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 5 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.
Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”
Read word by wordAs Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”
Read word by word“Find out whose son this young man is!” said the king.
Read word by wordAs the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments.
Read word by wordAnd David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the son-in-law of the king?”
Read word by wordThen Saul ordered his servants, “Speak to David privately and tell him, ‘Behold, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, become his son-in-law.’”
Read word by wordBut when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”
Read word by wordSaul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.
Read word by wordWhen the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived,
Read word by wordDavid and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.
Read word by wordThen Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David; he has not sinned against you. In fact, his actions have been highly beneficial to you.
Read word by wordSo David told him, “Look, tomorrow is the New Moon, and I am supposed to dine with the king. Instead, let me go and hide in the field until the third evening from now.
Read word by wordSo David hid in the field, and when the New Moon had come, the king sat down to eat.
Read word by wordHe sat in his usual place by the wall, opposite Jonathan and beside Abner, but David’s place was empty.
Read word by wordsaying, ‘Please let me go, because our clan is holding a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has told me to be there. So now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me go and see my brothers.’ That is why he has not come to the king’s table.”
Read word by word“The king has given me a mission,” David replied. “He told me no one is to know about the mission on which I am sending you. And I have directed my young men to meet me at a certain place.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.3
Then David asked Ahimelech, “Is there not a spear or sword on hand here? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s mission was urgent.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.9
That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.11
But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.12
Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.13
From there David went to Mizpeh of Moab, where he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and mother stay with you until I learn what God will do for me.”
Read word by wordSo he left them in the care of the king of Moab, and they stayed with him the whole time David was in the stronghold.
Read word by wordThen the king sent messengers to summon Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and his father’s whole family, who were priests at Nob. And all of them came to the king.
Read word by wordAhimelech answered the king, “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king’s son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard and honored in your house?
Read word by wordWas that day the first time I inquired of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king accuse your servant or any of my father’s household, for your servant knew nothing of this whole affair—not in part or in whole.”
Read word by wordBut the king replied, “You will surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house!”
Read word by wordThen the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.
Read word by wordSo the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
Read word by wordNow, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hand.”
Read word by wordAfter that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 24.9
Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 24.15
When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.
Read word by wordAnd David shouted to the troops and to Abner son of Ner, “Will you not answer me, Abner?” “Who are you who calls to the king?” Abner replied.
Read word by wordSo David said to Abner, “You are a man, aren’t you? And who in Israel is your equal? Why then did you not protect your lord the king when one of the people came to destroy him?
Read word by wordThis thing you have done is not good. As surely as the LORD lives, all of you deserve to die, since you did not protect your lord, the LORD’s anointed. Now look around. Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were by his head?”
Read word by wordThen Saul recognized David’s voice and asked, “Is that your voice, David my son?” “It is my voice, my lord and king,” David said.
Read word by wordNow please, may my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed in the presence of the LORD! For today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’
Read word by wordSo do not let my blood fall to the ground far from the presence of the LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to look for a flea, like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”
Read word by word“Here is the king’s spear,” David answered. “Let one of the young men come over and get it.
Read word by wordSo David set out with his six hundred men and went to Achish son of Maoch, the king of Gath.
Read word by wordThat day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
Read word by word“Do not be afraid,” the king replied. “What do you see?” “I see a god coming up out of the earth,” the woman answered.
Read word by wordThen the commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish replied, “Is this not David, the servant of King Saul of Israel? He has been with me all these days, even years, and from the day he defected until today I have found no fault in him.”
Read word by word“But what have I done?” David replied. “What have you found against your servant, from the day I came to you until today, to keep me from going along to fight against the enemies of my lord the king?”
Read word by wordThen the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
Read word by wordNow then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”
Read word by wordAnd the length of time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
Read word by wordhis second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;
Read word by wordNow Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “In the past you sought David as your king.
Read word by wordThen Abner said to David, “Let me go at once, and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.” So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.
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