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KABZEEL, a city of Judah, Josh 15:21; 2 Sam 23:20; 1 Chron 11:22.
KADESH, called also KADESHBARNEA. A city on the southern boundary of Palestine, Josh 15:3. Smitten by Chedorlaomer, Gen 14:7. Abraham dwells by the wells near, Gen 20:1 with Gen 14:7; Gen 16:14. Israel encamps at, Num 12:16; Num 13:26; Num 20:1; Num 33:36. Canaanites defeated at, Josh 10:41.
KADMIEL. 1. A Levite, Ezra 2:40; Ezra 3:9; Neh 7:43; Neh 12:8,24.
2. A Levite who assisted in leading the devotions of the people, Neh 9:4-5; Neh 10:9.
KANAH. 1. A brook dividing Ephraim from Manasseh, Josh 16:8; Josh 17:9.
2. A town in Asher, Josh 19:28.
KAREAH, called also CAREAH. Father of Johanan, 2 Kings 25:23; Jer 40:8,13; Jer 41:11,13-14,16.
KARKAA, a city of Judah, Josh 15:3.
KARKOR, a city in Gad, Judg 8:10.
KARTAH, a city of Zebulun, Josh 21:34.
KARTAN, a Levitical city in Naphtali, Josh 21:32.
KATTATH, a city in Zebulun, Josh 19:15.
KEDAR. 1. Son of Ishmael, Gen 25:13; 1 Chron 1:29.
2. A nomadic clan of the Ishmaelites, Ps 120:5; Song 1:5; Isa 21:16; Isa 42:11; Isa 60:7; Jer 49:28. Flocks of, Isa 60:7; Jer 49:28. Princes and commerce of, Ezek 27:21.
KEDEMAH, son of Ishmael, Gen 25:15; 1 Chron 1:31.
KEDEMOTH. A city of Moab, allotted to Reuben and the Merarite Levites, Josh 13:18; 1 Chron 6:79. Encircled by a wilderness of same name, Deut 2:26.
KEDESH. 1. A city of Judah, Josh 15:23. Possibly identical with KADESHBARNEA.
2. Called also KISHION and KISHON. A
Canaanite city taken by Joshua, Josh 12:22; Josh 19:20; Josh 21:28; 1 Chron 6:72.
3. Called also KEDESHNAPHTALI. A city of refuge, Josh 20:7; Josh 21:32. Home of Barak and Heber, Judg 4:6,9,11. Captured by Tiglathpileser, 2 Kings 15:29.
KEHELATHAH, an encampment of Israel, Num 33:22-23.
KEILAH. 1. One of a group of nine cities in the southern part of Palestine allotted to Judah, Josh 15:44. Philistines make a predatory excursion against, after harvest, 1 Sam 23:1. David rescues, 1 Sam 23:2-13. Rulers of, aid in restoring the wall of Jerusalem after the captivity, Neh 3:17-18.
2. A descendant of Caleb, 1 Chron 4:19.
KELAIAH, called also KELITA. A Levite who divorced his Gentile wife after the captivity, and assisted Ezra in expounding the law, Ezra 10:23; Neh 8:7; Neh 10:10.
KEMUEL. 1. Son of Nahor, Gen 22:21.
2. A prince of Ephraim, Num 34:24.
KENAN. See CAINAN.
KENATH, called also NOBAH. A city of Gilead, Num 32:42; 1 Chron 2:23.
KENAZ. 1. Grandson of Esau, Gen 36:11,15; 1 Chron 1:36.
2. A duke of Edom, Gen 36:42; 1 Chron 1:53.
3. Brother of Caleb, Josh 15:17; Judg 1:13; Judg 3:9,11; 1 Chron 4:13.
4. Grandson of Caleb, 1 Chron 4:15.
KENITES. 1. A Canaanitish tribe whose country was given to Abraham, Gen 15:19; Num 24:21-23.
2. The descendants of Jethro, a Midianite, father-in-law of Moses. Join the Israelites and dwell at Jericho, Judg 1:16; Judg 4:11; 1 Chron 2:55; later in the wilderness of Judah, Judg 1:16-17. Jael, one of the, betrays and slays Sisera, Judg 4:17-21.
