Hebrew

מֶ֫לֶךְ me·lekh

“king” · 2,526 times in the Old Testament

Through the Bible

“king” 2,089
“royal” 56
“(not translated)” 44
“reign” 44
“him” 17
other ways 276
basileus, the Greek the New Testament uses for it 115

In the New Testament it continues as basileus: Matthew 21:5 quotes Zechariah 9:9, and puts this word in Greek.

As a table, book by book

Book	Times
Genesis	41
Exodus	14
Numbers	20
Deuteronomy	26
Joshua	109
Judges	37
1 Samuel	86
2 Samuel	284
1 Kings	305
2 Kings	370
1 Chronicles	69
2 Chronicles	277
Ezra	32
Nehemiah	43
Esther	196
Job	8
Psalms	67
Proverbs	32
Ecclesiastes	12
Song of Songs	5
Isaiah	80
Jeremiah	269
Lamentations	3
Ezekiel	37
Daniel	52
Hosea	19
Amos	8
Jonah	2
Micah	5
Nahum	1
Habakkuk	1
Zephaniah	4
Haggai	2
Zechariah	9
Malachi	1
Matthew	22
Mark	12
Luke	11
John	16
Acts	20
2 Corinthians	1
1 Timothy	3
Hebrews	7
1 Peter	2
Revelation	21

How the BSB translates it

Each way the Berean Standard Bible puts it into English, and how often.

king2,089
royal56
Not translated: the English carries it without a word44
reign44
he17
him17
o king15
when the king14
as king13
became king10
against the king9
his7
136 other ways191

Its meanings, as STEP Bible divides them

king 2513
King's 4
`the king` 3
Milcom 3
King's 2
King's 1

With a pronoun joined

Hebrew joins “me”, “you”, “him” and the like to the end of a word.

Where it occurs

Grouped by how it’s translated, then by book. Each reference opens the verse.

“king” 2,089

Genesis 38
- 14:1 …In those days Amraphel king of Shinar Arioch king…
- 14:1 …king of Shinar Arioch king of Ellasar Chedorlaomer king…
- 14:1 …king of Ellasar Chedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal…
- 14:1 …of Elam and Tidal king of Goiim…
- 14:2 …to war against Bera king of Sodom Birsha king…
- 14:2 …king of Sodom Birsha king of Gomorrah Shinab king…
- 14:2 …king of Gomorrah Shinab king of Admah Shemeber king…
- 14:2 …king of Admah Shemeber king of Zeboiim and the…
- 14:2 …Shemeber king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela that is…
- 14:5 …the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went…
- 14:8 Then the king of Sodom the king…
- 14:8 …the king of Sodom the king of Gomorrah the king…
- 14:8 …the king of Gomorrah the king of Admah the king…
- 14:8 …the king of Admah the king of Zeboiim and the…
- 14:8 …the king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela that is…
- 14:9 …against Chedorlaomer king of Elam Tidal king…
- 14:9 …king of Elam Tidal king of Goiim Amraphel king…
- 14:9 …king of Goiim Amraphel king of Shinar and Arioch…
- 14:9 …of Shinar and Arioch king of Ellasar four kings…
- 14:9 …king of Ellasar four kings against five…
- 14:17 …kings allied with him the king of Sodom went out…
- 14:17 …returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him the…
- 14:17 …of Shaveh that is the King’s Valley…
- 14:18 …Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out…
- 14:21 The king of Sodom said to…
- 14:22 …But Abram replied to the king of Sodom I have…
- 17:6 …make nations of you and kings will descend from you…
- 17:16 …the mother of nations kings of peoples will descend…
- 20:2 …my sister So Abimelech king of Gerar had Sarah…
- 26:1 …Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at…
- 26:8 …a long time Abimelech king of the Philistines looked…
- 35:11 …shall come from you and kings shall descend from you…
- 36:31 …These are the kings who reigned in the…
- 39:20 …into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined While…
- 40:1 …Some time later the king’s cupbearer and baker offended…
- 40:1 …baker offended their master the king of Egypt…
- 40:5 …these men the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker who…
- 41:46 …the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt And Joseph…
Exodus 13
- 1:8 …Then a new king who did not know…
- 1:15 Then the king of Egypt said to…
- 1:17 …did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed…
- 1:18 So the king of Egypt summoned the…
- 2:23 …After a long time the king of Egypt died The…
- 3:18 …go with them to the king of Egypt and tell…
- 3:19 …But I know that the king of Egypt will not…
- 5:4 But the king of Egypt said to…
- 6:11 …Go and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let…
- 6:13 …the Israelites and Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring…
- 6:27 …who spoke to Pharaoh king of Egypt in order…
- 6:29 …the LORD tell Pharaoh king of Egypt everything I…
- 14:8 …the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt so that…
Numbers 19
- 20:14 …sent messengers to tell the king of Edom This is…
- 20:17 …We will stay on the King’s Highway we will not…
- 21:1 …When the Canaanite king of Arad who lived…
- 21:21 …sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites saying…
- 21:22 …We will stay on the King’s Highway until we have…
- 21:26 …the city of Sihon king of the Amorites who…
- 21:26 …fought against the former king of Moab and taken…
- 21:29 …into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites…
- 21:33 …to Bashan and Og king of Bashan and his…
- 21:34 …you did to Sihon king of the Amorites who…
- 22:4 …Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that…
- 22:10 …Balak son of Zippor king of Moab sent me…
- 23:7 …brought me from Aram the king of Moab from the…
- 23:21 …them and the shout of the King is among them…
- 24:7 …will have abundant water His king will be greater than…
- 31:8 …and Reba the five kings of Midian They also…
- 32:33 …the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and…
- 32:33 …the kingdom of Og king of Bashan the land…
- 33:40 …Now the Canaanite king of Arad who lived…
Deuteronomy 10
- 1:4 …he had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites who…
- 1:4 …Edrei had defeated Og king of Bashan who lived…
- 2:24 …hand Sihon the Amorite king of Heshbon and his…
- 2:26 …of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon saying…
- 2:30 …But Sihon king of Heshbon would not…
- 3:1 …to Bashan and Og king of Bashan and his…
- 3:2 …you did to Sihon king of the Amorites who…
- 3:3 …God also delivered Og king of Bashan and his…
- 3:6 …had done to Sihon king of Heshbon utterly destroying…
- 3:8 …took from the two kings of the Amorites the…

