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 37 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.
Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD.
Read word by wordThe kings of the earth did not believe, nor any people of the world, that an enemy or a foe could enter the gates of Jerusalem.
Read word by wordOn the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—
Read word by wordThe king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with despair, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. I will deal with them according to their conduct, and I will judge them by their own standards. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”
Read word by word“Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.
Read word by word‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.
Read word by wordWith hooks they caged him and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into captivity so that his roar was heard no longer on the mountains of Israel.
Read word by word“Now you, son of man, mark out two roads for the sword of the king of Babylon to take, both starting from the same land. And make a signpost where the road branches off to each city.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.24
For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.26
“Son of man, write down today’s date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem.
Read word by wordFor this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with cavalry and a great company of troops.
Read word by wordWhen your wares went out to sea, you satisfied many nations. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and merchandise.
Read word by wordAll the people of the coastlands are appalled over you. Their kings shudder with fear; their faces are contorted.
Read word by word“Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
Read word by wordYour heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.
Read word by word“Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.
Read word by wordSpeak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’
Read word by word“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the labor they expended on it.
Read word by wordTherefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will carry off its wealth, seize its spoil, and remove its plunder. This will be the wages for his army.
Read word by wordThis is what the Lord GOD says: I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
Read word by word“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.
Read word by wordTherefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken, and will make the sword fall from his hand.
Read word by wordI will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, who will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.
Read word by wordI will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king, but Pharaoh’s arms will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I place My sword in the hand of Babylon’s king, and he wields it against the land of Egypt.
Read word by word“Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: ‘Who can be compared to your greatness?
Read word by word“Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’
Read word by wordI will cause many peoples to be appalled over you, and their kings will shudder in horror because of you when I brandish My sword before them. On the day of your downfall each of them will tremble every moment for his life.’
Read word by wordFor this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you!
Read word by wordEdom is there, and all her kings and princes, who despite their might are laid among those slain by the sword. They lie down with the uncircumcised, with those who descend to the Pit.
Read word by wordI will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they will no longer be two nations and will never again be divided into two kingdoms.
Read word by wordMy servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.
Read word by wordand He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place for the soles of My feet, where I will dwell among the Israelites forever. The house of Israel will never again defile My holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and by the funeral offerings for their kings at their deaths.
Read word by wordNow let them remove far from Me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will dwell among them forever.
Read word by wordIn the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.
Read word by wordAnd the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.
Read word by wordThen the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring in some Israelites from the royal family and the nobility—
Read word by wordyoung men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.
Read word by wordThe king assigned them daily provisions of the royal food and wine. They were to be trained for three years, after which they were to enter the king’s service.
Read word by wordBut Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.
Read word by wordbut he said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking thinner than those of the other young men your age? You would endanger my head before the king!”
Read word by wordThen compare our appearances with those of the young men who are eating the royal food, and deal with your servants according to what you see.”
Read word by wordAnd at the end of ten days, they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who were eating the king’s food.
Read word by wordNow at the end of the time specified by the king, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar.
Read word by wordAnd the king spoke with them, and among all the young men he found no one equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the king’s service.
Read word by wordIn every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.
Read word by wordAnd Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.
Read word by wordSo the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,
Read word by wordhe said to them, “I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to understand it.”
Read word by wordThen the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”
Read word by wordIn the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, subsequent to the one that had appeared to me earlier.
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