KENIZZITES, an Edomitish tribe whose land was promised to Abraham, Gen 15:19.
KERCHIEF. See HANDKERCHIEF.
KERENHAPPUCH, youngest daughter of Job, Job 42:14.
KERIOTH. 1. A city of Judah, Josh 15:25.
2. A city of Moab, Jer 48:24,41; Amos 2:2.
KETURAH, wife or concubine of Abraham, Gen 25:1-4; 1 Chron 1:32.
KEY, Judg 3:25. A symbol of authority, Isa 22:22; Matt 16:19; Rev 1:18; Rev 3:7; Rev 9:1; Rev 20:1.
KEZIA, second daughter of Job, Job 42:14.
KEZIZ, a valley and city of Benjamin, Josh 18:21.
KIBROTHHATTAAVAH, a station where the Israelites were miraculously fed with quails, Num 11:31-35; Num 33:16-17; Deut 9:22.
KIBZAIM, a Levitical city in Ephraim, Josh 21:22.
KIDNAPPING, forbidden, Exod 21:16; Deut 24:7.
KIDNEY, burnt offering of the, Exod 29:13,22; Lev 3; Lev 4:9-10; Lev 7:4-5; Lev 8:16; Lev 9:10; Deut 32:14.
KIDRON, called also CEDRON. A valley and stream between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives, 1 Kings 2:37; Neh 2:15; Jer 31:40. David flees from Absalom across, 2 Sam 15:23. Destruction of idols at, by Asa, Josiah, and the Levites, 1 Kings 15:13; 2 Kings 23:6,12; 2 Chron 29:16. Source of, closed by Hezekiah, 2 Chron 32:4. Jesus crossed, on the night of his agony, John 18:1.
KILLING. See HOMICIDE.
KINAH, a city of Judah, Josh 15:22.
KINDNESS.
INSTANCES OF: Pharaoh to Jacob, Gen 45:16-20; Gen 47:5-6. Pharaoh's daughter to Moses, Exod 2:6-10. Rahab to the spies, Josh 2:6-16. David to Mephibosheth, 2 Sam 9:1-13. Joab to Absalom, 2 Sam 14:1-24. Ahab to Benhadad, 1 Kings 20:32-34. Elisha to the woman whose son he restored to life, 2 Kings 8:1. Evilmerodach to Jehoiachin, 2 Kings 25:28-30. Jehoshabeath to Joash, 2 Chron 22:11. Jews to the people, Neh 5:8-19. Mordecai to Esther, Esther 2:7. Nebuchadrezzar to Jeremiah, Jer 39:11-12.
Joseph to Mary, Matt 1:19. Centurion to his servant, Luke 7:2-6. Jews to Mary and Martha, John 11:19,33. John to Mary, John 19:27. Felix to Paul, Acts 24:23. Julius to Paul, Acts 27:3,43. Onesiphorus to Paul, 2 Tim 1:16-18.
KINE, Pharaoh's dream of, Gen 41:2-7,26-30.
See CATTLE.
KING. Called KING OF KINGS, Ezra 7:12; Ezek 26:7; Dan 2:37. Divinely authorized, Deut 17:15; 1 Sam 9:16-17; 1 Sam 16:12; 1 Chron 22:10; 2 Chron 2:11-12; Prov 8:15; Dan 2:21,37; Dan 4:17; Dan 5:20; Hos 8:4; Hos 13:11.
How chosen: By divine appointment, Saul, 1 Sam 10:1; David and the Davidic dynasty, 1 Sam 16:1-13. Hereditary succession, 2 Sam 7:12-16; 1 Kings 1:28-30; 2 Chron 21:3-4; Ps 89:35-37. See ISRAEL; KINGS OF JUDAH. Not hereditary, 1 Chron 1:43-51. See ISRAEL; KINGS OF ISRAEL, after the revolt. By lot, 1 Sam 10:20-21. Modes of induction into office: By anointing. See ANOINTING. By proclamation, 2 Sam 15:10; 1 Kings 1:33-34; 2 Kings 9:13; 2 Kings 11:12; by an oath, 2 Kings 11:4. Ceremonial recognition of: Prostration, 1 Sam 25:41; 2 Sam 9:6,8; 1 Kings 1:23,31,47; obeisance, 1 Kings 1:16; kneeling before, Matt 27:29; salutation to: " O king, live forever," Dan 2:4; Dan 6:6,21.
