Bible on Leadership

So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet.

And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,

And the king said, Whoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.

And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.

Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.

And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.

And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)

And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.

And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:

And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.

In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.

Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.

But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:

These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

For it was the king’s commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.

That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.

And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.

Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.

So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rabsaris, and Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon’s princes;

And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD.

And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,

And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.

Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.

He shall not return into the land of Egypt, and the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.

Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.

And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.

Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.

But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:

In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:

By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them.

And the LORD said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar.

And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.

And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel.

And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon;

Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;

And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.

And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you:

And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.

David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.

But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.

And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.

Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?

Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites: