People of the Bible

Also: Saul son of Kish, King Saul

Saul son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin was Israel's first king, standing "head and shoulders above" his countrymen (1 Samuel 9:2). Anointed by Sa...

Also: David son of Jesse, King David, The Sweet Psalmist of Israel

A shepherd boy from Bethlehem, David was anointed by Samuel while his older brothers were passed over: "The LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looke...

Also: King Solomon, Jedidiah

Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, became king after a succession struggle and was confirmed by God in a dream at Gibeon: "Ask what I shall give the...

Also: King Hezekiah, Ezekias

Hezekiah began to reign at age 25 and "did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father did" (2 Kings 18:3). ...

Also: King Josiah, Josias

Josiah became king of Judah at the age of eight after the assassination of his father Amon, and scripture records simply: "he did that which was right...

Also: King Ahab

Ahab son of Omri "did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him" (1 Kings 16:30). His marriage to Jezebel, princess of Sidon, broug...

Also: Nebuchadrezzar, King of Babylon

Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon was the instrument of God's judgment on Judah, destroying Jerusalem and the Temple in 586 BCE after a brutal siege. He de...

Also: Cyrus the Great, Cyrus II of Persia, Koresh

Cyrus the Great of Persia is the only non-Israelite called God's "anointed" (mashiach) in scripture. Isaiah prophesied his name approximately 150 year...