Acts as Judge, 2 Sam 8:15; 2 Sam 15:2; 1 Kings 10:9; 2 Kings 8:1-6; Ps 72:1-4; Ps 122:5; Acts 25:11-12,20; Deut 17:14-19; Prov 31:4-5; Ezek 46:16-18; Eccles 8:2-5; Prov 25:2,5-6,15; Prov 29:4,12,14; Jer 21:12; 1 Sam 11:13; Deut 17:18-20; 1 Sam 10:24-25; 2 Sam 5:3; 2 Kings 11:12,17; 2 Chron 23:11; Jer 34:8-11; Dan 6:12-15; 1 Sam 14:45; 1 Sam 15:24; 2 Chron 20:21; 2 Chron 30:2; Jer 38:19,24-27; Matt 14:5; Acts 12:2-3; John 19:6-13.
Religious duties of, Ezek 45:9-25; Ezek 46:2,4-8. Deification of, Ezek 28:2,9. Loyalty to, enjoined, Prov 16:14-15; Eccles 10:20. Influence of queens over: Bathsheba, 1 Kings 1:28-34; Jezebel, 1 Kings 18:4,13; 1 Kings 19:1-3; 1 Kings 21:5-16; Esther, Esther 5:1-8. Respect due to, Job 34:18; Isa 8:21; Matt 22:21; Mark 12:17.
Emoluments of: Confiscations of property, 2 Sam 16:4; 1 Kings 21:1-16. Spoils, 2 Sam 12:30; 1 Chron 26:27; 2 Chron 24:23. Tariff on imports, and internal revenue on merchandise, 1 Kings 10:15-29. Tribute, 2 Sam 20:24; 1 Kings 12:18; 2 Chron 17:11. Poll tax, Matt 17:24-27. Presents, 1 Sam 10:27; 1 Sam 16:20; 2 Sam 8:2; 1 Kings 10:2,10,25; 2 Chron 9:24; Ps 72:10. Commissary of, 1 Kings 4:7-19,27-28; 1 Chron 27:25-31; 2 Chron 26:10; 2 Chron 32:28-29.
Extensive studs of, Judg 12:14; 1 Kings 1:33; 1 Kings 4:26; 1 Kings 10:25; 2 Chron 9:24-25; Esther 6:8.
Chief officers of: Captain of the host, 2 Sam 8:16; 1 Kings 4:4; recorder, 2 Sam 8:16; 2 Sam 20:24; 1 Kings 4:3; scribe, 2 Sam 8:17; 2 Sam 20:25; 1 Kings 4:3; chief priests, 2 Sam 8:17; 2 Sam 20:25; 1 Kings 4:2; chief of the bodyguard, 2 Sam 8:18; 2 Sam 15:18; 2 Sam 20:23; 1 Chron 11:25; collector of tribute, 2 Sam 20:24; chief ruler, 2 Sam 20:26; 1 Kings 4:5; Esther 3:1-2; Esther 8:1-2,15; Esther 10:3; counselor, 1 Kings 4:5; provincial governors, Dan 6:1-3.
Subordinate officers of: Governor of the household, 1 Kings 4:6; 2 Chron 28:7; keeper of the wardrobe, 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chron 34:22.
Drunkenness of, forbidden, Prov 31:4-5. Drunken, instances of, Hos 7:5; Baasha, 1 Kings 16:9; Benhadad, 1 Kings 20:16; Belshazzar, Dan 5:1-4,23; Ahasuerus, Esther 1:7,10; Esther 5:6; Esther 7:2.
Prayer for, Ezra 6:10. Prayer for, enjoined, 1 Tim 2:1-2.
Decrees of, irrevocable, Esther 8:8; Dan 6:8-9,12-15.