And 2,009 more, on the full page.

“royal” 56

Genesis 1
- 49:20 …rich he shall provide royal delicacies…
1 Kings 10
- 1:9 …rogel He invited all his royal brothers and all the…
- 9:1 …of the LORD and the royal palace and had achieved…
- 9:10 …of the LORD and the royal palace…
- 10:13 …her out of his royal bounty Then she left…
- 10:28 …from Egypt and Kue the royal merchants purchased them from…
- 11:14 …adversary Hadad the Edomite from the royal line of Edom…
- 14:26 …of the LORD and of the royal palace He took everything…
- 14:27 …duty at the entrance to the royal palace…
- 15:18 …of the LORD and the royal palace He entrusted it…
- 16:18 …he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it…
2 Kings 11
- 11:5 …the Sabbath shall guard the royal palace…
- 11:19 …the LORD and entered the royal palace by way of…
- 11:19 …took his seat on the royal throne…
- 11:20 …put to the sword at the royal palace…
- 12:10 …money in the chest the royal scribe and the high…
- 12:18 …house of the LORD and the royal palace and he sent…
- 14:14 …and in the treasuries of the royal palace as well as…
- 18:15 …and in the treasuries of the royal palace…
- 24:13 …of the LORD and the royal palace and he cut…
- 25:9 …house of the LORD the royal palace and all the…
- 25:19 …as well as five royal advisors He also took…
1 Chronicles 1
- 27:25 …was in charge of the royal storehouses Jonathan son of…
2 Chronicles 11
- 1:16 …from Egypt and Kue the royal merchants purchased them from…
- 7:11 …of the LORD and the royal palace successfully carrying out…
- 12:9 …of the LORD and of the royal palace He took everything…
- 12:10 …duty at the entrance to the royal palace…
- 16:2 …house of the LORD and the royal palace and he sent…
- 23:5 …a third shall be at the royal palace and a third…
- 23:20 …the LORD and entered the royal palace through the Upper…
- 24:11 …large amount of money the royal scribe and the officer…
- 25:24 …and in the treasuries of the royal palace as well as…
- 26:21 …son Jotham had charge of the royal palace and governed the…
- 28:21 …of the LORD from the royal palace and from the…
Ezra 1
- 8:36 …delivered the king’s edicts to the royal satraps and governors of…
Esther 16
- 1:5 …in the garden court of the royal palace the king held…
- 3:2 …All the royal servants at the king’s…
- 3:3 Then the royal servants at the king’s…
- 3:9 …talents of silver into the royal treasury to pay those…
- 3:12 …of the first month the royal scribes were summoned and…
- 3:12 …exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps the governors of…
- 3:12 …King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring…
- 3:13 …by couriers to each of the royal provinces with the order…
- 4:7 …promised to pay into the royal treasury in order to…
- 4:11 …All the royal officials and the people…
- 8:8 …Jews and seal it with the royal signet ring For a…
- 8:8 …the king and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be…
- 8:9 …At once the royal scribes were summoned and…
- 8:10 …Xerxes and sealed it with the royal signet ring He sent…
- 9:12 …done in the rest of the royal provinces Now what is…
- 9:16 …rest of the Jews in the royal provinces also assembled to…
Jeremiah 2
- 38:7 …Cushite a court official in the royal palace heard that Jeremiah…
- 52:13 …house of the LORD the royal palace and all the…
Daniel 2
- 1:5 …assigned them daily provisions of the royal food and wine They…
- 1:13 …men who are eating the royal food and deal with…
Zechariah 1
- 14:10 …Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses…

