TBESH · H4428G
מֶ֫לֶךְ · me.lekh · king
1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430)
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מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) means “king” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: meh'-lek Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
מֶ֫לֶךְ · me.lekh · king
1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430)
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הַמֶּלֶךְ · me.lekh · `the king`
'the king' or a name, Hammelech in KJV of Jer.36.26; 38.6- a man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.36.26; father of: Jerahmeel (H3396I) and Malchijah (H4441H); also translated "the king"; § A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.36.26; father of: Jerahmeel (H3396I) and Malchijah (H4441H); also translated "the king";
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מֶ֫לֶךְ · me.lekh · King's
King's (Highway) (Num.20.17)
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מֶ֫לֶךְ · me.lekh · King's
Another name of she.lach (שֶׁ֫לַח "Shelah" H7975A)
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מֶ֫לֶךְ · me.lekh · Milcom
Another name of mo.lekh (מֹ֫לֶךְ "Molech" H4432)
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מֶ֫לֶךְ · me.lekh · King's
King's (Valley) (Gen.14.17)
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from H4427 (מָלַךְ); a king
KJV glosses: king, royal.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the king | 585 |
| king | 547 |
| of the king | 136 |
| the kings | 131 |
| of the kings | 78 |
| kings | 69 |
| and the king | 46 |
| then the king | 46 |
| so the king | 44 |
| of king | 39 |
| to the king | 37 |
| reign | 27 |
| the royal | 26 |
| a king | 25 |
| then king | 23 |
| but the king | 14 |
| him | 14 |
| of the reign | 14 |
| as king | 13 |
| so king | 13 |
| when the king | 12 |
| o king | 11 |
| of the royal | 11 |
| and king | 10 |
| at the kings | 10 |
| he | 10 |
| now the king | 10 |
| against the king | 8 |
| and the kings | 8 |
| for the king | 8 |
| in the kings | 8 |
| its king | 8 |
| their king | 8 |
| and its king | 7 |
| for king | 7 |
| of kings | 7 |
| their kings | 7 |
| may the king | 6 |
| who | 6 |
| by the kings | 5 |
| from the kings | 5 |
| of a king | 5 |
| to king | 5 |
| when king | 5 |
| and | 4 |
| and he | 4 |
| and kings | 4 |
| are the kings | 4 |
| but king | 4 |
| from the king | 4 |
| my king | 4 |
| o kings | 4 |
| our kings | 4 |
| that the king | 4 |
| to the kings | 4 |
| was king | 4 |
| with the royal | 4 |
| you king | 4 |
| your king | 4 |
| any king | 3 |
| before the king | 3 |
| for kings | 3 |
| his | 3 |
| is king | 3 |
| is the king | 3 |
| king of | 3 |
| now king | 3 |
| royal | 3 |
| the king himself | 3 |
| to the royal | 3 |
| was the kings | 3 |
| according to the kings | 2 |
| additionally the king | 2 |
| and for the kings | 2 |
| and the royal | 2 |
| and their kings | 2 |
| and to the kings | 2 |
| as the king | 2 |
| back to the king | 2 |
| but he | 2 |
| for their kings | 2 |
| from king | 2 |
| he brings to his king | 2 |
| hezekiah | 2 |
| his king | 2 |
| in the royal | 2 |
| it to the king | 2 |
| king amaziah | 2 |
| may the kings | 2 |
| nevertheless the kings | 2 |
| of his reign | 2 |
| of the other kings | 2 |
| of their king | 2 |
| that king | 2 |
| the king had | 2 |
| the kings service | 2 |
| then kings | 2 |
| thus king | 2 |
| to kings | 2 |
| whose king | 2 |
| a kings | 1 |
| according to the royal | 1 |
| against king | 1 |
| against the kings | 1 |
| and a king | 1 |
| and as the king | 1 |
| and as the kings | 1 |
| and be ruled | 1 |
| and bring the king | 1 |
| and closed the royal | 1 |
| and escort him | 1 |
| and let the king | 1 |
| and may the king | 1 |
| and of the king | 1 |
| and one of the kings | 1 |
| and our king | 1 |
| and our kings | 1 |
| and some of the kings | 1 |
| and tell the king | 1 |
| and then the king | 1 |
| and they brought the king | 1 |
| and to the king | 1 |
| and upon our kings | 1 |
| and when the king | 1 |
| and your king | 1 |
| are a kings | 1 |
| are for the kings | 1 |
| are my king | 1 |
| as a king | 1 |
| as soon as the king | 1 |
| as their king | 1 |
| as your king | 1 |
| at king | 1 |
| at the royal | 1 |