Chronicles of, kept, 1 Kings 11:41; 1 Kings 14:19; 2 Kings 21:25; 1 Chron 9:1; 1 Chron 27:24; 1 Chron 29:29; 2 Chron 9:29; 2 Chron 12:15; 2 Chron 20:34; 2 Chron 26:22; 2 Chron 32:32; Ezra 5:17; Esther 6:1.
See GOVERNMENT; RULERS.
For the kings of Israel, before and after the revolt of the ten tribes, see ISRAEL.
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. Likened to a man who sowed good seed, Matt 13:24-30,38-43; Mark 4:26-29; to a grain of mustard seed, Matt 13:31-32; Mark 4:30-31; Luke 13:18-19; to leaven, Matt 13:33; Luke 13:21; to a treasure, Matt 13:44; to a pearl, Matt 13:45; to a net, Matt 13:47-50; to a king who called his servants to a reckoning, Matt 18:23-35; to a householder, Matt 20:1-16; to a king who made a marriage feast for his son, Matt 22:2-14; Luke 14:16-24; to ten virgins, Matt 25:1-13; to a man traveling into a far country, who called his servants, and delivered to them his goods, Matt 25:14-30; Luke 19:12-27.
"My kingdom is not of this world," John 18:36.
Children of the, Matt 18:3; Matt 19:14; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:16. Rich cannot enter, Matt 19:23-24; Mark 10:23-25; Luke 18:24-25,29-30. Keys of, Matt 16:19. Glad tidings of, Luke 8:1. Mysteries of, Luke 8:10. Is not meat and drink, Rom 14:17.
See CHURCH; JESUS, KINGDOM OF.
KING'S DALE, Gen 14:17; 2 Sam 18:18.
KIR. The inhabitants of Damascus carried into captivity to, by the king of Assyria, 2 Kings 16:9.
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Prophecies concerning, Isa 22:6; Amos 1:5; Amos 9:7.
KIRHARASETH, called also KIRHARESH, KIRHARESETH, and KIRHERES. A city of Moab, 2 Kings 3:25; Isa 16:7,11; Jer 48:31,36. Called KIR OF MOAB, Isa 15:1.
KIRIATHAIM. See KIRJATHAIM.
KIRJATHAIM, 1. Called also KIRIATHAIM. A city of Reuben, Num 32:37; Josh 13:19. Prophecies concerning, Jer 48:1,23; Ezek 25:9.
2. A Levitical city in Naphtali, 1 Chron 6:76.
KIRJATHARBA, an early name of HEBRON, Gen 23:2; Josh 14:15; Judg 1:10.
KIRJATHHUZOTH, a residence of Balak, Num 22:39.
KIRJATHJEARIM, called also BAALAH, one of the four cities of the Gibeonites. Inhabitants of, not smitten, on account of the covenant made by the Israelites with the Gibeonites, but put under servitude, Josh 9:17, with verses 3-27.
In the territory allotted to Judah, Josh 15:9,60; Josh 18:14. The Philistines bring the ark to, 1 Sam 6:21, with verses 1-21; ark remains twenty years at, 1 Sam 7:1-2; 1 Chron 13:5-6. David brings the ark from, 2 Sam 6:1-11; 1 Chron 13:5-8; 2 Chron 1:4. Inhabitants of, who were taken into captivity to Babylon, returned, Ezra 2:25; Neh 7:29. Urijah, the prophet, an inhabitant of, Jer 26:20.
KIRJATHSANNAH, a city of Judah, Josh 15:49.
See DEBIR.
KIRJATHSEPHER, Josh 15:15-16. See DEBIR.
KISH. 1. Father of Saul, 1 Sam 9:1-3; 1 Sam 10:21; 2 Sam 21:14. Called Cis in Acts 13:21.
2. A Benjamite, 1 Chron 8:30; 1 Chron 9:36.
3. A Levite, 1 Chron 23:21-22; 1 Chron 24:29.
5. Great grandfather of Mordecai, Esther 2:5.
KISHI, called also KUSHAIAH. Father of Ethan, a chief assistant in the temple music, 1 Chron 6:44; 1 Chron 15:17.