Not translated: the English carries it without a word 44

Numbers 1
- 31:8
Joshua 4
1 Samuel 2
- 15:11
- 26:15
2 Samuel 9
- 9:3
- 9:4
- 13:6
- 14:33
- 15:15
- 15:18
- 16:3
- 19:19
- 19:34
1 Kings 9
- 1:23
- 1:36
- 1:48
- 2:38
- 3:24
- 15:18
- 16:18
- 20:31
- 22:15
2 Kings 5
- 7:6
- 16:12
- 19:13
- 19:13
- 22:9
2 Chronicles 2
- 18:14
- 34:16
Ezra 1
- 4:3
Esther 1
- 5:11
Isaiah 2
- 37:13
- 37:13
Jeremiah 7
- 25:22
- 25:25
- 25:25
- 27:3
- 27:3
- 27:3
- 52:12
Daniel 1
- 2:2

“reign” 44

1 Kings 13
- 14:25 …fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign Shishak king of Egypt…
- 15:1 …In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of…
- 15:9 …twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel Asa became…
- 15:25 …second year of Asa’s reign over Judah Nadab son…
- 15:28 …third year of Asa’s reign over Judah Baasha killed…
- 15:33 …third year of Asa’s reign over Judah Baasha son…
- 16:8 …sixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah Elah son…
- 16:10 …seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah Zimri went…
- 16:15 …seventh year of Asa’s reign over Judah Zimri reigned…
- 16:23 …first year of Asa’s reign over Judah Omri became…
- 16:29 …eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah Ahab son…
- 22:41 …fourth year of Ahab’s reign over Israel Jehoshaphat son…
- 22:51 …seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah Ahaziah son…
2 Kings 24
- 1:17 …in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of…
- 3:1 …eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah Jehoram son…
- 8:16 …In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of…
- 8:25 …In the twelfth year of the reign of Joram son of…
- 12:6 …the twenty third year of the reign of Joash however the…
- 13:1 …the twenty third year of the reign of Joash son of…
- 13:10 …the thirty seventh year of the reign of Joash over Judah…
- 14:1 …In the second year of the reign of Jehoash son of…
- 14:23 …In the fifteenth year of the reign of Amaziah son of…
- 15:1 …seventh year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel Azariah son…
- 15:8 …eighth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah Zechariah son…
- 15:13 …ninth year of Uzziah’s reign over Judah Shallum son…
- 15:17 …ninth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah Menahem son…
- 15:23 …fiftieth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah Pekahiah son…
- 15:27 …second year of Azariah’s reign over Judah Pekah son…
- 15:32 …In the second year of the reign of Pekah son of…
- 17:1 …In the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah…
- 18:1 …In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of…
- 18:9 …fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign which was the seventh…
- 18:9 …was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of…
- 18:13 …fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign Sennacherib king of Assyria…
- 22:3 …in the eighteenth year of his reign King Josiah sent the…
- 23:23 …eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign this Passover was observed…
- 25:8 …nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon Nebuzaradan captain…
2 Chronicles 2
- 12:2 …fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign because they had been…
- 13:1 …eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign Abijah became king of…
Nehemiah 1
- 13:6 …the thirty second year of his reign Some time later I…
Isaiah 1
- 36:1 …fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign Sennacherib king of Assyria…
Jeremiah 2
- 37:1 …the king of Judah and he reigned in place of Coniah…
- 52:12 …nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign over Babylon Nebuzaradan captain…
Haggai 1
- 1:1 …In the second year of the reign of Darius on the…

“him” 17

Judges 1
- 4:24 …Canaan until they destroyed him
2 Samuel 2
- 14:33 …Absalom who came to him and bowed facedown before…
- 19:15 …to Gilgal to meet him and escort him across…
1 Kings 6
- 1:2 …king to attend to him and care for him…
- 1:15 …the Shunammite was serving him
- 3:28 …stood in awe of him for they saw that…
- 8:1 …time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders…
- 10:26 …cities and also with him in Jerusalem…
- 22:37 …Samaria where they buried him
2 Chronicles 2
- 1:14 …cities and also with him in Jerusalem…
- 9:25 …cities and also with him in Jerusalem…
Nehemiah 1
- 2:7 …I also said to him If it pleases the…
Esther 3
- 1:11 …bring Queen Vashti before him wearing her royal crown…
- 1:13 …for it was customary for him to confer with the…
- 6:1 …in and read to him
Jeremiah 2
- 36:21 …who were standing beside him
- 52:11 …out Zedekiah’s eyes bound him with bronze shackles and…

