What does the Bible say about queens?

12 verses about queens, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about queens

1. 1 Kings 10:1 — And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions. 8 votes
2. 2 Chronicles 9:1 — And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. 5 votes
3. Esther 1:9 — Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus. 5 votes
4. Esther 2:17 — And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti. 5 votes
5. Revelation 18:7 — How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 4 votes
6. Nehemiah 2:6 — And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time. 3 votes
7. Jeremiah 13:18 — Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory. 3 votes
8. Acts 8:27 — And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, 3 votes
9. 1 Kings 15:13 — And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron. 2 votes
10. Jeremiah 7:18 — The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger. 2 votes
11. Matthew 12:42 — The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. 2 votes
12. Luke 11:31 — The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. 2 votes

Where these verses are

1 Kings (2), Esther (2), Jeremiah (2), 2 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (1), Matthew (1), Luke (1), Acts (1), Revelation (1)

Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.