Psalms 2:6

2:6 “I myself ¹  have installed ²  my king

on Zion, my holy hill.”

Psalms 93:1

Psalm 93 ³ 

93:1 The Lord reigns!

He is robed in majesty,

the Lord is robed,

he wears strength around his waist. ⁴ 

Indeed, the world is established, it cannot be moved.

Psalms 96:10

96:10 Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!

The world is established, it cannot be moved.

He judges the nations fairly.”

Psalms 97:1

Psalm 97 ⁵ 

97:1 The Lord reigns!

Let the earth be happy!

Let the many coastlands rejoice!

Luke 19:12

19:12 Therefore he said, “A nobleman ⁶  went to a distant country to receive ⁷  for himself a kingdom and then return. ⁸ 

Luke 19:14

19:14 But his citizens ⁹  hated ¹⁰  him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man ¹¹  to be king ¹²  over us!’

Revelation 11:17

11:17 with these words: ¹³ 

“We give you thanks, Lord God, the All-Powerful, ¹⁴ 

the one who is and who was,

because you have taken your great power

and begun to reign. ¹⁵ 

[2:6]  ¹ tn The first person pronoun appears before the first person verbal form for emphasis, reflected in the translation by “myself.”

[2:6]  ² tn Or perhaps “consecrated.”

[93:1]  ³ sn Psalm 93. The psalmist affirms that the Lord is the king of the universe who preserves order and suppresses the destructive forces in the world.

[93:1]  ⁴ sn Strength is compared here to a belt that one wears for support. The Lord’s power undergirds his rule.

[97:1]  ⁵ sn Psalm 97. The psalmist depicts the Lord as the sovereign, just king of the world who comes in power to vindicate his people.

[19:12]  ⁶ tn Grk “a man of noble birth” or “a man of noble status” (L&N 87.27).

[19:12]  ⁷ sn Note that the receiving of the kingdom takes place in the far country. This suggests that those in the far country recognize and acknowledge the king when his own citizens did not want him as king (v. 14; cf. John 1:11-12).

[19:12]  ⁸ sn The background to this story about the nobleman who went…to receive for himself a kingdom had some parallels in the area’s recent history: Archelaus was appointed ethnarch of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea in 4 b.c., but the people did not like him. Herod the Great also made a similar journey to Rome where he was crowned King of Judea in 40 b.c., although he was not able to claim his kingdom until 37 b.c.

[19:14]  ⁹ tn Or “subjects.” Technically these people were not his subjects yet, but would be upon his return. They were citizens of his country who opposed his appointment as their king; later the newly-appointed king will refer to them as his “enemies” (v. 27).

[19:14]  ¹⁰ tn The imperfect is intense in this context, suggesting an ongoing attitude.

[19:14]  ¹¹ tn Grk “this one” (somewhat derogatory in this context).

[19:14]  ¹² tn Or “to rule.”

[11:17]  ¹³ tn Grk “saying.”

[11:17]  ¹⁴ tn On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…(ὁ) κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ π. …Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22.”

[11:17]  ¹⁵ tn The aorist verb ἐβασίλευσας (ebasileusa") has been translated ingressively.