H4428G–מֶ֫לֶךְ–me.lekh

And the king of Israel answered and said: 'Tell him: Let not him that girdeth on his armour boast himself as he that putteth it off.'

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings, in the booths, that he said unto his servants: 'Set yourselves in array.' And they set themselves in array against the city.

וְהַמְּלָכִ֖ים (מְּלָכִ֖ים) me.la.Khim “kings”

And, behold, a prophet came near unto Ahab king of Israel, and said: 'Thus saith the LORD: Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thy hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.'

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the booths, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.

וְהַמְּלָכִ֛ים (מְּלָכִ֛ים) me.la.Khim “kings”מֶ֖לֶךְ Me.lekh “king[s]”

And they slew every one his man; and the Arameans fled, and Israel pursued them; and Ben-hadad the king of Aram escaped on a horse with horsemen.

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Arameans with a great slaughter.

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

And the prophet came near to the king of Israel, and said unto him: 'Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest; for at the return of the year the king of Aram will come up against thee.'

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”מֶ֥לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

And the servants of the king of Aram said unto him: 'Their God is a God of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

And do this thing: take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put governors in their room:

הַמְּלָכִים֙ (מְּלָכִים֙) me.la.Khim “kings”

And a man of God came near and spoke unto the king of Israel, and said: 'Thus saith the LORD: Because the Arameans have said: The LORD is a God of the hills, but he is not a God of the valleys; therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thy h

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

And his servants said unto him: 'Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings; let us, we pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; peradventure he will save t

מַלְכֵי֙ mal.Khei “[the] kings of”מַלְכֵ֥י mal.Khei “[are] kings of”מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said: 'Thy servant Ben-hadad saith: I pray thee, let me live.' And he said: 'Is he yet alive? he is my brother.'

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.

לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king; and he said: 'Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said: Keep this man; if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (מֶּ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone.' And the king of Israel said unto him: 'So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.'

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

And he hastened, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

And the king of Israel went to his house sullen and displeased, and came to Samaria.

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab, king of Samaria.

מֶ֖לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

and set two men, base fellows, before him, and let them bear witness against him, saying: Thou didst curse God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he die.'

וָמֶ֑לֶךְ (מֶ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “[the] king”

And the two men, the base fellows, came in and sat before him; and the base fellows bore witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying: 'Naboth did curse God and the king.' Then they carried him forth out of the city, an

וָמֶ֑לֶךְ (מֶ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “[the] king”

'Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who dwelleth in Samaria; behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to take possession of it.

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”מֶ֥לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

And the king of Israel said unto his servants: 'Know ye that Ramoth-gilead is ours, and we are still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Aram?'

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”מֶ֥לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

And he said unto Jehoshaphat: 'Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth-gilead?' And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel: 'I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.'

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel: 'Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD today.'

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”