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H4428Gמֶ֫לֶךְme.lekh
kingPart of speech: Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
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So all Israel was listed by their families; and, truly, they are recorded in the book of the kings of Israel. And Judah was taken away as prisoners to Babylon because of their sin.
מַלְכֵ֣י mal.Khei “[the] kings of”
Up till then they had been at the king's door to the east. They were door-keepers for the tents of the sons of Levi.
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”
In the past, when Saul was king, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in; and the Lord your God said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel, and their ruler.
מֶ֔לֶךְ Me.lekh “king”
So all the responsible men of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and David made an agreement with them in Hebron before the Lord; and they put the holy oil on David and made him king over Israel, as the Lord had said by Samuel.
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”
And Hiram, king of Tyre, sent men to David with cedar-trees, and stoneworkers and woodworkers for the building of his house.
מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”
And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, lifting up his kingdom on high because of his people Israel.
לְמֶ֖לֶךְ (מֶ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”
And when the Philistines had news that David had been made king over all Israel, they went up in search of David, and David, hearing of it, went out against them.
לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”
And when the ark of the agreement of the Lord came into the town of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, looking out of the window, saw King David dancing and playing; and to her mind he seemed foolish.
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (מֶּ֤לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”
He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,
מְלָכִֽים׃ me.la.Khim “kings”
Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”
Then David overcame Hadadezer, king of Zobah, near Hamath, when he was going to make his power seen by the river Euphrates.
מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”
And when the Aramaeans of Damascus came to the help of Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David put to the sword twenty-two thousand Aramaeans.
מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”
Now when Tou, king of Hamath, had news that David had overcome all the army of Hadadezer, king of Zobah,
מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”
He sent his son Hadoram to King David, to give him words of peace and blessing, because he had overcome Hadadezer in the fight, for Hadadezer had been at war with Tou; and he gave him all sorts of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh- “king”
These King David made holy to the Lord, together with the silver and gold he had taken from all nations; from Edom and Moab and from the children of Ammon and from the Philistines and from Amalek.
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (מֶּ֤לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”
And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief of those whose places were at the king's side.
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”
Now it came about after this that death came to Nahash, the king of the children of Ammon, and his son became king in his place.
מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”
Then certain men went and gave David word of what had been done to them. And he sent out with the purpose of meeting them; for the men were greatly shamed. And the king said, Keep where you are at Jericho till your hair is long again, and then come back.
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”
So with this money they got thirty-two thousand war-carriages, and the help of the king of Maacah and his people, who came and took up their position in front of Medeba. And the children of Ammon came together from their towns for the fight.
מֶ֤לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”
So the children of Ammon came out and put their forces in position on the way into the town; and the kings who had come were stationed by themselves in the field.
וְהַמְּלָכִ֣ים (מְּלָכִ֣ים) me.la.Khim “kings”
Now in the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, Joab went out at the head of the armed forces and made waste all the land of the Ammonites and put his men in position before Rabbah, shutting it in. But David was still at Jerusalem. And Joab took
הַמְּלָכִ֗ים (מְּלָכִ֗ים) me.la.Khim “kings”
And David took the crown of Milcom from off his head; its weight was a talent of gold and it had stones of great price in it; and it was put on David's head, and he took a great store of goods from the town.
מַלְכָּם֩ (מַלְכָּ) mal.Ka “king”
And Joab said, May the Lord make his people a hundred times more in number than they are; but, my lord king, are they not all my lord's servants? why would my lord have this done? why will he become a cause of sin to Israel?
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”
But the king's word was stronger than Joab's. So Joab went out and went through all Israel and came to Jerusalem.
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”
But Levi and Benjamin were not numbered among them, for Joab was disgusted with the king's order.
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”