6076. 'And they said to Pharaoh' means a continuation of the perception. This is clear from the meaning of 'saying' as perception, dealt with above in 6063; and from the representation of 'Pharaoh' as the natural in general, dealt with previously. The reason a continuation of the perception by the natural is meant is that the phrase 'they said to Pharaoh' was used just previously, 6074, and now occurs again.

In Genesis 14:1, kings signify apparent goods and truths having the upper hand. In the next verse, they stand for the dominant evils and falsities against which the Lord fought as he passed He grew up on Earth.

In Genesis 14:3, we see that these evils and falsities were unclean; and in Genesis 14:4, that they burst forth later. (Arcana Coelestia 1661-1664).

In Genesis 14:14-15, this signifies that the Lord gained victory over them the evils represented earlier in the chapter. (Arcana Coelestia 1711-1715)

In Isaiah 33:17, a king signifies seeing genuine truth. (Apocalypse Explained 304[31])

In Revelation 9:11, a king signifies one who is in truth from an affection for what is good, and abstractly that truth itself -- here, in the opposite sense. (Apocalypse Revealed 440)