Isaiah 33:22

33:22 For the Lord, our ruler,

the Lord, our commander,

the Lord, our king –

he will deliver us.

Isaiah 43:15

43:15 I am the Lord, your Holy One, ¹ 

the one who created Israel, your king.”

Malachi 1:14

1:14 “There will be harsh condemnation for the hypocrite who has a valuable male animal in his flock but vows and sacrifices something inferior to the Lord. For I am a great king,” ²  says the Lord who rules over all, “and my name is awesome among the nations.”

Matthew 25:34

25:34 Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Matthew 27:37

27:37 Above ³  his head they put the charge against him, ⁴  which read: ⁵  “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”

¹ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.

² sn The epithet great king was used to describe the Hittite rulers on their covenant documents and so, in the covenant ideology of Malachi, is an apt description of the Lord.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

⁴ sn Mention of the inscription is an important detail, because the inscription would normally give the reason for the execution. It shows that Jesus was executed for claiming to be a king. It was also probably written with irony from the executioners’ point of view.

⁵ tn Grk “was written.”