Lexicon :: Strong's H4428 - meleḵ

In the days of the [Eastern] kings Amraphel of Shinar, Arioch of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer of Elam, and Tidal of Goiim,

Then after Abram’s return from the defeat (slaughter) of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).

“I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and [fn]kings will come from you.

Now there was a famine in the land [of Canaan], besides the previous famine that had occurred in the days of Abraham. So Isaac went to Gerar, to [fn]Abimelech king of the Philistines.

“I am [fn]God Almighty.

Be fruitful and multiply;

A nation and a company of nations shall come from you,

And kings shall be born of your [fn]loins.

And these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:

Now some time later, the cupbearer (butler) and the baker for the king of Egypt offended their lord, Egypt’s king.

Now Joseph [had been in Egypt thirteen years and] was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Joseph departed from the presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt [performing his duties].

“Asher’s food [supply] shall be rich and bountiful,

And he shall yield and deliver royal delights.

[fn]Now a new [fn]king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph [nor the history of his accomplishments].

Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah (beauty) and the other named Puah (splendor),

Now it happened after a long time [about forty years] that the king of Egypt died. And the children of Israel (Jacob) groaned and sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out. And their cry for help because of their bondage [fn]ascended to God.

When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his servants had a change of heart toward the people, and they said, “What is this that we have done? We have let Israel go from serving us!”

Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of [fn]Edom: “Thus says your brother Israel, ‘You know all the hardship that has come upon us [as a nation];

When the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negev (the South country) heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim [the route traveled by the spies sent out by Moses], he fought against Israel and took some of them captive.

Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, saying,

“Woe (judgment is coming) to you, Moab!

You are destroyed, O people of [the god] Chemosh!

Moab has given his sons as fugitives [that is, survivors of battle],

And his daughters into captivity

To Sihon king of the Amorites.

Then they turned and went up by the way of Bashan; and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.

“Balak, the king of Moab, has brought me from Aram (Syria),

from the mountains of the east, [saying,]

‘Come, curse [the descendants of] Jacob for me;

And come, [violently] denounce Israel.’

“God has not observed wickedness in Jacob [for he is forgiven],

Nor has He seen trouble in Israel.

The LORD their God is with Israel,

And the shout of their King is among the people.

“Water [that is, great blessings] will flow from his buckets,

And his offspring will live by many waters,

And his king will be higher than [fn]Agag,

And his kingdom shall be exalted.