Kidron
Kidron was the ravine and winter stream east of Jerusalem, between the city and the Mount of Olives. It was crossed by David and Jesus and was associated with reforms, burial, and removal of impurity.
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Kidron, Or Kedron
Kidron, or Kedron, is the ravine beside Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives. It was crossed by David while fleeing Absalom and by Jesus on the way to Gethsemane.
KIDRON, THE BROOK
The Kidron is the valley running between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives, usually dry except after rain. It was associated with royal processions, burial places, the removal of idols, and Jesus’ departure from Jerusalem before His arrest.
Kinah
Kinah was an unidentified town on the southern boundary of Judah near Edom. Its name means “lament” or “dirge.”
KINDNESS
Kindness means benevolence, mercy, favor, and practical goodness toward others. Scripture also uses it of God’s gracious and faithful dealings, and presents kindness as a quality that should characterize His people.
KINDRED
Kindred means relatives connected by birth, family, tribe, or race. Biblical usage includes both immediate family relationships and wider ancestral or tribal connections.
Kine
Kine is an older plural term for cows or cattle. The word appears in descriptions of livestock and in Pharaoh’s dream of cows by the Nile.
King
A king is a chief ruler invested with authority over a people or land. Scripture uses the title for earthly rulers, for God as Israel’s true King, and for Christ as the promised and reigning King.
KING, CHRIST AS
Christ is King by Davidic descent, divine appointment, conquest, and the willing homage of His people. His kingship is spiritual, universal, and everlasting, and will be fully manifested in glory.
KING'S GARDEN
The King’s Garden was a cultivated area near Jerusalem, probably in the lower Kidron valley below the Tyropoeon. It was watered by the overflow from the Pool of Siloam and was mentioned near Jerusalem’s gates and walls.
KING'S POOL
The King’s Pool was probably the Pool of Siloam near Jerusalem’s king’s garden. Its name may have reflected its association with the royal area.
KING'S VALE
The King’s Vale, also called the Vale of Shaveh, was where the king of Sodom met Abram and where Absalom’s monument stood. It was evidently near Salem, though its precise location is uncertain.
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