| at this david | 1 |
| became king | 1 |
| become his | 1 |
| before king | 1 |
| both king | 1 |
| but the kings | 1 |
| by king | 1 |
| by milcom | 1 |
| by the king | 1 |
| can a king | 1 |
| can the kings | 1 |
| escorted the king | 1 |
| even in their royal | 1 |
| far as the kings | 1 |
| finally the king | 1 |
| fit for a king | 1 |
| for him | 1 |
| for his | 1 |
| from his | 1 |
| from the royal | 1 |
| given to the kings | 1 |
| goes to the kings | 1 |
| has milcom | 1 |
| has the king | 1 |
| he was previously stationed at the kings | 1 |
| he will bring the king | 1 |
| he will hand their kings | 1 |
| help the king | 1 |
| her king | 1 |
| her kings | 1 |
| his royal | 1 |
| in any kingdom | 1 |
| in charge of king | 1 |
| in charge of the kings | 1 |
| in the king | 1 |
| in their king | 1 |
| instead the king | 1 |
| into the kings | 1 |
| is a kings | 1 |
| is my king | 1 |
| is our king | 1 |
| is the kings | 1 |
| its kings | 1 |
| just as the king | 1 |
| king joash | 1 |
| kings before him | 1 |
| kings life | 1 |
| kingship | 1 |
| later king | 1 |
| let king | 1 |
| like a king | 1 |
| like the kings | 1 |
| listen king | 1 |
| milcom | 1 |
| near the kings | 1 |
| nevertheless the king | 1 |
| nor the kings | 1 |
| nor their kings | 1 |
| o royal | 1 |
| of his | 1 |
| of king jehoram | 1 |
| of our king | 1 |
| of royalty | 1 |
| of the kingdom | 1 |
| on his | 1 |
| on the palace grounds | 1 |
| one of the kings | 1 |
| one of the royal | 1 |
| only to king | 1 |
| our king | 1 |
| placed by kings | 1 |
| represents the king | 1 |
| represents the kings | 1 |
| ruled | 1 |
| see the king | 1 |
| served as king | 1 |
| shall be at the royal | 1 |
| should the king | 1 |
| should the kings | 1 |
| since he | 1 |
| since the king | 1 |
| so he | 1 |
| so the kings | 1 |
| that | 1 |
| the king down | 1 |
| the king had designated | 1 |
| the king is | 1 |
| the kingdoms | 1 |
| the kings expense | 1 |
| the kings who were | 1 |
| the new king | 1 |
| then neco king | 1 |
| then the kings | 1 |
| then the royal | 1 |
| then we can install | 1 |
| there is a king | 1 |
| therefore the king | 1 |
| to ask the king | 1 |
| to be king | 1 |
| to become | 1 |
| to become the kings | 1 |
| to him | 1 |
| to his king | 1 |
| to molech | 1 |
| to our king | 1 |
| to the king of libnah | 1 |
| to the palace grounds | 1 |
| to their king | 1 |
| trusted royal | 1 |
| visit the king | 1 |
| vvv | 1 |
| was the king | 1 |
| was your king | 1 |
| we must have a king | 1 |
| when a kings | 1 |
| when the kings | 1 |
| while his | 1 |
| while the king | 1 |
| while the kings | 1 |
| who ruled | 1 |
| will be king | 1 |
| will have the king | 1 |
| will the king | 1 |
| with a king | 1 |
| with her king | 1 |
| with the kings | 1 |
| with their kings | 1 |
| worthy of the kings | 1 |
| would the king | 1 |
| yet king | 1 |
| your kings | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| king | 456 |
| the king | 437 |
| and the king | 208 |
| of the kings | 115 |
| of the king | 108 |
| the kings | 78 |
| unto the king | 77 |
| to the king | 66 |
| kings | 50 |
| and king | 33 |
| of king | 32 |
| then the king | 31 |
| that the king | 23 |
| and the kings | 21 |
| o king | 20 |
| for the king | 19 |
| and all the kings | 16 |
| so the king | 16 |
| in the kings | 15 |
| a king | 14 |
| unto king | 14 |
| against the king | 13 |
| to king | 13 |
| with the king | 12 |
| all the kings | 11 |
| whom the king | 11 |
| into the kings | 9 |
| unto the kings | 9 |
| with the kings | 9 |
| by the kings | 8 |
| of kings | 8 |
| then king | 8 |
| and to the king | 7 |
| at the kings | 7 |
| but the king | 7 |
| did the king | 7 |
| for the kings | 7 |
| to the kings | 7 |
| and it came to pass when the king | 6 |
| of a king | 6 |
| thee king | 6 |
| and when the king | 5 |
| behold the king | 5 |
| him king | 5 |
| my king | 5 |
| no king | 5 |
| that the kings | 5 |
| was king | 5 |
| against king | 4 |
| and her king | 4 |
| by the king | 4 |
| in the king | 4 |
| let the king | 4 |
| on the king | 4 |
| so king | 4 |
| their king | 4 |
| their kings | 4 |
| when the king | 4 |
| which king | 4 |
| which the king | 4 |
| and for the kings | 3 |
| and it came to pass when king | 3 |
| and of the kings | 3 |