“he” 17

1 Samuel 1
- 20:25 He sat in his usual…
2 Samuel 5
- 7:2 he said to Nathan the…
- 14:15 …to the king Perhaps he will grant the request…
- 15:16 …entire household followed him But he left behind ten concubines…
- 18:4 …you the king replied So he stood beside the gate…
- 20:3 …his palace in Jerusalem he took the ten concubines…
1 Kings 1
- 1:4 …king and served him but he had no relations with…
2 Kings 3
- 16:12 …and saw the altar he approached it and presented…
- 18:16 …temple of the LORD and he gave it to the…
- 23:2 And he went up to the…
2 Chronicles 3
- 17:19 …the king besides those he stationed in the fortified…
- 24:17 …to the king and he listened to them…
- 34:30 And he went up to the…
Esther 1
- 2:14 …to the king unless he delighted in her and…
Jeremiah 2
- 38:25 …the king and what he said to you do…
- 39:6 …Zedekiah before his eyes and he also killed all the…
Daniel 1
- 2:3 he said to them I…

“o king” 15

Judges 2
- 3:19 …secret message for you O king Silence said the king…
- 5:3 …Listen O kings Give ear O princes…
1 Samuel 2
- 17:55 …surely as you live O king Abner replied I do…
- 23:20 …Now O king come down whenever your…
2 Samuel 2
- 14:4 …and said Help me O king
- 24:23 O king Araunah gives all these…
2 Chronicles 2
- 25:7 …to him and said O king do not let the…
- 35:21 …between you and me O king of Judah I have…
Esther 1
- 7:3 …favor in your sight O king and if it pleases…
Psalms 1
- 2:10 …Therefore be wise O kings be admonished O judges…
Jeremiah 4
- 10:7 …would not fear You O King of nations This is…
- 17:20 …word of the LORD O kings of Judah all people…
- 19:3 …word of the LORD O kings of Judah and residents…
- 22:2 …word of the LORD O king of Judah who sits…
Nahum 1
- 3:18 O king of Assyria your shepherds…

“when the king” 14

Exodus 1
- 14:5 When the king of Egypt was told…
Joshua 1
- 8:14 When the king of Ai saw the…
2 Samuel 2
- 13:6 …down and feigned illness When the king came to see him…
- 14:13 …the people of God When the king says this does he…
2 Kings 8
- 3:26 When the king of Moab saw that…
- 5:7 When the king of Israel read the…
- 6:21 And when the king of Israel saw them…
- 6:30 When the king heard the words of…
- 7:17 …of God had foretold when the king had come to him…
- 8:6 When the king asked the woman she…
- 16:12 When the king came back from Damascus…
- 22:11 When the king heard the words of…
2 Chronicles 1
- 34:19 When the king heard the words of…
Esther 1
- 1:10 …On the seventh day when the king’s heart was merry with…

“as king” 13

Judges 1
- 9:15 …really are anointing me as king over you come and…
1 Samuel 1
- 15:23 …He has rejected you as king
2 Samuel 3
- 3:39 …this day though anointed as king and these men the…
- 5:12 …LORD had established him as king over Israel and had…
- 16:5 As King David approached Bahurim a…
1 Kings 2
- 19:15 …are to anoint Hazael as king over Aram…
- 19:16 …Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha…
2 Kings 1
- 8:16 …Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah…
1 Chronicles 2
- 14:2 …LORD had established him as king over Israel and had…
- 29:23 …throne of the LORD as king in place of his…
2 Chronicles 1
- 2:11 …set you over them as king
Psalms 1
- 29:10 …the LORD is enthroned as King forever…
Jeremiah 1
- 23:5 …He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice…

“became king” 10

1 Kings 1
- 15:9 …reign over Israel Asa became king of Judah…
2 Kings 8
- 8:25 …Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah…
- 14:1 …Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah…
- 14:23 …Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel and he…
- 15:1 …Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah…
- 15:32 …Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah…
- 16:1 …Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah…
- 18:1 …Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah…
- 25:27 …the year Evil merodach became king of Babylon he released…
2 Chronicles 1
- 22:1 …Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah…

“against the king” 9

2 Samuel 1
- 20:21 …lifted up his hand against the king against David Deliver him…
1 Kings 3
- 11:26 …Solomon but he rebelled against the king
- 11:27 …account of his rebellion against the king Solomon had built the…
- 16:16 …that Zimri had conspired against the king and struck him down…
2 Kings 3
- 3:5 …king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel…
- 18:7 …he went He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused…
- 24:20 …And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon…
Jeremiah 2
- 1:18 …against the whole land against the kings of Judah its officials…
- 52:3 …And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon…

