The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.
And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
Next, he is to abolish the dynasty of Omri, and to anoint Jehu, the son of Nimshi, to be king over Israel.
First, he is to supersede the old dynasty of Benhadad, King of Syria, founded by Solomon's enemy, and to anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.
Jeroboam should be king over Israel; to the House of David should be left but an insignificant fragment.
Many years before this Elijah had anointed him to be king over Syria.
Elisha sternly answers: 'The Lord hath shewed me that thou shalt beking over Syria.
And Elisha answered, The Lord hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
Samuel said to all Israel, Behold, I have listened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you.
Yahweh said to Samuel, Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.
Moreover the LORD shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what?
And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
After the victory over the Midianites the Israelites are said to have asked Gideon to beking over them.
Now therefore behold the king whom ye have desired; behold, Jehovah has set a king over you.
It is possible that Jeroboam may have been King over Israel: this is not the point in dispute; but that Infinite Wisdom appointed him, cannot possibly be true, because he was made King in consequence of Solomon's idolatry.
And yet it is recorded, that Jehovah chose Jeroboam to be king over Israel,--the very man who introduced the worship of idols, to the entire exclusion of the worship of the God of Abram!
Israel and Judah shall no more be two nations; they shall both be my people, and I will be their God, and my servant David shall be king over them, their only shepherd.
Sennacherib marched against Babylonia, defeated Elibus, took him prisoner, and placed his son Asordanes as king over Babylon.
He ruled as king over Babylonia, over the whole region of the Euphrates down to the borders of Elam and the shore of the Persian Gulf; and in the North also he led the armies of Assyria to victorious campaigns.
Would God command them to set a king over them, if they had not power to do it?
But the people would not hear the voice of Samuel, and they said, Nay: but there shall be a king over us, 8:20.
The trees went to anoint a king over them: and they said to the olive tree: Reign thou over us.
But you this day have rejected your God, who only hath saved you out of all your evils and your tribulations: and you have said: Nay: but set a king over us.
And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.
The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive tree, Reign you over us.
The bramble said to the trees, If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
And he said unto him, Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee, and that also Saul my father knoweth.
Elisha took no part in the revolutions of the palace, but he anointed Jehu to be king over Israel, and predicted to Hazael his future elevation.
He was afraid that God was preparing him to be king over Israel, so he sent him into battle, hoping he would be killed, but the life of David was in the Lord's hand, and no enemy could destroy it.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "king over" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
