~ before the king of ~ 09_1SA_22_04  And he brought them before the king of Moab, and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold. #, 14_2CH_34_24  Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, [even] all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah, #, 23_ISA_08_04  For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria. #,