| and to the kings | 3 |
| and with the king | 3 |
| as the king | 3 |
| but king | 3 |
| from the king | 3 |
| him to the king | 3 |
| let not the king | 3 |
| now the king | 3 |
| of their kings | 3 |
| our king | 3 |
| that king | 3 |
| them to the king | 3 |
| therefore the king | 3 |
| us a king | 3 |
| which the kings | 3 |
| according to all that king | 2 |
| according to the kings | 2 |
| against the kings | 2 |
| also the king | 2 |
| among the kings | 2 |
| and a king | 2 |
| and all their kings | 2 |
| and as the king | 2 |
| and it came to pass when all the kings | 2 |
| and kings | 2 |
| and let the king | 2 |
| and their kings | 2 |
| as king | 2 |
| at thee and their kings | 2 |
| because the king | 2 |
| because the kings | 2 |
| behold the kings | 2 |
| concerning the king | 2 |
| did king | 2 |
| for all the kings | 2 |
| for king | 2 |
| from the kings | 2 |
| he and the kings | 2 |
| he thee king | 2 |
| her king | 2 |
| her kings | 2 |
| him of the king | 2 |
| himself before the king | 2 |
| howbeit the king | 2 |
| in that the king | 2 |
| into all the kings | 2 |
| me a king | 2 |
| me king | 2 |
| moreover the king | 2 |
| not for kings | 2 |
| not the king | 2 |
| not the kings | 2 |
| out of the kings | 2 |
| over all the kings | 2 |
| save only with the king | 2 |
| shall be king | 2 |
| shall the king | 2 |
| so shall the king | 2 |
| them the kings | 2 |
| then were the kings | 2 |
| they their kings | 2 |
| to our kings | 2 |
| upon the kings | 2 |
| what the kings | 2 |
| when thy king | 2 |
| where the kings | 2 |
| wherefore the king | 2 |
| wherein the king | 2 |
| your king | 2 |
| a kings | 1 |
| after the kings | 1 |
| against him as a king | 1 |
| against him by the king | 1 |
| against us the kings | 1 |
| all of them to the king | 1 |
| all that pertained to the king | 1 |
| all that the king | 1 |
| all their kings | 1 |
| alone and the king | 1 |
| also before kings | 1 |
| also king | 1 |
| also the kings | 1 |
| also unto the kings | 1 |
| also what the king | 1 |
| also with the king | 1 |
| and against the kings | 1 |
| and all king | 1 |
| and all kings | 1 |
| and all the king | 1 |
| and all these kings | 1 |
| and at the kings | 1 |
| and be ye with the king | 1 |
| and before all the kings | 1 |
| and behold the king | 1 |
| and between the king | 1 |
| and he had provided the king | 1 |
| and he was king | 1 |
| and his king | 1 |
| and if so be that the kings | 1 |
| and in the kings | 1 |
| and is in kings | 1 |
| and it was so when the king | 1 |
| and like unto him was there no king | 1 |
| and moreover the kings | 1 |
| and now behold the king | 1 |
| and of all the kings | 1 |
| and of king | 1 |
| and over the kings | 1 |
| and shalt be king | 1 |
| and so for all the kings | 1 |
| and that our king | 1 |
| and their king | 1 |
| and thou king | 1 |
| and to her king | 1 |
| and when all the kings | 1 |
| and when all these kings | 1 |
| and when king | 1 |
| and when the kings | 1 |
| and why should the king | 1 |
| any king | 1 |
| any more unto the king | 1 |
| as a king | 1 |
| as had not been on any king | 1 |
| as this in the kings | 1 |
| at him and the king | 1 |
| at king | 1 |
| be thy king | 1 |
| before the king | 1 |
| behold a king | 1 |
| behold thy king | 1 |
| between the king | 1 |
| both ye and your king | 1 |
| but be ye with the king | 1 |
| but not as the kings | 1 |
| but to the king | 1 |
| but when king | 1 |
| but with kings | 1 |
| by it and their king | 1 |
| by malcham | 1 |
| by me kings | 1 |
| doth their king | 1 |
| even the kings | 1 |
| even them the king | 1 |
| for his king | 1 |
| for i was the kings | 1 |
| for lo the kings | 1 |
| for so the king | 1 |
| for thee unto the king | 1 |
| for their king | 1 |
| for then the king | 1 |
| for to the king | 1 |
| from all kings | 1 |
| from thence the king | 1 |
| giveth he to his king | 1 |
| have no king | 1 |
| have we our kings | 1 |
| her of his royal | 1 |
| her out of the kings | 1 |
| her to the king | 1 |
| him and the king | 1 |
| him into the kings | 1 |
| him so the king | 1 |
| him the king | 1 |
| him there king | 1 |
| him was none like him among all the kings | 1 |
| him whom the king | 1 |
| himself to king | 1 |
| how the king | 1 |
| i unto the king | 1 |
