Monarchs claiming to be appointed to their position by God Himself called this divine right.
A king,prophet or any person appointed by God.
The king was considered to be appointed by God, or chosen by God. As such, he had a "divine right" to rule. If the king was appointed by God, then his will was also God's will. - The Divine Right of Kings is a theory of government the King's power is absolute.
Hazael, king of Aram (1 Kings 19:15).
It has to do with divine right. That is when the monarch/leader believes that their power was appointed to them by "God" or "Gods".
Charles I thought he had "Divine Right", i.e. that he was appointed by God.
God was on the top, then the king who was supposed to be appointed by God, then religious leaders, nobility, peasants and then animals.
he was called and appointed by God for a divine work
There's more than one answer. Saul and David were both appointed kings at the prophetic command of God to Samuel.
DEFINITION: Theocracy: form of government inwhich the leader claims to rule on behalf of a god. SENTENCE: The king or shah is claiming that he is king because of theocracy by a god.
The theory is that God appoints rulers by His Hand. Therefore, if God appointed the king, his is the right to rule. So it is customary to understand that any ruling monarch should be succeeded by his child. The trick is to be born into the right family. The concept comes from the JudeoChristian Bible, in which first Saul and then David was appointed king over Israel. Further, if Saul had not been deposed by the very God Who had appointed him in the first place, his son Jonathan would have been the next king of Israel. However, David was appointed successor to Saul, which didn't sit very well with Saul who tried to have David killed. David's successors were all direct descendants of himself, thereby affirming God's announced favor to the Davidic line and it's right to rule over Israel. Rights monarchs claimed were granted by God.
As Saul had been appointed by God, David believed that it was not his place to act against God's chosen king. God honoured David for his obedience.