Throne of Israel

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The Throne of Israel refers to the royal kingship over the ancient Israelite nation, traditionally associated with the divinely sanctioned rule of Davidic monarchs.

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Label Occurrences
Throne of Israel canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical concept
royal institution
symbol of kingship
appearsIn 1 Chronicles 17
1 Kings 2
2 Samuel 7
associatedWith Davidic dynasty
linked to: House of David

House of David
Jerusalem
King David
King Solomon
Kingdom of Judah
Temple in Jerusalem
linked to: Jewish Temple

United Monarchy of Israel and Judah
closelyRelatedTo Throne of David
country Kingdom of Israel
describedIn Books of Chronicles
Books of Kings
Books of Samuel
Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh
endedBy Babylonian conquest of Judah
destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE
firstHolder Saul
governmentForm monarchy
governs tribes of Israel
hasCapital Jerusalem
hasDivineLegitimation YHWH
covenant with David
hasLocation Jerusalem
hasSuccessorConcept Messianic kingship
Throne of David
interpretedAs fulfilled in Jesus as Messiah in Christian theology
fulfilled in the Messiah in later Jewish thought
language Hebrew
laterHolder Hezekiah
Josiah
Rehoboam
prominentHolder David
Solomon
religion Judaism
religiousTradition Ancient Israelite religion
symbolizes God’s kingship mediated through a human king
continuity of Davidic line
divinely sanctioned rule
political authority over Israel
timePeriod Iron Age Levant
monarchic period of ancient Israel
viewedAs eternal in biblical theology

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Adonijah attemptedUsurpationOf Throne of Israel