מֶ֫לֶךְ

me.lekh

Hebrew H4428 Noun, masculine 2,525 occurrences in 1,921 verses

מֶ֫לֶךְ king

1. king

Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430)

Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)

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Concordance 1,921 verses

1 Chronicles 5:6 מֶ֣לֶךְ

and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.
1 Chronicles 5:17 מֶֽלֶךְ־מֶֽלֶךְ־

All of them were reckoned in the genealogies during the reigns of Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel.
1 Chronicles 5:26 מֶֽלֶךְ־מֶ֣לֶךְ

So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.
1 Chronicles 9:1 מַלְכֵ֣י

So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
1 Chronicles 9:18 הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ

he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.
1 Chronicles 11:2 מֶ֔לֶךְ

Even in times past, while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD your God said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.’”
1 Chronicles 11:3 הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙

So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where David made a covenant with them before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.
1 Chronicles 14:1 מֶֽלֶךְ־

Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.
1 Chronicles 14:2 לְמֶ֖לֶךְ

And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had highly exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.
1 Chronicles 14:8 לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙

When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went out to face them.
1 Chronicles 15:29 הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ

As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, and she despised him in her heart.
1 Chronicles 16:21 מְלָכִֽים׃

He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
1 Chronicles 17:16 הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ

Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?
1 Chronicles 18:3 מֶֽלֶךְ־

As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.
1 Chronicles 18:5 מֶ֣לֶךְ

When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand men.
1 Chronicles 18:9 מֶ֣לֶךְמֶֽלֶךְ־

When King Tou of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
1 Chronicles 18:10 הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־

he sent his son Hadoram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Hadoram brought all kinds of articles of gold and silver and bronze,
1 Chronicles 18:11 הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ

and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all these nations—from Edom and Moab, and from the Ammonites, Philistines, and Amalekites.
1 Chronicles 18:17 הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃פ

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.
1 Chronicles 19:1 מֶ֣לֶךְ

Some time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son.
1 Chronicles 19:5 הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙

When someone came and told David about his men, he sent messengers to meet them, since the men had been thoroughly humiliated. The king told them, “Stay in Jericho until your beards have grown back, and then return.”
1 Chronicles 19:7 מֶ֤לֶךְ

So they hired for themselves thirty-two thousand chariots, as well as the king of Maacah with his troops, who came and camped near Medeba while the Ammonites came from their cities and marched out for battle.
1 Chronicles 19:9 וְהַמְּלָכִ֣ים

The Ammonites marched out and arrayed themselves for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come stayed by themselves in the open country.
1 Chronicles 20:1 הַמְּלָכִ֗ים

In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.
1 Chronicles 20:2 מַלְכָּם֩

Then David took the crown from the head of their king. It was found to weigh a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.
1 Chronicles 21:3 הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ

But Joab replied, “May the LORD multiply His troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all servants of my lord? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”
1 Chronicles 21:4 הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ

Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and traveled throughout Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 21:6 הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ

But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.
1 Chronicles 21:23 הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ

Ornan said to David, “My lord the king may take whatever seems good. Look, I will give the oxen for the burnt offerings, the threshing sledges for the wood, and the wheat for the grain offering—I will give it all.”
1 Chronicles 21:24 הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ

“No,” replied King David, “I insist on paying the full price, for I will not take for the LORD what belongs to you, nor will I offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”
1 Chronicles 24:6 הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ

The scribe, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar, and then one from Ithamar.
1 Chronicles 24:31 הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙

As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike.
1 Chronicles 25:2 הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
1 Chronicles 25:5 הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ

All these sons of Heman the king’s seer were given him through the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
1 Chronicles 25:6 הַמֶּ֔לֶךְס

All these were under the direction of their fathers for the music of the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the direction of the king.
1 Chronicles 26:26 הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ

This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.
1 Chronicles 26:30 הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

From the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, had charge of the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the LORD and for the service of the king.
1 Chronicles 26:32 הַמֶּ֗לֶךְהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃פ

Among Jerijah’s relatives there were 2,700 capable men who were heads of families. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God and to the affairs of the king.
1 Chronicles 27:1 הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ

This is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 men in each division:
1 Chronicles 27:24 לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ

Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. For because of this census wrath came upon Israel, and the number was not entered in the Book of the Chronicles of King David.
1 Chronicles 27:25 הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ

Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the royal storehouses. Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the fortresses.
1 Chronicles 27:31 לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ

Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the flocks. All these officials were in charge of King David’s property.
1 Chronicles 27:32 הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

David’s uncle Jonathan was a counselor; he was a man of insight and a scribe. Jehiel son of Hachmoni attended to the sons of the king.
1 Chronicles 27:33 לַמֶּ֑לֶךְסהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.
1 Chronicles 27:34 לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ

Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah, then by Abiathar. Joab was the commander of the king’s army.
1 Chronicles 28:1 הַמֶּ֟לֶךְלַמֶּ֨לֶךְ

Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor.
1 Chronicles 28:2 הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙

Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
1 Chronicles 28:4 לְמֶ֤לֶךְ

Yet the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me out of all my father’s house to be king over Israel forever. For He chose Judah as leader, and from the house of Judah He chose my father’s household, and from my father’s sons He was pleased to make me king over all Israel.
1 Chronicles 29:1 הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙

Then King David said to the whole assembly, “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great because this palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
1 Chronicles 29:6 הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Then the leaders of the households, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.