| in all the kings | 1 |
| in their king | 1 |
| in unto the king | 1 |
| instead of which king | 1 |
| is for all the king | 1 |
| it also and the king | 1 |
| it and the king | 1 |
| it may be that the king | 1 |
| it to the king | 1 |
| lest the king | 1 |
| let king | 1 |
| likewise of king | 1 |
| lo the king | 1 |
| nay but we will have a king | 1 |
| neither have our kings | 1 |
| nevertheless the kings | 1 |
| no more except the king | 1 |
| nor of the kings | 1 |
| nor the kings | 1 |
| not as the king | 1 |
| not for the kings | 1 |
| not her king | 1 |
| not unto the kings | 1 |
| notwithstanding the kings | 1 |
| now king | 1 |
| now the kings | 1 |
| now therefore behold the king | 1 |
| now therefore o king | 1 |
| now therefore o ye kings | 1 |
| o kings | 1 |
| o ye kings | 1 |
| of hammelech | 1 |
| of him a king | 1 |
| of his king | 1 |
| of our king | 1 |
| of the same when the kings | 1 |
| of thee and kings | 1 |
| of their king | 1 |
| of them unto the king | 1 |
| of these kings | 1 |
| of those kings | 1 |
| of your king | 1 |
| of your moloch | 1 |
| on the kings | 1 |
| our kings | 1 |
| over kings | 1 |
| over the kings | 1 |
| people and all the kings | 1 |
| pertaineth unto the kings | 1 |
| royal | 1 |
| shall be his king | 1 |
| shall be of thee and kings | 1 |
| shall kings | 1 |
| she i pray thee let the king | 1 |
| so it came to pass when the kings | 1 |
| such as none of the kings | 1 |
| such to whom the king | 1 |
| than all the kings | 1 |
| than the king | 1 |
| than the kings | 1 |
| that all the kings | 1 |
| that behold the kings | 1 |
| that he might be the kings | 1 |
| that it was not of the king | 1 |
| that it was not the king | 1 |
| that kings | 1 |
| thee a king | 1 |
| thee and thy king | 1 |
| thee from being king | 1 |
| thee now therefore be the kings | 1 |
| thee o king | 1 |
| thee the king | 1 |
| thee to the king | 1 |
| them a king | 1 |
| them also king | 1 |
| them as whatsoever the king | 1 |
| them for the kings | 1 |
| themselves a king | 1 |
| themselves unto king | 1 |
| themselves unto the king | 1 |
| then all the kings | 1 |
| then no king | 1 |
| then shall both ye and also the king | 1 |
| then the kings | 1 |
| then was the kings | 1 |
| there is no king | 1 |
| there with the king | 1 |
| therefore king | 1 |
| therefore was the king | 1 |
| these kings | 1 |
| they make the king | 1 |
| they nor their kings | 1 |
| they the kings | 1 |
| this king | 1 |
| those kings | 1 |
| thou art my king | 1 |
| thou the kings | 1 |
| thou unto the king | 1 |
| through kings | 1 |
| thus hath the king | 1 |
| to a king | 1 |
| to be a kings | 1 |
| to be king | 1 |
| to him but the king | 1 |
| to kings | 1 |
| to whom would the king | 1 |
| touching the king | 1 |
| unto all the kings | 1 |
| unto her also with the king | 1 |
| unto him for the king | 1 |
| unto him let not the king | 1 |
| unto his king | 1 |
| unto kings | 1 |
| unto me nay but a king | 1 |
| unto our king | 1 |
| unto thee o king | 1 |
| unto their king | 1 |
| unto them behold the kings | 1 |
| upon king | 1 |
| upon me as also the kings | 1 |
| upon the king | 1 |
| upon them the king | 1 |
| upon us on our kings | 1 |
| us for all the kings | 1 |
| was come the king | 1 |
| was the king | 1 |
| was there no king | 1 |
| we have no king | 1 |
| well to be the kings | 1 |
| were the kings | 1 |
| what have i to do with thee thou king | 1 |
| what then should a king | 1 |
| when king | 1 |
| when kings | 1 |
| whereby the kings | 1 |
| whereunto the king | 1 |
| whereupon the king | 1 |
| which also king | 1 |
| which is the kings | 1 |
| which was in the kings | 1 |
| while the king | 1 |
| who is this king | 1 |
| whom is the king | 1 |
| whom king | 1 |
| whom the kings | 1 |
| why should the kings | 1 |
| with all those kings | 1 |
| with him so the king | 1 |
| with him unto the king | 1 |
| with kings | 1 |
| with their kings | 1 |
| with us and the king | 1 |
| without a king | 1 |
| ye kings | 1 |
| yea all kings | 1 |
| yea for the king | 1 |
| you a king | 1 |
| your kings | 1 |
Page 20 of 39. 1921 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.
Read word by wordAll of them were recorded in the genealogies during the reigns of Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel.
