestern moonshine operations and illegal breweries.

" began to imagine ," wrote St Simon, " that the King doubted his courage, and resolved to stake all at once in an effort to vindicate himself.

Archaeological confirmation of Bethlehem as an Israelite city was uncovered in 2012 at the archaeological dig at the City of David in the form of a bulla ( seal impression in dried clay ) in ancient Hebrew script that reads " From the town of Bethlehem to the King ," indicating that it was used to seal the string closing a shipment of grain, wine, or other goods sent as a tax payment in the 8th or 7th century BCE.

The group encompassed a range of ideological outlooks, from conspiratorially-minded army officers to idealistic youths, sometimes tending towards republicanism, despite the acquisition of nationalistic royal circles in its activities ( the movement's leader, Col. Dragutin Dimitrijević or " Apis ," had been instrumental in the June 1903 coup which had brought King Petar Karađorđević to the Serbian throne following 45 years of rule by the rival Obrenović dynasty ).

FBI records show that 85 % of COINTELPRO resources targeted groups and individuals that the FBI deemed " subversive ," including communist and socialist organizations ; organizations and individuals associated with the civil rights movement, including Martin Luther King, Jr. and others associated with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the Congress of Racial Equality and other civil rights organizations ; black nationalist groups ; the American Indian Movement ; a broad range of organizations labeled " New Left ", including Students for a Democratic Society and the Weathermen ; almost all groups protesting the Vietnam War, as well as individual student demonstrators with no group affiliation ; the National Lawyers Guild ; organizations and individuals associated with the women's rights movement ; nationalist groups such as those seeking independence for Puerto Rico, United Ireland, and Cuban exile movements including Orlando Bosch's Cuban Power and the Cuban Nationalist Movement ; and additional notable Americans — even Albert Einstein, who was a member of several civil rights groups, came under FBI surveillance during the years just prior to COINTELPRO's official inauguration .< ref >

" A Door of Hope Re-opened: The Fifth Monarchy, King Charles and King Jesus ," Journal of Religious History, ( 2008 ) 32 # 1 pp 16-30

Svend Aagesen's history of Denmark, Brevis Historia Regum Dacie ( circa 1186 ), states that Saxo had decided to write about " The king-father and his sons ," which would be King Sweyn Estridson, in Books 11, 12, and 13.

( 2007 ) " The Revenues of King John and Philip Augustus Revisited ," in Church ( ed ) 2007.

( 2007 ) " Philip Augustus and King John: Personality and History ," in Church ( ed ) 2007.

* Curren-Aquino, Deborah T. ( 1989a ) " Introduction: King John Resurgent ," in Curren-Aquino ( ed ) 1989b.

A. M. ( 2007 ) " John King of England and the King of the Scots ," in Church ( ed ) 2007.

( 2007 ) " King John and the Empire ," in Church ( ed ) 2007.

( 2010 ) "' And bloody England into England gone ': Empire, Monarchy, and Nation in King John ," in Maley and Tudeau-Clayton ( eds ) 2010.

* Moss, V. D. ( 2007 ) " The Norman Exchequer Rolls of King John ," in Church ( ed ) 2007.

( 2007 ) " King John and the Norman Aristocracy ," in Church ( ed ) 2007.

* Rowlands, Ifor W. ( 2007 ) " King John and Wales ," in Church ( ed ) 2007.

* " King ," a song by UB40 on their debut album, Signing Off

* " King ," a song by Weezer on the album Weezer

* " King ," a song by Reverend Horton Heat on the album Spend a Night in the Box

* " The King ," a song by Raven on the album Nothing Exceeds Like Excess

Along with Dexter Scott King, Kurt co-ordinated " King Holiday ," a song to celebrate Martin Luther King ’ s birthday.