Since Kings practiced polygamy, it was the mother of the King that was honored as Queen instead of the wife.
In 1 and 2 Kings, Judean kings are almost always listed with heir mothers (1 Kings 15:1-2; 2 Kings 8:25-26, 12:1, 14:1-2, 15:1-2, 18:1-2, 22:1).
Isaiah 7:14 prophecies Emmanuel and points to the next king (Hezekiah). The young woman in the passage would be understood by the Jews to be the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother of the king in ancient times was addressed as the "Mother of my Lord.” “Lord" (Greek-kyrios) was also a divine title.
While David was King, Bathsheba was merely one of his many wives. She bowed before him, begged him, and needed the aid of Nathan to make her request (1 Kings 1:11-16, 22).
Bathsheba, on behalf of Adonijah makes a request to King Solomon who responds: "Make your request, my mother, for I will not refuse you" (1 Kings 2:19-20).
The Queen Mother held a prominent role in court, advising their sons (1 Kings 2:20; Jeremiah 13:18; 29:2).
Jeremiah tells how the queen mother possessed a throne and a crown (Jeremiah 13:18, 20).
Gebirah, (meaning “Great Lady' Or “Queen Mother") was the title given to the mother of the Davidic Kings.
In Matthew 1:16, Mary is included at the end of Christ’s genealogy and Matthew frequently uses the phrase “the child and His mother" (Matthew 1:18; 2:11,13-14,20-21).
This prophecy is also fulfilled by Christ (Matthew 1:23). Because Christ is a King of the House of David, first century Jews would have viewed Mary as the Queen Mother.
Elizabeth calls Mary “the mother of my Lord", Mary says the Lord put down the mighty from their thrones and exalted the lowly (Luke 1:43, Luke 1:46-49; 52-53).
When Solomon became King, Bathsheba received a crown. As Queen Mother, King Solomon bowed to her and said he would refuse her nothing. (1 Kings 2:13-23). At the Wedding at Cana, although Jesus states that His time had not yet come, He acquiesces to Mary’s request (John 2:2-5).
'"And a great sign appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; she was with child" (Revelation 12:1-2).
