"And the king said"

1. 1 Sam. 17: 56
     56 And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is.
2. 1 Sam. 22: 16-18
     16 And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house.
     17 ¶ And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the Lord; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord.
     18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
3. 1 Sam. 28: 13
     13 And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.
4. 2 Sam. 3: 38
     38 And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?
5. 2 Sam. 9: 3-4
     3 And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.
     4 And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.
6. 2 Sam. 10: 5
     5 When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
7. 2 Sam. 13: 25-26
     25 And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.
     26 Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?
8. 2 Sam. 14: 5, 8, 10, 19, 21, 24
     5 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.
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     8 And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee.
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     10 And the king said, Whosoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.
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     19 And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:
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     21 ¶ And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.
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     24 And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king’s face.
9. 2 Sam. 15: 9, 25
     9 And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron.
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     25 And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation:
10. 2 Sam. 16: 2-3, 10
      2 And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.
      3 And the king said, And where is thy master’s son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
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      10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
11. 2 Sam. 18: 2, 4, 25-27, 29-30, 32
      2 And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.
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      4 And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.
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      25 And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.
      26 And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.
      27 And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.
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      29 And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king’s servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.
      30 And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.
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      32 And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.
12. 2 Sam. 19: 29, 33
      29 And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.
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      33 And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem.
13. 2 Sam. 21: 6
      6 Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, whom the Lord did choose. And the king said, I will give them.
14. 2 Sam. 24: 24
      24 And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
15. 1 Kgs. 1: 16
      16 And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
16. 1 Kgs. 2: 20, 31
      20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.
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      31 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
17. 1 Kgs. 3: 24-25
      24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
      25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
18. 1 Kgs. 13: 7
      7 And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.
19. 1 Kgs. 22: 15-16
      15 ¶ So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
      16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord?
20. 2 Kgs. 6: 28
      28 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.
21. 2 Kgs. 8: 8
      8 And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of the Lord by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
22. 1 Chr. 19: 5
      5 Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
23. 2 Chr. 18: 15
      15 And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the Lord?
24. 2 Chr. 35: 23
      23 And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.
25. Neh. 2: 6
      6 And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.
26. Esth. 3: 11
      11 And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.
27. Esth. 5: 6
      6 ¶ And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
28. Esth. 6: 3-6
      3 And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.
      4 ¶ And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king’s house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
      5 And the king’s servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.
      6 So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?
29. Esth. 7: 2
      2 And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
30. Esth. 9: 12
      12 ¶ And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.
31. Jer. 38: 14, 19
      14 ¶ Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the Lord: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me.
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      19 And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.
32. Dan. 2: 3
      3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
33. Mosiah 8: 7, 15
      7 And the king said unto him: Being grieved for the afflictions of my people, I caused that forty and three of my people should take a journey into the wilderness, that thereby they might find the land of Zarahemla, that we might appeal unto our brethren to deliver us out of bondage.
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      15 And the king said that a seer is greater than a prophet.
34. Mosiah 18: 33
      33 And now the king said that Alma was stirring up the people to rebellion against him; therefore he sent his army to destroy them.
35. Mosiah 20: 15
      15 And now the king said: I have broken the oath because thy people did carry away the daughters of my people; therefore, in my anger I did cause my people to come up to war against thy people.
36. Alma 18: 20
      20 And the king said: How knowest thou the thoughts of my heart? Thou mayest speak boldly, and tell me concerning these things; and also tell me by what power ye slew and smote off the arms of my brethren that scattered my flocks—
37. Alma 22: 3, 7, 9
      3 And now, O king, if thou wilt spare our lives, we will be thy servants. And the king said unto them: Arise, for I will grant unto you your lives, and I will not suffer that ye shall be my servants; but I will insist that ye shall administer unto me; for I have been somewhat troubled in mind because of the generosity and the greatness of the words of thy brother Ammon; and I desire to know the cause why he has not come up out of Middoni with thee.
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      7 And Aaron answered him and said unto him: Believest thou that there is a God? And the king said: I know that the Amalekites say that there is a God, and I have granted unto them that they should build sanctuaries, that they may assemble themselves together to worship him. And if now thou sayest there is a God, behold I will believe.
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      9 And the king said: Is God that Great Spirit that brought our fathers out of the land of Jerusalem?
38. Alma 27: 8
      8 And the king said unto him: Yea, if the Lord saith unto us go, we will go down unto our brethren, and we will be their slaves until we repair unto them the many murders and sins which we have committed against them.