“his” 7

1 Samuel 1
- 18:25 …Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies But Saul intended…
2 Samuel 1
- 13:27 …Amnon and the rest of his sons…
1 Kings 2
- 2:19 …had a throne brought for his mother who sat down…
- 4:27 …all who came to his table They saw to…
2 Kings 1
- 24:15 …as the king’s mother his wives his officials and…
2 Chronicles 1
- 35:7 From his own flocks and herds…
Ezra 1
- 7:28 …his counselors and all his powerful officials And because…

“palace” 7

2 Samuel 3
- 11:2 …around on the roof of the palace And from the roof…
- 11:8 …feet So Uriah left the palace and a gift from…
- 11:9 …slept at the door of the palace with all his master’s…
Esther 4
- 2:8 …was also taken to the palace and placed under the…
- 2:9 …her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with…
- 5:1 …in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s…
- 6:4 …entered the outer court of the palace to ask the king…

“who” 6

2 Samuel 1
- 19:25 …to meet the king who asked him Mephibosheth why…
1 Kings 2
- 1:16 …homage to the king who asked What is your…
- 22:3 who said to his servants…
2 Chronicles 1
- 35:23 …archers shot King Josiah who said to his servants…
Esther 1
- 9:12 who said to Queen Esther…
Daniel 1
- 11:25 …king of the South who will mobilize a very…

“when king” 5

2 Samuel 2
- 8:9 When King Toi of Hamath heard…
- 13:21 When King David heard all this…
2 Kings 1
- 9:27 When King Ahaziah of Judah saw…
1 Chronicles 1
- 18:9 When King Tou of Hamath heard…
Jeremiah 1
- 21:1 …Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him…

“as the king” 4

Genesis 1
- 14:10 …full of tar pits and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah…
2 Samuel 1
- 15:23 …the people passed by And as the king crossed the Kidron Valley…
1 Kings 1
- 20:39 As the king passed by he cried…
2 Kings 1
- 6:26 As the king of Israel was passing…

“and” 4

2 Kings 2
- 16:7 …the kings of Aram and Israel who are rising…
- 22:12 and commanded Hilkiah the priest…
2 Chronicles 1
- 34:20 and commanded Hilkiah Ahikam son…
Jeremiah 1
- 27:3 …Edom Moab Ammon Tyre and Sidon through the envoys…

“any king” 3

Genesis 1
- 36:31 …land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites…
2 Kings 1
- 23:25 …after Josiah was there any king like him who turned…
1 Chronicles 1
- 1:43 …land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites…

“king of” 3

1 Samuel 1
- 21:10 …and went to Achish king of Gath…
1 Chronicles 1
- 4:41 …the days of Hezekiah king of Judah They attacked the…
2 Chronicles 1
- 32:23 …valuable gifts for Hezekiah king of Judah and from then…

Not matched to an English word 3

2 Samuel 1
- 13:34
2 Kings 1
- 25:8
Jeremiah 1
- 37:17

“before the king” 3

2 Samuel 2
- 18:28 …And he bowed facedown before the king He continued Blessed be…
- 24:20 …out and bowed facedown before the king
Daniel 1
- 1:10 …would endanger my head before the king

“nevertheless the king’s” 3

2 Samuel 1
- 24:4 Nevertheless , the king’s word prevailed against Joab…
2 Kings 1
- 18:17 Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the…
1 Chronicles 1
- 21:4 Nevertheless , the king’s word prevailed against Joab…

“king himself” 3

Esther 2
- 6:8 …a royal robe that the king himself has worn and a…
- 6:8 …a horse on which the king himself has ridden one with…
Ecclesiastes 1
- 5:9 …is taken by all the king himself profits from the fields…

“milcom” 3

Jeremiah 2
- 49:1 …without heir Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad…
- 49:3 …within your walls for Milcom will go into exile…
Zephaniah 1
- 1:5 …LORD but also swear by Milcom

“before him” 2

2 Samuel 1
- 14:33 …him and bowed facedown before him Then the king kissed…
1 Kings 1
- 1:28 …king’s presence and stood before him

“should the king” 2

2 Samuel 1
- 19:36 …past the Jordan why should the king repay me with such…
2 Chronicles 1
- 32:4 …through the land Why should the kings of Assyria come and…

“bring the king” 2

2 Samuel 1
- 19:41 …take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across…
Isaiah 1
- 7:17 …Ephraim separated from Judah He will bring the king of Assyria…

“brings to his king” 2

2 Samuel 1
- 22:51 …Great salvation He brings to His king He shows loving devotion…
Psalms 1
- 18:50 …Great salvation He brings to His king He shows loving devotion…

