H4428G–מֶ֫לֶךְ–me.lekh

And there was great weeping in all the country when all the people went through; and the king himself was waiting in the Kidron valley and all the people went by him in the direction of the olive-tree on the edge of the waste land.

וְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (מֶּ֗לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the king said to Zadok, Take the ark of God back into the town: if I have grace in the eyes of the Lord, he will let me come back and see it and his House again:

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”

The king said further to Zadok the priest, See, you and Abiathar are to go back to the town in peace, with your two sons, Ahimaaz, your son, and Jonathan, the son of Abiathar.

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”

But if you go back to the town and say to Absalom, I will be your servant, O king; as in the past I have been your father's servant, so now I will be yours: then you will be able to keep Ahithophel's designs against me from being put into effect.

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”

And have you not there Zadok and Abiathar the priests? so whatever comes to your ears from the king's house, give word of it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And David said to Ziba, What is your reason for this? And Ziba said, The asses are for the use of the king's people, and the bread and the fruit are food for the young men; and the wine is for drink for those who are overcome by weariness in the waste la

הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (מֶּ֛לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (מֶּ֜לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the king said, And where is your master's son? And Ziba said, He is still at Jerusalem: for he said, Today Israel will give back to me the kingdom of my father.

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (מֶּ֗לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

Then the king said to Ziba, Truly everything which was Mephibosheth's is yours. And Ziba said, I give honour to my lord, may I have grace in your eyes, my lord, O king!

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And when King David came to Bahurim, a man of Saul's family named Shimei, the son of Gera, came out from there, calling curses after him.

הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (מֶּ֥לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And he sent stones at David and at all the king's servants and at all the people and at all the men of war by his side, on the right hand and on the left.

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

Then Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said to the king, Is this dead dog to go on cursing my lord the king? let me go over and take off his head.

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (מֶּ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the king said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? Let him go on cursing, for the Lord has said, Put a curse on David, and who then may say, Why have you done so?

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the king and his people came tired to Jordan, and took their rest there.

הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (מֶּ֛לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

Then Hushai the Archite, David's friend, came to Absalom and said, Long life to the king, long life to the king!

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And I will come up with him when he is tired and feeble, and make him full of fear: and all the people with him will go in flight; and I will make an attack on the king only:

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

So now send the news quickly to David, and say, Do not take your night's rest by the way across the river to the waste land, but be certain to go over; or the king and all the people with him will come to destruction.

לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were waiting by En-rogel; and a servant-girl went from time to time and gave them news and they went with the news to King David, for it was not wise for them to let themselves be seen coming into the town.

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

Then after the servants had gone away, they came up out of the water-hole and went to give King David the news; and they said, Get up and go quickly over the water, for such and such are Ahithophel's designs against you.

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And David sent the people out, a third of them under the orders of Joab, and a third under the orders of Abishai, son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, And I myself will certainly go out wit

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”

And the king said to them, I will do whatever seems best to you. So the king took his place by the door of the town, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”

And the king gave orders to Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Because of me, be gentle to the young man Absalom. And this order about Absalom was given in the hearing of all the people.

הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ (מֶּ֡לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (מֶּ֛לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the man said to Joab, Even if you gave me a thousand bits of silver, I would not put out my hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king gave orders to you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Take care that the young man Absalom is not touched

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (מֶּ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (מֶּ֗לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And if I had falsely put him to death (and nothing may be kept secret from the king), you would have had nothing to do with me.

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (מֶּ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said, Let me go and give the king news of how the Lord has done right in his cause against those who took up arms against him.

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (מֶּ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And Joab said, You will take no news today; another day you may give him the news, but you will take no news today, because the king's son is dead.

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”