Accordion

King Saul King Saul was the first king of the Israelites (1 Sam 9:16) and was the son of a Benjamite called Kish, who was a man of substance and had a reputation for being a mighty man of valor. Saul was taller than most, was handsome and before he became king he was shy, modest, […]

King Nebuchadnezzar King Nebuchadnezzar (also known as Nebuchadrezzar) was the sonof Nabopolassar and King of Babylon from 605 to 562 BC. The name means “Nabu, protect my boundary”.  Nebuchadnezzar expanded the neo-Babylonian empire so that it extended from Egypt in the west to Elam in the east.   He rebuilt temples and public buildings throughout

King Hammurabi King Hammurabi was a First Dynasty king of Babylon and inherited the powerfrom his father Sin-Muballit, in c. 1792. Babylon was one of the many ancient city-states that dotted the Mesopotamian plain and waged war on each other for control of fertile agricultural land.  The kings who came before Hammurabi had begun to

King David King David was the youngest son of Jesse, the great-grandson of Matt 1:5, and was born in Bethlehem in the tribe of Judah.Boaz and Ruth (in the Book of Ruth and in the geology of Jesus in He was handpicked by God, anointed by Samuel(1 and 2 Samuel), and became Israel’s second and greatest

King Ahasuerus-Xerxes King Ahasuerrus-Xerxes was the father of Darius the Mede, mentioned in Daniel 9:1 and the king of Persia, mentioned in the book of Esther. There is no doubt that he is the well-known historical Xerxes who reigned from 486-465 B.C. Identification of this mighty king is found in the King James Version under