Read word by wordSo 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.
Read word by wordSo 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.
Read word by wordhe was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.
Read word by wordEven 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.’”
Read word by wordSo 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.
Read word by wordNow Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, and carpenters, to build a palace for him.
Read word by wordAnd 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.
Read word by wordWhen 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.
Read word by wordAs 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.
Read word by wordHe let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:
Read word by wordThen 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?
Read word by wordAs far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.
Read word by wordWhen the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men.
Read word by wordWhen King Tou of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer king of Zobah,
Read word by wordhe 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,
Read word by wordand 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.
Read word by wordBenaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials at the king’s side.
Read word by wordSome time later, Nahash king of the Ammonites died and was succeeded by his son.
Read word by wordWhen 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.”
Read word by wordSo 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 were mustered from their cities and marched out for battle.
Read word by wordThe 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.
Read word by wordIn 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.
Read word by wordThen 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.
Read word by wordBut 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?”
Read word by wordNevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and traveled throughout Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem.
Read word by wordBut Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.
Read word by wordOrnan said to David, “Take it! May my lord the king do whatever seems good to him. 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.”
Read word by word“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.”
Read word by wordThe 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.
Read word by wordAs 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.
Read word by wordFrom 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.
Read word by wordAll 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.
Read word by wordAll 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.
Read word by wordThis 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.
Read word by wordFrom 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.
Read word by wordAmong 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 for the affairs of the king.
Read word by wordThis 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:
Read word by wordJoab 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.
Read word by wordAzmaveth 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.
Read word by wordJaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the flocks. All these officials were in charge of King David’s property.
Read word by wordDavid’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.
Read word by wordAhithophel was the king’s counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.
Read word by wordAhithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah, then by Abiathar. Joab was the commander of the king’s army.
Read word by wordNow 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.
Read word by wordThen 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,
Read word by wordYet 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.
Read word by wordThen 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.
Read word by wordThen the leaders of the families, 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.
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