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 23 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.
So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest.
Read word by wordJehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He died, to no one’s regret, and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
Read word by wordThen the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram, king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.
Read word by wordAhaziah also followed their counsel and went with Joram son of Ahab king of Israel to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. But the Arameans wounded Joram.
Read word by wordSo he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.
Read word by wordBut Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid Joash from Athaliah so that she could not kill him.
Read word by wordthe whole assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. “Behold, the king’s son!” said Jehoiada. “He must reign, just as the LORD promised concerning the descendants of David.
Read word by worda third shall be at the royal palace, and a third at the Foundation Gate, while all the others are to be in the courtyards of the house of the LORD.
Read word by wordThe Levites must surround the king with weapons in hand, and anyone who enters the temple must be put to death. You must stay close to the king wherever he goes.”
Read word by wordThen Jehoiada the priest gave to the commanders of hundreds the spears and the large and small shields of King David that were in the house of God.
Read word by wordHe stationed all the troops, with their weapons in hand, surrounding the king by the altar and the temple, from the south side to the north side of the temple.
Read word by wordThen Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him and shouted, “Long live the king!”
Read word by wordWhen Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and cheering the king, she went out to them in the house of the LORD.
Read word by wordAnd she looked and saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!”
Read word by wordSo they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.
Read word by wordThen Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people.
Read word by wordAnd he took with him the commanders of hundreds, the nobles, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king down from the house of the LORD and entered the royal palace through the Upper Gate. They seated King Joash on the royal throne,
Read word by wordSo the king called Jehoiada the high priest and said, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?”
Read word by wordAt the king’s command a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the house of the LORD.
Read word by wordWhenever the chest was brought by the Levites to the king’s overseers and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal scribe and the officer of the high priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this daily and gathered the money in abundance.
Read word by wordThen the king and Jehoiada would give the money to those who supervised the labor on the house of the LORD to hire stonecutters and carpenters to restore the house of the LORD, as well as workers in iron and bronze to repair the house of the LORD.
Read word by wordWhen they were finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the house of the LORD—utensils for the service and for the burnt offerings, dishes, and other objects of gold and silver. Throughout the days of Jehoiada, burnt offerings were presented regularly in the house of the LORD.
Read word by wordAnd Jehoiada was buried with the kings in the City of David, because he had done what was good in Israel for God and His temple.
Read word by wordAfter the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.
Read word by wordBut they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.
Read word by wordThus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, Joash killed Jehoiada’s son. As he lay dying, Zechariah said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.”
Read word by wordIn the spring, the army of Aram went to war against Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus.
Read word by wordAnd when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded. His own servants conspired against him for shedding the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him on his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
Read word by wordThe accounts of the sons of Joash and the many pronouncements about him, and of the restoration of the house of God, are indeed written in the Treatise of the Book of the Kings. And his son Amaziah reigned in his place.
Read word by wordAs soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.
Read word by wordBut a man of God came to him and said, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—not with any of the Ephraimites.
Read word by wordWhile he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”
Read word by wordThen Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent word to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said.
Read word by wordBut Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.
Read word by wordSo Jehoash king of Israel advanced, and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah.
Read word by wordThere at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz. Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section of four hundred cubits.
Read word by wordHe took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of God with Obed-edom and in the treasuries of the royal palace, as well as some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.
Read word by wordAmaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.
Read word by wordAs for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel?
Read word by wordUzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
Read word by wordUzziah had an army ready for battle that went out to war by assigned divisions, as recorded by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the direction of Hananiah, one of the royal officers.
Read word by wordUnder their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.
Read word by wordThey took their stand against King Uzziah and said, “Uzziah, you have no right to offer incense to the LORD. Only the priests, the descendants of Aaron, are consecrated to burn incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully; you will not receive honor from the LORD God.”
Read word by wordSo King Uzziah was a leper until the day of his death. He lived in isolation, leprous and cut off from the house of the LORD, while his son Jotham had charge of the royal palace and governed the people of the land.
Read word by wordAnd Uzziah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in a field of burial that belonged to the kings, for the people said, “He was a leper.” And his son Jotham reigned in his place.
Read word by wordJotham waged war against the king of the Ammonites and defeated them, and that year they gave him a hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat, and ten thousand cors of barley. They paid him the same in the second and third years.
Read word by wordAs for the rest of the acts of Jotham, along with all his wars and his ways, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
Read word by wordInstead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even made cast images of the Baals.
Read word by wordSo the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force.
Read word by wordZichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the son of the king, Azrikam the governor of the palace, and Elkanah the second to the king.
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