“ruled” 2

1 Kings 1
- 4:1 …So King Solomon ruled over Israel…
Hosea 1
- 11:5 …the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they…

“kingdoms” 2

1 Kings 1
- 4:24 …the Euphrates over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza…
Esther 1
- 1:22 …to all the provinces of the kingdom to each province in…

“additionally the king” 2

1 Kings 1
- 10:18 Additionally, the king made a great throne…
2 Chronicles 1
- 9:17 Additionally, the king made a great throne…

“king had” 2

1 Kings 1
- 10:22 …For the king had the ships of Tarshish…
2 Chronicles 1
- 9:21 …For the king had the ships of Tarshish…

“palace grounds” 2

2 Kings 1
- 11:16 …reached the horses entrance to the palace grounds and there she was…
2 Chronicles 1
- 23:15 …of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds and there they put…

“king amaziah” 2

2 Kings 1
- 14:22 …it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers…
2 Chronicles 1
- 26:2 …it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers…

“hezekiah” 2

2 Kings 1
- 18:36 …answer a word for Hezekiah had commanded Do not…
Isaiah 1
- 36:21 …answer a word for Hezekiah had commanded Do not…

“back to the king” 2

2 Kings 1
- 22:20 …they brought her answer back to the king
2 Chronicles 1
- 34:28 …they brought her answer back to the king

“other kings” 2

2 Kings 1
- 25:28 …throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him…
Jeremiah 1
- 52:32 …throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him…

“while the kings” 2

1 Chronicles 1
- 19:9 …entrance to the city while the kings who had come stayed…
Jeremiah 1
- 38:7 …put into the cistern While the king was sitting at the…

“thus king” 2

2 Chronicles 2
- 12:13 Thus King Rehoboam established himself in…
- 24:22 Thus King Joash failed to remember…

“according to the king’s” 2

2 Chronicles 1
- 35:10 …Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command…
Esther 1
- 1:7 …royal wine flowed freely according to the king’s bounty…

“one of the king’s” 2

Esther 1
- 4:5 …Then Esther summoned Hathach one of the king’s eunuchs appointed to her…
Jeremiah 1
- 41:1 …of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers came with…

“whose king” 2

Ecclesiastes 2
- 10:16 …to you O land whose king is a youth and…
- 10:17 …are you O land whose king is a son of…

“king’s service” 2

Daniel 2
- 1:5 …they were to enter the king’s service
- 1:19 …Azariah So they entered the king’s service

“represents the kings” 2

Daniel 2
- 8:20 …ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia…
- 8:21 …The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece and the…

“hand their kings” 1

Deuteronomy 1
- 7:24 He will hand their kings over to you and…

“jerusalem” 1

Joshua 1
- 10:5 …the Amorites the kings of Jerusalem Hebron Jarmuth Lachish and…

“hebron” 1

Joshua 1
- 10:5 …the kings of Jerusalem Hebron Jarmuth Lachish and Eglon…

“jarmuth” 1

Joshua 1
- 10:5 …kings of Jerusalem Hebron Jarmuth Lachish and Eglon joined…

“lachish” 1

Joshua 1
- 10:5 …of Jerusalem Hebron Jarmuth Lachish and Eglon joined forces…

“king of libnah” 1

Joshua 1
- 10:30 …survivors And he did to the king of Libnah as he had done…

“shimron” 1

Joshua 1
- 11:1 …Madon to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph…

