3 Kings in the Bible?

Question

Where can I find 3 Kings in the Bible. I only can see Wise Men.

3 Kings who brought gifts to Baby Jesus.

Answer 1

Nativity scenes usually depict three robed men with their camels, arriving at a stable where the babe Jesus is lying in a manger. The splendidly dressed visitors are commonly called the three wise men. What does the Bible have to say about them?

According to the Bible, the so-called wise men were “from eastern parts,” and it was there that they had learned about Jesus’ birth. (Matthew 2:1, 2, 9) It must have taken a long time for these men to travel to Judea. When they eventually found Jesus, he was no longer a newly born babe in a stable. Instead, the men found Mary and “the young child” living in a house. Matthew 2:11.

The Bible calls these men magi, or “astrologers,” and it does not say how many there were. The Oxford Companion to the Bible explains: “The connection between magic and astrology is reflected in the visitors’ fascination with the star that had led them to Bethlehem.” The Bible clearly condemns all forms of magic and the Babylonian practice of trying to get information from the stars.

The information conveyed to these men did not lead to any good. It aroused wicked King Herod’s jealous anger. This, in turn, resulted in the flight of Joseph, Mary, and Jesus to Egypt and the murder of all male children in Bethlehem “from two years of age and under.” Herod had carefully ascertained the time of Jesus’ birth from what he learned from the astrologers. (Matthew 2:16) In view of all the troubles caused by their visit, it is reasonable to conclude that the star that they saw and the message about “the one born king of the Jews” came from God’s enemy, Satan the Devil, who wanted to do away with Jesus. Matthew 2:1, 2.

The star these men followed led them, not directly to Jesus’ birthplace in Bethlehem, but to Jerusalem, where King Herod ruled.

Matthew is the only Gospel that refers to these visitors. (2:1-12) But does Matthew mention that there were three and that they were kings, and does he record their names? The Catholic newspaper Kirchenzeitung für das Bistum Aachen admits: “The Three Holy Kings are not referred to as such in the Bible. Starting in the sixth century, the wise men were understood to have been, three kings, As to the number of astrologers, Matthew gives no details, In the ninth century they first appeared under the names Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar.” Furthermore, the Catholic reference work Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche notes that the Greek word ma'goi does not mean kings but, rather, “ones having secret knowledge of astrology.” Justin Martyr, Origen, and Tertullian each understood the word to mean “astrologer.” Modern Bible translations also use “astrologers” at Matthew 2:1, 7. The Living Bible; An American Translation.

So no one actually knows how many men came to see Jesus.

Answer 2

The Bible does not say there were 3. Some people have assumed that since there were three gifts, there were three people that delivered them. The Bible says there were "men" (plural), so there were at least two, but the specific number is not given.

The Bible does not say the men were kings.

The Bible does not say they visited the baby in the manger, as many now depict it. Instead, the Bible says they visited "the child", and by that time he was in a house.

Notice Matthew 2:11, "And when they had come into the HOUSE, they saw the young CHILD with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh."

By this time, Jesus may have been 1 or 2 years old.

Answer 3

Not there.That's man tampering with Holy Writ.

Answer 4

Here's a few. Pick any three you like:

Esarhaddon, king of Assyria
Evil-merodach, king of Babylon
Gedaliah, governor of Judah
Hezekiah, king of Judah
Hoshea, king of Israel
Jedidiah the name given to Solomon by the prophet Nathan in 2 Samuel 12:25
Jehoiachin, king of Judah
Jehu, king of Israel
Jerahmeel, prince of Judah
Jezebel, wife of king Ahab of Israel
Josiah, king of Judah
Jotham, king of Judah
Manasseh, king of Judah
Menahem, king of Israel
Merodach-baladan, king of Babylon
Mesha, king of Moab
Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon
Necho, pharaoh of Egypt
Nergal-sharezer, king of Babylon
Omri, king of Israel
Pekah, king of Israel
Rezin, king of Aram
Sargon II, king of Assyria
Sennacherib, king of Assyria
Shalmaneser III, king of Assyria
Shalmaneser V, king of Assyria
Sharezer, son of Sennacherib
Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria
Uzziah, king of Judah
Sennacherib, king of Assyria
Taharqa, pharaoh of Egypt
Zedekiah, king of Judah