Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5200 Human civilisation » 5487 queen
In OT times the chief wife of a king's harem or a female monarch. A queen mother, as a king's widow and the mother of the reigning king, would have held a position of some authority and influence.
A queen as the wife of a king
A chief wife among several
Esther 2:17See alsoEsther 1:9-12;Esther 2:4
Enjoying a position of some influence
Esther 1:15-18;Esther 2:22;Esther 5:12;Esther 7:5-8
Enjoying the king's special favour
Esther 5:2-3See alsoEsther 7:1-3;Esther 8:1,7;Esther 9:12;Songs 6:8-9;Nehemiah 2:6;Psalm 45:9
Sometimes granted considerable authority
Esther 9:29See alsoEsther 9:31
A queen as a female monarch
The queen of Sheba
1 Kings 10:1 pp2 Chronicles 9:1See also1 Kings 10:2-10 pp2 Chronicles 9:1-9;1 Kings 10:13 pp2 Chronicles 9:12;Matthew 12:42 ppLuke 11:31
Queen Athaliah of Judah
2 Kings 11:1-21 pp2 Chronicles 22:10-23:21
Queen used figuratively
Of Jerusalem
Lamentations 1:1;Ezekiel 16:13
Of Babylon
Isaiah 47:5,7;Revelation 18:7
Queen of Heaven: a title for the Babylonian goddess Ishtar
Jeremiah 7:18;Jeremiah 44:17-19,25
A queen mother as a king's widow and mother of the reigning king
1 Kings 2:19See also1 Kings 15:13 pp2 Chronicles 15:16;2 Kings 10:13;Kings 24:8,12,15;Jeremiah 13:18;Jeremiah 22:26;Jeremiah 29:2;Daniel 5:10;Acts 8:27
See also
4215 Babylon5215 authority5280 crown5345 influence5366 king5457 power, human5509 rulers5581 throne8747 false gods