“these” 1

Joshua 1
- 11:12 …Joshua captured all these kings and their cities…

“who ruled” 1

Judges 1
- 11:19 …king of the Amorites who ruled in Heshbon and said…

“must have a king” 1

1 Samuel 1
- 12:12 …said to me No we must have a king to rule over us…

“become his” 1

1 Samuel 1
- 18:22 …love you Now therefore become his son in law…

“become the king’s” 1

1 Samuel 1
- 18:26 …David he was pleased to become the king’s son in law Before…

“become” 1

1 Samuel 1
- 18:27 …as payment in full to become the king’s son in…

“hand” 1

1 Samuel 1
- 23:20 …responsible for delivering him into your hand

“fit for a king” 1

1 Samuel 1
- 25:36 …house holding a feast fit for a king in high spirits and…

“as their king” 1

2 Samuel 1
- 2:7 …Judah has anointed me as their king

“as your king” 1

2 Samuel 1
- 3:17 …past you sought David as your king

“see the king” 1

2 Samuel 1
- 3:23 …of Ner came to see the king who sent him on…

“kings who were” 1

2 Samuel 1
- 10:19 …When all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw…

“some of the king’s” 1

2 Samuel 1
- 11:24 …servants from the wall and some of the king’s servants were killed And…

“since he” 1

2 Samuel 1
- 14:13 …he not convict himself since he has not brought back…

“according to the royal” 1

2 Samuel 1
- 14:26 …be two hundred shekels according to the royal standard…

“new king” 1

2 Samuel 1
- 15:19 …back and stay with the new king since you are both…

“finally the king” 1

2 Samuel 1
- 16:14 Finally, the king and all the people…

“tell the king” 1

2 Samuel 1
- 18:19 …Please let me run and tell the king the good news that…

“cried out” 1

2 Samuel 1
- 19:4 …king covered his face and cried out at the top of…

“escort him” 1

2 Samuel 1
- 19:15 …Gilgal to meet him and escort him across the Jordan…

“king is” 1

2 Samuel 1
- 19:27 …king Yet my lord the king is like the angel of…

“escorted the king” 1

2 Samuel 1
- 19:40 …the troops of Israel escorted the king

“asked” 1

2 Samuel 1
- 19:41 …came to the king and asked Why did our brothers…

“king’s expense” 1

2 Samuel 1
- 19:42 …we ever eaten at the king’s expense or received anything for…

“david” 1

2 Samuel 1
- 21:2 At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and…

“keep him” 1

1 Kings 1
- 1:2 …lie by his side to keep him warm…

“since the king” 1

1 Kings 1
- 1:15 …king in his bedroom Since the king was very old Abishag…

“before king” 1

1 Kings 1
- 1:53 …came and bowed down before King Solomon who said to…

“appointed” 1

1 Kings 1
- 2:35 …place over the army and he appointed Zadok the priest in…

“any kingdom” 1

1 Kings 1
- 3:13 …your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal…

“to” 1

1 Kings 1
- 9:28 …there talents and delivered it to Solomon…

“god” 1

1 Kings 1
- 13:8 …But the man of God replied If you were…

“kingship” 1

1 Kings 1
- 14:2 …who spoke about my kingship over this people…

“the” 1

1 Kings 1
- 20:16 …noon while Ben hadad and the 32 kings allied with him…

“visit the king” 1

1 Kings 1
- 22:2 …Judah went down to visit the king of Israel…

“served as king” 1

1 Kings 1
- 22:47 …in Edom a deputy served as king

“succeeded his father” 1

2 Kings 1
- 8:16 …Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah…

“king down” 1

2 Kings 1
- 11:19 …land and they brought the king down from the house of…

“while his” 1

2 Kings 1
- 15:5 …in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge…

“marched up” 1

2 Kings 1
- 16:9 …Assyria responded to him marched up to Damascus and captured…

“closed the royal” 1

2 Kings 1
- 16:18 …built in the temple and closed the royal entryway outside the house…

“like the kings” 1

2 Kings 1
- 17:2 …the LORD but not like the kings of Israel who preceded…

“therefore the king” 1

2 Kings 1
- 17:4 …as in previous years Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea…

“israel” 1

2 Kings 1
- 23:22 …days of the kings of Israel and Judah…

“help the king” 1

2 Kings 1
- 23:29 …Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the…

“territory” 1

2 Kings 1
- 24:7 …Babylon had taken all his territory from the Brook of…

“previously stationed at the king’s” 1

1 Chronicles 1
- 9:18 he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east…

“charge of king” 1

1 Chronicles 1
- 27:31 …All these officials were in charge of King David’s property…

“charge of the king’s” 1

1 Chronicles 1
- 29:6 …hundreds and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly…

“given to the kings” 1

2 Chronicles 1
- 1:12 …and honor unlike anything given to the kings before you or after…

“listen king” 1

2 Chronicles 1
- 20:15 …of Judah and Jerusalem Listen, King Jehoshaphat This is what…

“king jehoram” 1

2 Chronicles 1
- 22:11 …But Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of…

“brought the king” 1

2 Chronicles 1
- 23:20 …people of the land and they brought the king down from the house…

“king joash” 1

2 Chronicles 1
- 23:20 …Upper Gate They seated King Joash on the royal throne…

“one of the royal” 1

2 Chronicles 1
- 26:11 …the direction of Hananiah one of the royal officers…

“king had designated” 1

2 Chronicles 1
- 34:22 …So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went and spoke to…

“neco king” 1

2 Chronicles 1
- 36:4 Then Neco king of Egypt made Eliakim…

“against king” 1

2 Chronicles 1
- 36:13 …He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made…

“artaxerxes” 1

Ezra 1
- 4:7 …wrote a letter to Artaxerxes It was written in…

“ask the king” 1

Ezra 1
- 8:22 …For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of…

“told him” 1

Ezra 1
- 8:22 …on the road since we had told him The hand of our…

“near the king’s” 1

Nehemiah 1
- 3:15 …the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden as far as…

