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King Charles spaniel King Charles span"iel . (Zo["o]l.) A variety of small pet dogs, having, drooping ears, a high, dome-shaped forehead, pug nose, large, prominent eyes, and long, wavy hair. The color is usually black and tan. [1913 Webster]

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Bible Dictionary

King
"a chief ruler, one invested with supreme authority over anation, tribe or country."--Webster. In the Bible the word doesnot necessarily imply great power or great extent of country.Many persons are called kings whom we should rather call chiefsor leaders. The word is applied in the Bible to God as thesovereign and ruler of the universe, and to Christ the Son ofGod as the head and governor of the Church. The Hebrews wereruled by a king during a period of about 500 years previous tothe destruction of Jerusalem, B.C. 586. The immediate occasionof the substitution of a regal form of government for that ofjudges seems to have been the siege of Jabesh-gilead by Nahashking of the Ammonites. (1 samuel 11:1; 12:12) The convictionseems to have forced itself on the Israelites that they couldnot resist their formidable neighbor unless they placedthemselves under the sway of a king, like surrounding nations.The original idea of a Hebrew King was twofold: first, that heshould lead the people to battle in time of war; and, a second,that he should execute judgment and justice to them in war andin peace. (1 samuel 8:20) In both respects the desired end wasattained. Besides being commander-in-chief of the army, supremejudge, and absolute master, as it were, of the lives of hissubjects, the king exercised the power of imposing taxes onthem, and of exacting from them personal service and labor. Inaddition to these earthly powers, the king of Israel had a moreawful claim to respect and obedience. He was the vicegerent ofJehovah, (1 samuel 10:1; 16:13) and as it were his son, if justand holy. (2 samuel 7:14; psalms 2:6,7; 89:26,27) he had beenset apart as a consecrated ruler. Upon his dead had been pouredthe holy anointing oil, which had hitherto been reservedexclusively for the priests of Jehovah. He had become, in fact,emphatically "the Lord s anointed." He had a court of Orientalmagnificence. The king was dressed in royal robes, (1 kings22:10; 2 chronicles 18:9) his insignia were, a crown or diademof pure gold, or perhaps radiant with precious gems, (2 samuel1:10; 12:30; 2 kings 11:12; psalms 21:3) and a royal sceptre.Those who approached him did him obeisance, bowing down andtouching the ground with their foreheads, (1 samuel 24:8; 2samuel 19:24) and this was done even by a king s wife, themother of Solomon. (1 kings 1:16) His officers and subjectscalled themselves his servants or slaves. He had a large harem,which was guarded by eunuchs. The law of succession to thethrone is somewhat obscure, but it seems most probable that theking during his lifetime named his successor. At the same time,if no partiality for a favorite wife or son intervened, therewould always be a natural bias of affection in favor of theeldest son.