KISHION. See KEDESH.
KISHON, called also KISON. A noted river of Palestine emptying into the Mediterranean near the northern base of Mount Carmel; Sisera defeated at, and his army destroyed in, Judg 4:7,13; Judg 5:21; Ps 83:9. Prophets of Baal destroyed by Elijah at, 1 Kings 18:40.
KISS. Of affection, Gen 27:26-27; Gen 31:55; Gen 33:4; Gen 48:10; Gen 50:1; Exod 18:7; Ruth 1:14; 2 Sam 14:33; 2 Sam 19:39; Luke 15:20; Acts 20:37. The feet of Jesus kissed by the penitent woman, Luke 7:38. Deceitful, Prov 27:6; of Joab, when he slew Amasa, 2 Sam 20:9-10; of Judas, when he betrayed Jesus, Matt 26:48. Luke 22:48. Holy, Rom 16:16; 2 Cor 13:12; 1 Thess 5:26; 1 Pet 5:14.
KITE, a bird forbidden as food, Lev 11:14; Deut 14:13.
KITHLISH, a city of Judah, Josh 15:40,
KITRON, a city of Zebulun, Judg 1:30.
KITTIM. See CHITTIM.
KNEADING-TROUGH. Exod 8:3; Exod 12:34; Deut 28:5,17 [margin.].
KNIFE. An edged tool used by Abraham in offering Isaac, Gen 22:6. Of the temple, returned from Babylon, Ezra 1:9. Used for sharpening pens, Jer 36:23. Self-flagellation with, in idolatrous worship, 1 Kings 18:28.
KNOWLEDGE. Of good and evil, Gen 2:9,17; Gen 3:22. Is power, Prov 3:20; Prov 24: Desire for, 1 Kings 3:9; Ps 119:66; Prov 2-3; Prov 12:1; Prov 15:14; Prov 18:15. Rejected, Hos 4:6. Those who reject are destroyed, Hos 4:6. Fools hate, Prov 1:22,29. A divine gift, 1 Cor 12:8. Is pleasant, Prov 2:10. Shall be increased, Dan 12:4.
The earth shall be full of, Isa 11:9. Fear of the Lord is the beginning of, Prov 1:7. Of more value than gold, Prov 8:10. The priest's lips should keep, Mal 2:7.
Of salvation, Luke 1:77. Key of, Luke 11:52. Now we know in part, 1 Cor 13:9-12. Of God more than burnt offering, Hos 6:6. Of Christ, Phil 3:8.
See WISDOM.
KOA, a symbolical term in Ezek 23:23.
KOHATH. Son of Levi, Gen 46:11; Exod 6:16. Grandfather of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, Num 26:58-59. Father of the Kohathites, one of the divisions of the Levites, Exod 6:18; Num 3:19,27.
See LEVITES.
KOLAIAH. 1. A Benjamite and ancestor of Sallu, Neh 11:7.
2. Father of the false prophet Ahab, Jer 29:21.
KORAH. 1. A son of Esau, Gen 36:5,14,18.
2. A Korhite Levite, Exod 6:18,21,24; jealous of Moses, leads two hundred and fifty princes in an insurrection, and is swallowed up in the earth, Num 16; Num 26:9-10; Deut 11:6; Ps 106:17; Jude 11.
3. Son of Hebron, 1 Chron 2:43.
4. Son of Kohath, and head of the family of sacred musicians among the Levites, 1 Chron 6:22.
See titles to Ps 42; Ps 45-48; Ps 87-88.
KORE. 1. A Korahite, 1 Chron 9:19; 1 Chron 26:1.
2. A Levite, keeper of the east gate, 2 Chron 31:14.
KORHITES, a division of the Levites. See LEVITES.
KOZ, called also HAKKOZ. Head of the seventh division priests, 1 Chron 24:10. Descendants of, excluded from priesthood because of defective genealogies, Ezra 2:61; Neh 7:63; repair walls of Jerusalem, Neh 3:4,21.
KUSHAIAH. See KISHI.