“there is a king” 1

Nehemiah 1
- 6:7 …proclaim on your behalf There is a king in Judah Soon these…

“goes to the kings” 1

Nehemiah 1
- 9:37 …Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over…

“who served” 1

Esther 1
- 1:10 …ordered the seven eunuchs who served him Mehuman Biztha Harbona…

“given” 1

Esther 1
- 1:19 …that her royal position shall be given to a woman better…

“worthy of the king’s” 1

Esther 1
- 2:18 …provinces and gave gifts worthy of the king’s bounty…

“far as the king’s” 1

Esther 1
- 4:2 …he went only as far as the king’s gate because the law…

“that” 1

Esther 1
- 4:2 …wearing sackcloth from entering that gate…

“as soon as the king” 1

Esther 1
- 5:2 As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing…

“would the king” 1

Esther 1
- 6:6 …thought to himself Whom would the king be delighted to honor…

“just as the king” 1

Esther 1
- 7:8 Just as the king returned from the palace…

“power in the palace” 1

Esther 1
- 9:4 …For Mordecai exercised great power in the palace and his fame spread…

“only to king” 1

Esther 1
- 10:3 …the Jew was second only to King Xerxes preeminent among the…

“placed by kings” 1

Job 1
- 12:18 …He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt…

“like a king” 1

Job 1
- 15:24 …terrify him overwhelming him like a king poised to attack…

“as a king” 1

Job 1
- 29:25 …chief So I dwelt as a king among his troops as…

“chamber” 1

Psalms 1
- 45:13 …glorious is the princess in her chamber her gown is embroidered…

“even in their royal” 1

Psalms 1
- 105:30 …land teemed with frogs even in their royal chambers…

“when a king’s” 1

Proverbs 1
- 16:15 When a king’s face brightens there is…

“can the king’s” 1

Ecclesiastes 1
- 2:12 …folly for what more can the king’s successor do than what…

“can install” 1

Isaiah 1
- 7:6 …divide it among ourselves Then we can install the son of Tabeal…

“king’s life” 1

Isaiah 1
- 23:15 …the span of a king’s life But at the end…

“kings before him” 1

Isaiah 1
- 41:2 …to him and subdues kings before him He turns them to…

“molech” 1

Isaiah 1
- 57:9 …You went to Molech with oil and multiplied…

“royalty” 1

Isaiah 1
- 60:16 …nurse at the breasts of royalty you will know that…

“nor the kings” 1

Jeremiah 1
- 19:4 …they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever…

“under his yoke” 1

Jeremiah 1
- 27:8 …not place its neck under his yoke I will punish that…

“instead the king” 1

Jeremiah 1
- 36:26 Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel a son…

“yet king” 1

Jeremiah 1
- 37:3 Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son…

“later king” 1

Jeremiah 1
- 37:17 Later, King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah…

“trusted royal” 1

Jeremiah 1
- 52:25 …as well as seven trusted royal advisers He also took…

“both king” 1

Lamentations 1
- 2:6 …anger He has despised both king and priest…

“rule over” 1

Ezekiel 1
- 37:22 …Israel and one king will rule over all of them Then…

“nor their kings” 1

Ezekiel 1
- 43:7 …holy name neither they nor their kings by their prostitution and…

“o royal” 1

Hosea 1
- 5:1 …of Israel Give ear O royal house For this judgment…

“can a king” 1

Hosea 1
- 10:3 …revere the LORD What can a king do for us…

The Hebrew and Greek words, their glosses and grammar: STEP Bible (CC BY 4.0). The English: the Berean Standard Bible, which also gives which English words render which. Counts are ours.

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Where it occurs

Genesis 38

Exodus 13

Numbers 19

Deuteronomy 10

Genesis 1

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 11

1 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 11

Ezra 1

Esther 16

Jeremiah 2

Daniel 2

Zechariah 1

Numbers 1

Joshua 4

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 9

1 Kings 9

2 Kings 5

2 Chronicles 2

Ezra 1

Esther 1

Isaiah 2

Jeremiah 7

Daniel 1

1 Kings 13

2 Kings 24

2 Chronicles 2

Nehemiah 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 2

Haggai 1

Judges 1

2 Samuel 2

1 Kings 6

2 Chronicles 2

Nehemiah 1

Esther 3

Jeremiah 2

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 5

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 3

Esther 1

Jeremiah 2

Daniel 1

Judges 2

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 2

2 Chronicles 2

Esther 1

Psalms 1

Jeremiah 4

Nahum 1

Exodus 1

Joshua 1

2 Samuel 2

2 Kings 8

2 Chronicles 1

Esther 1

Judges 1

1 Samuel 1

2 Samuel 3

1 Kings 2

2 Kings 1

1 Chronicles 2

2 Chronicles 1

Psalms 1

Jeremiah 1

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 8

2 Chronicles 1

2 Samuel 1

1 Kings 3