Definition
from H4427; a king
Traditional renderings: king, royal.
Traditional renderings: king, royal.
Glossary entries
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Where it occurs
Occurrences
2,525 total
- 1 Kings 22:26הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ · the king’sAnd the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,
- 1 Kings 22:27הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · the king…and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”
- 1 Kings 22:29 (2×)מֶֽלֶךְ־ · So the king; מֶֽלֶךְ־ · kingSo the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
- 1 Kings 22:30 (2×)מֶ֨לֶךְ · And the king; מֶ֣לֶךְ · So the kingAnd the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
- 1 Kings 22:31 (2×)וּמֶ֣לֶךְ · Now the king; מֶ֥לֶךְ · the kingNow the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”
- 1 Kings 22:32מֶֽלֶךְ־ · is the kingWhen the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “Surely this is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.
- 1 Kings 22:33מֶ֥לֶךְ · the kingAnd when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
- 1 Kings 22:34מֶ֣לֶךְ · the kingHowever, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
- 1 Kings 22:35וְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ · and the kingThe battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. And the blood from his wound ran out onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died.
- 1 Kings 22:37 (2×)הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ · So the king; הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · [him]So the king died and was brought to Samaria, where they buried him.
- 1 Kings 22:39לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the KingsAs for the rest of the acts of Ahab, along with all his accomplishments and the ivory palace and all the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- 1 Kings 22:41מֶ֥לֶךְ · reignIn the fourth year of Ahab’s reign over Israel, Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah.
- 1 Kings 22:44מֶ֥לֶךְ · the kingJehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel.
- 1 Kings 22:45לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the KingsAs for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, along with the might he exercised and how he waged war, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- 1 Kings 22:47 (2×)וּמֶ֥לֶךְ · king; מֶֽלֶךְ׃ · served as kingAnd there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.
- 1 Kings 22:51מֶ֣לֶךְ · reignIn the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria two years.
- 2 Kings 1:3מֶֽלֶךְ־ · of the kingBut the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’
- 2 Kings 1:6הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ · the kingThey replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’”
- 2 Kings 1:9הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ · the kingThen King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’”
- 2 Kings 1:11הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ · the kingSo the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’”
- 2 Kings 1:15הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ · the kingThen the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.
- 2 Kings 1:17מֶ֣לֶךְ · of the reignSo Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. And since he had no son, Jehoram succeeded him in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah.
- 2 Kings 1:18לְמַלְכֵ֥י · of the KingsAs for the rest of the acts of Ahaziah, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- 2 Kings 3:1מֶ֣לֶךְ · reignIn the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Jehoram son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twelve years.
- 2 Kings 3:4 (2×)מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; לְמֶֽלֶךְ־ · to the kingNow Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams.
- 2 Kings 3:5 (2×)מֶֽלֶךְ־ · the king; בְּמֶ֥לֶךְ · against the kingBut after the death of Ahab, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
- 2 Kings 3:6הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ · KingSo at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel.
- 2 Kings 3:7 (2×)מֶֽלֶךְ־ · king; מֶ֤לֶךְ · The kingAnd he sent a message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” “I will go,” replied Jehoshaphat. “I am as you are, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
- 2 Kings 3:9 (3×)מֶ֨לֶךְ · So the king; וּמֶֽלֶך־ · the king; וּמֶ֣לֶךְ · and the kingSo the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out, and after they had traveled a roundabout route for seven days, they had no water for their army or for their animals.
- 2 Kings 3:10 (2×)מֶ֣לֶךְ · the king; הַמְּלָכִ֣ים · kings“Alas,” said the king of Israel, “for the LORD has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab!”
- 2 Kings 3:11מֶֽלֶךְ־ · of the kingBut Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.”
- 2 Kings 3:12 (2×)מֶ֧לֶךְ · So the king; וּמֶ֥לֶךְ · and the kingJehoshaphat affirmed, “The word of the LORD is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
- 2 Kings 3:13 (3×)מֶ֤לֶךְ · the king; מֶ֣לֶךְ · the king; הַמְּלָכִ֣ים · kingsElisha, however, said to the king of Israel, “What have we to do with each other? Go to the prophets of your father and of your mother!” “No,” replied the king of Israel, “for it is the LORD who has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”
- 2 Kings 3:14מֶֽלֶךְ־ · kingThen Elisha said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not for my regard for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you or acknowledge you.
- 2 Kings 3:21הַמְּלָכִ֖ים · the kingsNow all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, young and old, were summoned and stationed at the border.
- 2 Kings 3:23הַמְּלָכִ֔ים · The kings“This is blood!” they exclaimed. “The kings have clashed swords and slaughtered one another. Now to the plunder, Moab!”