- the kings:
- "Make brightª° the arrows;ª gatherª° the shields:ª the LORDª hath raised upª°¹ the spiritª of the kingsª of the Medes:ª for¹ his deviceª [is] against¹ Babylon,ª to destroyª° it; because¹ it¹ [is] the vengeanceª of the LORD,ª the vengeanceª of his temple.ª" {Jer 51:11} + "And all¹ the kingsª of Zimri,ª and all¹ the kingsª of Elam,ª and all¹ the kingsª of the Medes,ª" {Jer 25:25} + "The sonsª of Japheth;ª Gomer,ª and Magog,ª and Madai,ª and Javan,ª and Tubal,ª and Meshech,ª and Tiras.ª" {Gen 10:2} + "The sonsª of Japheth;ª Gomer,ª and Magog,ª and Madai,ª and Javan,ª and Tubal,ª and Meshech,ª and Tiras.ª" {1Ch 1:5}, Madia, "In the thirdª yearª of his reign,ª° he madeª° a feastª unto all¹ his princesª and his servants;ª the powerª of Persiaª and Media,ª the noblesª and princesª of the provinces,ª [being] beforeª him:" {Est 1:3} + "And all¹ the actsª of his powerª and of his might,ª and the declarationª of the greatnessª of Mordecai,ª whereunto¹ the kingª advancedª° him, [are] they¹ not¹ writtenª° in¹ the bookª of the chroniclesªª of the kingsª of Mediaª and Persia?ª" {Est 10:2} + "Behold,¹ I will stir upª°¹ the Medesª against¹ them, which¹ shall not¹ regardª° silver;ª and [as for] gold,ª they shall not¹ delightª° in it." {Isa 13:17} + "A grievousª visionª is declaredª° unto me; the treacherous dealerª° dealeth treacherously,ª° and the spoilerª° spoileth.ª° Go up,ª° O Elam:ª besiege,ª° O Media;ª all¹ the sighingª thereof have I made to cease.ª°" {Isa 21:2} + "PERES;ª° Thy kingdomª is divided,ª° and givenª° to the Medesª and Persians.ª ... In that nightª was Belshazzarª the kingª of the Chaldeansª slain.ª°" {Dan 5:28-30} + "Now,ª O king,ª establishª° the decree,ª and signª° the writing,ª that¹ it be notª changed,ª° according to the lawª of the Medesª and Persians,ª which¹ alterethª° not.ª" {Dan 6:8} + "Then I lifted upª° mine eyes,ª and saw,ª° and, behold,¹ there stoodª° beforeª the riverª aª ramª which had [two] horns:ª and the [two] hornsª [were] high;ª but oneª [was] higherª than¹ the other,ª and the higherª came upª° last.ª ... I sawª°¹ the ramª pushingª° westward,ª and northward,ª and southward;ª so that no¹¹ beastsª might standª° beforeª him, neither¹ [was there any] that could deliverª° out of his hand;ª¹ but he didª° according to his will,ª and became great.ª°" {Dan 8:3-4} + "The ramª which¹ thou sawestª° havingª [two] hornsª [are] the kingsª of Mediaª and Persia.ª" {Dan 8:20} + "In the firstª yearª of Dariusª the sonª of Ahasuerus,ª of the seedª¹ of the Medes,ª which¹ was made kingª° over¹ the realmª of the Chaldeans;ª" {Dan 9:1}
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