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 8 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.
Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you also go with us? Go back and stay with the new king, since you are both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland.
Read word by wordBut Ittai answered the king, “As surely as the LORD lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be, whether it means life or death, there will your servant be!”
Read word by wordEveryone in the countryside was weeping loudly as all the people passed by. And as the king crossed the Kidron Valley, all the people also passed toward the way of the wilderness.
Read word by wordThen the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, He will bring me back and let me see both it and His dwelling place again.
Read word by wordThe king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan.
Read word by wordBut you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: ‘I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant.’
Read word by wordWill not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be there with you? Report to them everything you hear from the king’s palace.
Read word by word“Why do you have these?” asked the king. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”
Read word by word“Where is your master’s grandson?” asked the king. And Ziba answered, “Indeed, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he has said, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore to me the kingdom of my grandfather.’”
Read word by wordSo the king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”
Read word by wordAs King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.
Read word by wordHe threw stones at David and at all the servants of the king, though the troops and all the mighty men were on David’s right and left.
Read word by wordThen Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!”
Read word by wordBut the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why did you do this?’”
Read word by wordFinally, the king and all the people with him arrived, exhausted. And there he refreshed himself.
Read word by wordAnd David’s friend Hushai the Archite went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”
Read word by wordI will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the king
Read word by wordNow send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but be sure to cross over. Otherwise the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.’”
Read word by wordNow Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city.
Read word by wordAfter the men had gone, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed up out of the well and went to inform King David, saying, “Get up and cross over the river at once, for Ahithophel has given this advice against you.”
Read word by wordHe sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, “I will surely march out with you as well.”
Read word by word“I will do whatever seems best to you,” the king replied. So he stood beside the gate, while all the troops marched out by hundreds and by thousands.
Read word by wordNow the king had commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “Treat the young man Absalom gently for my sake.” And all the people heard the king’s orders to each of the commanders regarding Absalom.
Read word by wordThe man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels of silver were weighed out into my hands, I would not raise my hand against the son of the king. For we heard the king command you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.’
Read word by wordIf I had jeopardized my own life—and nothing is hidden from the king—you would have abandoned me.”
Read word by wordDuring his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the pillar his name, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.
Read word by wordThen Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, “Please let me run and tell the king the good news that the LORD has avenged him of his enemies.”
Read word by wordBut Joab replied, “You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but you must not do so today, because the king’s son is dead.”
Read word by wordSo Joab said to a Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen.” The Cushite bowed to Joab and took off running.
Read word by wordSo he called out and told the king. “If he is alone,” the king replied, “he bears good news.” As the first runner drew near,
Read word by wordthe watchman saw another man running, and he called out to the gatekeeper, “Look! Another man is running alone!” “This one also brings good news,” said the king.
Read word by wordThe watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”
Read word by wordThen Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well!” And he bowed facedown before the king. He continued, “Blessed be the LORD your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king.”
Read word by wordThe king asked, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And Ahimaaz replied, “When Joab sent the king’s servant and your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I do not know what it was.”
Read word by word“Move aside,” said the king, “and stand here.” So he stepped aside.
Read word by wordJust then the Cushite came and said, “May my lord the king hear the good news: Today the LORD has avenged you of all who rose up against you!”
Read word by wordThe king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And the Cushite replied, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up against you to harm you be like that young man.”
Read word by wordThe king was shaken and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.1
Then it was reported to Joab, “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.2
And that day’s victory was turned into mourning for all the people, because on that day they were told, “The king is grieving over his son.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.3
But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.5
Then Joab went into the house and said to the king, “Today you have disgraced all your servants who have saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters, of your wives, and of your concubines.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.6
So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” So they all came before the king. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled, each man to his home.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.9
And all the people throughout the tribes of Israel were arguing, “The king rescued us from the hand of our enemies and delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of Absalom.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.10
But Absalom, the man we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the king?”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.11
Then King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace, since the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his quarters?
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.12
You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.13
So he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man, and they sent word to the king: “Return, you and all your servants.”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.15
So the king returned, and when he arrived at the Jordan, the men of Judah came to Gilgal to meet him and escort him across the Jordan.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.16
Then Shimei son of Gera, a Benjamite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 19.17
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