Kings

American

[kingz] / kɪŋz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

either of two books of the Bible, 1 Kings or 2 Kings, which contain the history of the kings of Israel and Judah. Ki.

Kings British

/ kɪŋz /

noun

(functioning as singular) Old Testament (in versions based on the Hebrew, including the Authorized Version) either of the two books called I and II Kings recounting the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel

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Etymology

Origin of Kings

First recorded before 1000

Example Sentences

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"Part of the ceiling was still intact: a blue-painted ceiling with yellow stars on it. And blue-painted ceilings with yellow stars are only found in kings' tombs," said Dr Litherland.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025

Are these kings’ squabbles with the British Parliament over “tonnage and poundage duties” especially germane to the meaning of the U.S.

From Slate • May 16, 2024

It was only since 1932 that Britons had been hearing their kings’ actual voices, in an annual Christmas radio speech.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2024

The researchers found that their technique lined up with an understanding of the kings' reigns known to archaeologists as the "Low Chronology."

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2023

“The kings’ men were in the forest, too.

From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo

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