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H4428Gמֶ֫לֶךְme.lekh
kingPart of speech: Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
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So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel; and Judah was carried away captive to Babylon because of their transgression.
מַלְכֵ֣י mal.Khei “[the] kings of”
who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward; they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi.
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”
In times past, even when Saul was king, it was thou that didst lead out and bring in Israel; and the LORD thy God said unto thee: Thou shalt feed My people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over My people Israel.'
מֶ֔לֶךְ Me.lekh “king”
So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Samuel.
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”
And Huram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.
מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”
And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, for his kingdom was exalted exceedingly, for His people Israel's sake.
לְמֶ֖לֶךְ (מֶ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”
And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went out to meet them.
לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”
And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and making merry; and she despised him in her heart.
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (מֶּ֤לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”
He suffered no man to do them wrong, yea, for their sake He reproved kings:
מְלָכִֽים׃ me.la.Khim “kings”
Then David the king went in, and sat before the LORD; and he said: 'Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that Thou hast brought me thus far?
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”
And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah by Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion at the river Euphrates.
מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”
And when the Arameans of Damascus came to succour Hadarezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Arameans two and twenty thousand men.
מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”
And when Tou king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah,
מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”
he sent Hadoram his son to king David, to salute him, and to bless him--because he had fought against Hadarezer and smitten him; for Hadarezer had wars with Tou--and he had with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh- “king”
These also did king David dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (מֶּ֤לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”
and Beniah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”
And it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.
מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”
Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said: 'Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.'
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”
So they hired them thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people; who came and encamped before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.
מֶ֤לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”
And the children of Ammon came out and put the battle in array at the gate of the city; and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field.
וְהַמְּלָכִ֣ים (מְּלָכִ֣ים) me.la.Khim “kings”
And it came to pass, at the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem.
הַמְּלָכִ֗ים (מְּלָכִ֗ים) me.la.Khim “kings”
And David took the crown of Malcam from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head; and he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much.
מַלְכָּם֩ (מַלְכָּ) mal.Ka “king”
And Joab said: 'The LORD make His people a hundred times so many more as they are; but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of guilt unto Israel?'
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”
Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”
But Levi and Benjamin he did not number among them; for the king's word was abominable to Joab.
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”